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Discuss clinical applicability of research - to enhance your evidence-based practice and continuing professional development (CPD)!
-What is a journal club?-
A journal club (JC) is a group of individuals who meet regularly to critically discuss the clinical applicability of articles in current research journals. They are usually facilitated by a host/facilitator, who chooses a relevant article and prepares learning points for discussion.
Running for over a century, JCs have acted as a powerful education tool. They evolved in healthcare to encourage scholarly activity and research awareness, through reading and discussion of journal articles. In the medical field (medicine, radiology, nursing, etc), they have been going for some time. In general, only regional occupational therapy JCs have been active...
-Why participate - and in this JC?-
With pressures of modern life, keeping abreast of rapidly-growing medical literature can be difficult. However...
Research has (itself) shown that JCs are an effective method for improving evidence-based practice, knowledge and skills.
Barriers to running more traditional, 'in-person' JCs can include:
Challenges organising hosts and participants to meet at set times
Difficulty recruiting regional experts
Effort and time spent having a limited, local impact
But with today's technology, online education can open up learning possibilities - without geographical or time constraints. With the privilege of a global community, the Hub is pleased to bring you a FREE and open-access journal club!
-How does it work?-
An open-access journal article is selected periodically by a Hub Member, who takes the role of JC host, over a few months.
A summary and review of the article is posted in The OT Journal Club section of OT Circles, by the host.
The JC is then open for online discussion and critique, providing shared learning and professional development.
Participants can then print the JC page, with their input, as a record for their CPD/CEU file!
-Interested in being a JC host?-
To understand how the JC is structured, check out a previous one. For example:
Rehabilitation Approaches for TBI (Autumn 2025)
Sensory Integration and Autism (Summer 2019)
To get started, please consider:
what topic or theme you would like to discuss
if you have a specific journal article in mind (must be open-access)
Then get in touch with the Hub Team, via either of the following:
Email - hubteam@theOThub.com
Online form - Connect with the Hub
We will assist you through the full process. This would start with you summarising and critiquing your chosen article - sending us a draft in email or Word format.
The Hub Team looks forward to your participation and to growing this collective knowledge base!
