what is journal club an overview zoheb
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ZoHEB ALAM KHANZoHEB ALAM KHANP.G.Scholar P.G.Scholar
D/o ILAJ BIT TADBEERD/o ILAJ BIT TADBEER
National Institute Of Unani MedicineNational Institute Of Unani MedicineBangaloreBangalore
DATE: 03.02.2016DATE: 03.02.2016
Journal Club PRESENTATION – AN OVER VIEW
It is a vital and core activity of any
Research / Academic institution. Scholars gather to discuss thread bare
or critically evaluate the contents of a scientific/ research articles published in a journal
Held once in a week
What is journal club
To improve the knowledge of Research Methodology & Biostatistics
To provide improvement for clinical practice by increasing exposure to the latest research findings
How to publish the research article To develop abilities to critically analyze
the research article Help people to learn and improve their
critical appraisal skills
Aim and advantages of Journal Club
Encourage evidence based medicine Promote awareness of research skills Keep abreast with new literature Encourage use of research Promote social contact Provide continuing medical education Stimulate debate, and improve
understanding of current topics.
Contd
1.Selection of Article
2.Evaluation of Article
3.Presentation of Article
Guidelines
1.Selection of Article
a) Paper of your own Interest
b) Article should report original particularly clinical research irrespective of outcome
c) Articles which draw editorial comments, from reputed research institutions or written by respected authors are generally worthy of presentation
d) Avoid reviews articles , retrospective studies, Industry sponsored articles.
e) Journal should preferably have impact factor, peer reviewed, indexed with national/global reach.
f) Approval from faculty
Title Authors and funding source Brief Intro about journal selected Abstract & Key words Introduction Material and Methods Results Discussion Conclusion Take home message from article presented
Evaluation of the Article
Presentation of Article
Simple and concise
Variables to be specific
Should contain independent and dependent variable
May also reflect study design
Title
Who are the authors? Do you know any of their previous work? Has it been reliable?
The Institution/ Organization to which they belong and their designation,their contact no and e-mail to be mentioned.
Who paid for the study? This gives you a head start on knowing what sort of biases to look for.
Authors and funding source
Organ of which institution
Impact factor : if any
Peer reviewed or not
Indexed or not
National/International
Brief Intro about journal selected
JCR (JOURNAL CITATAION REPORTS) provide
quantitative tool for ranking, evaluating, categorizing journals.
The annual JCR impact factor is a ratio between citations and recent citable items publications
The ratio of the number of citations to the previous 2 years of the journal divided by the number of articles in those years — this is essentially the average number of recent citations per article ( eg: research papers, reviews published by that journal in those two years).
Impact factor
Abridged form of the whole article(Contain
the research design,objective methodolgy,result and conclusion)
Format as per journal guidelines Usually of 200 - 250 words Wordings reflect the whole article
Key words: As per journal guidelines Mostly taken from title Makes article search easy
Abstract
Background of the articleI. Research question posed & objective/
purpose of study clearly stated ?II. Hypothesis clearly stated ?
What is the context and motivation for doing the study? (Need of the study) – justified or not Brief literature review of disease and drug Prevalence of disease Objective of the study
Introduction
Study design Source of data, Place of study, and duration of trial Whether GCP guidelines followed Inclusion/ Enrollment criteria Exclusion criteria Sample size Treatment schedule (dose, form, mode of administration and protocol
duration) Laboratory investigations (Diagnostic, safety ) Criteria for assessment ( subjective and objective parameters) Statistical analysis Primary and secondary end points
Material and Methods
Three Elements/ components:I.Is it a controlled study – If yes; whether standard/placebo/plain ?II.Randomized or not ?III.Open or blinded study Randomized double blind controlled trial Open observational clinical Case series Cohort study (epidemiological) Case-Control/Non experimental Cross-sectional/PrevalenceEach study type has its strengths and weaknesses
Study design
Demography data
Clinical response (Subjective parameters)
Scales/Scores/Indices (Semi objective parameters)
Laboratory/Imaging tests (Objective parameters)
Generally summarized in tables/graphs
Consider both the statistical significance and the effect size-the magnitude of difference between the groups.
Results
Deals with the interpretation of results
What inference could be drawn from the study
What are the possible strength/limitations and biases or flaws of the study?
Estimate the likelihood that each of biases has affected the validity of the study, and what direction would affect results.
To correlate the present findings with the related previous studies
Discussion
Whether the objective of the study
achieved ? Whether it answers the research
question? What are the primary and secondary out
come of the study ? Application of the study: Is the information helpful to medical
practice? Does it present ideas for future research?
Conclusions
Preparation is the key to a lively and
successful journal club
Enrich your knowledge of research through active participation with meaningful exchange of information
Journal club is the first step & key to success for publication of scientific papers
Summary