Journal Club

[ldsrmdude]

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With the hope of getting some good clinical discussion going, we'd like to try out a sort of journal club in the forum. The way we think it will work best is like this: if you have a journal article that you think should be discussed (a relatively recent article would be preferable, but if there is a good classic article you want to discuss, we can do that too), either post a PubMed link to the article in this thread or you can PM pacpod or myself. An article will be chosen and we'll post a link to it and discuss the pros and cons of the article, applicability, etc.

I think this will be a good time to start this since we've started a new academic year, with new students starting pod school and new residents starting their residency.

 

[PeaJay]

This is a great idea. I look forward to taking part.

 

[ldsrmdude]

Here are a couple of articles to consider. Look them over, and post which one you want to discuss first. If you have a different article you would like to discuss instead, post that as well. We'll wait a few days and see what everyone thinks and then start a discussion thread later this week.

And the nominees are:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23260986
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23770192
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23177328
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22795448

 

[PeaJay]

The TightRope article seems interesting.

In addition I recommended the following article for students. It may not be sufficient to stimulate the minds of the residents, but I found it to be a good read due to conflicting viewpoints within my schools surgery department.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23564425