|
Do you waste time wondering if your journal club is meeting regularly...if all the
right people show up each time...and if the discussion truly teaches relevant
concepts?
Are you appropriately meeting ACGME expectations?
You can now
have regular, highly educational journal club meetings...without the usual
headaches. It's called PL Journal Club, and
it's from
Prescriber's Letter. We send
residency programs the materials they need to have a great journal club, with
great discussions.
We organize and provide the
background
...so you can focus on the
discussion and the learning.
Each month you
get two topics, complete with the in-depth analysis organized so your Leader
and your Participants can have an outstanding discussion. For each topic, you
get "Leader Notes" to guide the discussion. The notes go from a review of
current therapy...to in-depth analysis of new studies...to a discussion of how
practice should change...plus a case to discuss.
The
analysis of new studies will highlight those special concepts you want your
participants to learn...including hidden study flaws and relevant findings.
Each analysis might take you through a discussion of "Number Needed To
Treat"..."Clinical Relevance"... "Study Design"...etc.
Plus, each
participant gets a "Participant Packet" with background materials and the
questions that the leader will pose. Each participant also gets helpful
guidance on analyzing the background.
You get the best drug study analysis.
Each month
the Prescriber's Letter editorial team
analyzes all the important new developments in drug therapy. This team is the
best in the business. They've been doing it for 20 years, and they work all
month analyzing new drug studies. They get comprehensive consultation from
dozens of experts, and put it all together for your benefit.
Remember the
'ol days when someone waded through a dozen studies the night before a journal
club meeting...trying to find one to discuss? Comparing these old
journals clubs to the new PL Journal Club
is like comparing Civil War battlefield surgery to a modern laparoscopic procedure.
Administrative help, too.
We
also provide you with a website to make it much easier for you to administer
your journal club. It can be set up to send each of your participants reminder
emails, telling when and where to attend...what to bring...who is
leading...etc. Participants click to get background materials, sample cases,
questions, etc.
The leader gets
"Leader Notes"...attendance roster...teaching tools...etc. The leader gets all
this on the website, plus hard copy in the mail. Leaders can maintain control
of the journal club simply by entering the names of participants on the PL
Journal Club website.
Residents and faculty will look forward to the monthly
PL Journal Club.
You'll
enjoy the benefits of teaching a dynamic journal club...while you delegate the
hassle of the homework to us.
PL Journal Club Leader Notes – The leader gets a monthly packet in the mail containing:
- "Leader Notes" – This gives the leader sample questions to help guide the discussion to the main points...and also gives the leader the "answers."
- Case-based examples to further guide the discussion to the main concepts.
- Background reading including the Prescriber's Letter Detail-Document and reference citations.
- Attendance Sheet, Leader Checklist, general reminders, details, etc.
- "Participant Packets" – There will be enough for the leader to pass out one to each participant at the PL Journal Club meeting.
- Prescriber's Letter – the leader also gets a full regular subscription to Prescriber's Letter.
PL Journal Club Participant Packet – Each participant gets online access to:
- PL Journal Club Participant Guide – This gives the participant the questions (but not the answers)...the case-based examples...and the background reading and reference citations, so each participant can come prepared for the discussion.
- "How To Analyze Drug Studies" – This reviews the proper methods and points out techniques to watch for that hide the truth, or build bias into the conclusions.
- Prescriber's Letter – each participant also gets a full regular subscription to Prescriber's Letter.
PL Journal Club Online – The leaders and participants can use the online site to:
- Automatically invite participants, and RSVP plans to attend. Each participant is automatically signed-up by the leader for access. Each participant gets emailed reminders and access to PL Journal Club materials.
- Electronic copies of PL Journal Club materials. This provides online access to the same materials that are mailed to the leader and participants so everyone is prepared.
- Access to Prior PL Journal Club materials. The leader can select to use materials from any prior month. There is a library with two new topics added each month.
- Interact with PL Journal Club participants all over the U.S and Canada.
What would you like to do next?
|