Research and Education Librarian
Welcome!
Welcome to the Biomedical Libraries residency prep journal club! This guide is your resource for journal club logistics, finding articles, and finding additional journal club resources quickly. I'm looking forward to reading and appraising articles along with you! Please feel free to get in touch with me if you'd like to join or have suggestions for articles to discuss as a group.
Journal clubs are an excellent way to stay on top of medical research, learn and sharpen critical appraisal skills, and get experience presenting cases. By participating in residency prep journal club, you'll get experience doing all of these things, and more!
What is a journal club?
Journal clubs are an important part of residency training, with a long documented history in many residency programs. You can read more about the history of journal clubs, what to expect from journal club, and how to prepare in these articles and texts.
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Journal Club: How to Build One and WhyAn article from NEJM Resident about journal clubs
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How to Organize a Journal Club for Fellows and ResidentsAn article from Stroke with information on the history of journal clubs and preparing to attend them
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How to Read a Paper by Call Number: Available onlineISBN: 9781118801116Publication Date: 2014-02-26In a clear and engaging style, How to Read a Paper demystifies evidence-based medicine and explains how to critically appraise published research and also put the findings into practice. An ideal introduction to evidence-based medicine, How to Read a Paper explains what to look for in different types of papers and how best to evaluate the literature and then implement the findings in an evidence-based, patient-centred way. Helpful checklist summaries of the key points in each chapter provide a useful framework for applying the principles of evidence-based medicine in everyday practice. This fifth edition has been fully updated with new examples and references to reflect recent developments and current practice. It also includes two new chapters on applying evidence-based medicine with patients and on the common criticisms of evidence-based medicine and responses. How to Read a Paper is a standard text for medical and nursing schools as well as a friendly guide for everyone wanting to teach or learn the basics of evidence-based medicine. -
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature: a Manual for Evidence-Based Clinical Practice, 3E by Call Number: Matthews Fuller Health Sciences Library, Stacks R723.7 .U84 2015ISBN: 9780071790710Publication Date: 2014-12-30The leading guide to the principles and clinical applications of evidence-based medicine--updated with new examples and new chapters A Doody's Core Title for 2019! Revised and updated to reflect the latest in medical research and evidence-based resources Practical focus and organization to guide clinicians through the fundamentals of using the medical literature to the more advanced strategies and skills for use in patient care, using the key questions to assess any new research: What are the results? How serious is the risk of bias? How do I apply the results to patient care? Updated real-world examples drawn from the medical literature New chapters that reflect the changing complexity of medical research and literature, including genetic association studies, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, network meta-analysis, noninferiority trials, quality improvement, and evidence-based medicine and the theory of knowledge New emphasis on understanding the role of patient preferences and preappraised resources that provide updated evidence and evidence-based recommendations for practice
