Setting up a Journal Club
* Nursing Journal Clubs & the Clinical Nurse Specialist [pdf] Alternative Link to FT.
> Written for nursing, but much of it should transfer to Rehab.
> Sample Web Pages (Ideas for how we could set up our own Journal Club Page)
> Sample Web Pages (Ideas for how we could set up our own Journal Club Page)
* Nursing Journal Club Facilitator's Workbook
> Nursing focused, but many things will transfer to Rehab.
* World Wide Journal Club - PEDro
* Journal Club - Community & Oral Health Library
> Seems to be more nursing focused, but they do list some Rehab sources (PEDro and OTSeeker) on the right side.
Choosing Articles to Discuss
- Your Medical Librarian recommends sticking with journals for Ascension Wisconsin has online subscriptions. Many of these are listed on the Rehab LibGuide under the Journals Tab. Many Rehab staff already get New Issue Alerts / eTOCs for many of those titles. As they scan through new issues, they may see articles they want to recommend for Journal Club.
- If you want an article on a specific topic, I can always run a search to help you identify current articles on a given topic. Someone from REHAB would have to choose the article.
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PEDro EvidenceThis is a good way to find out about newly published evidence. Though you'd have to make sure whatever you choose comes from an article for which we have fulltext access. You can sign up for 15 subject areas.
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Journal Club Article Recommendations - Physical Medicine & Rehab.> Includes Facilitation Guidance Documents for journal club.
> Article recommendations (part of a disability integration toolkit) -
American Society of Hand Therapists Live Journal Club> They do not seem to be meeting currently, however past sessions might give you some ideas of they kinds of articles they pick.
Appraising Articles
* FTPA Open Journal Club
> You may reference the EPSIG's Journal Club Template (pdf) as a guide.
> Some questions to ask yourself as you read through the article:
1) How does this apply to my current practice?
2) How will the results help me care for my patients?
3) How will the results change the way I treat my patients?
> Some questions to ask yourself as you read through the article:
1) How does this apply to my current practice?
2) How will the results help me care for my patients?
3) How will the results change the way I treat my patients?
* Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) LibGuide - Critical Appraisal
> If you need rubrics for critical appraisal, there are some good ones on the Critical Appraisal page of the Evidence-based Practice Research Guide.