A 30-Minute, Monthly, Live, Webinar-Based Journal Club Activity Alters the Self-Reported Behaviors of Dermatologic Surgeons. Issue 9 (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zavell, Amy E.; Greenberg, Judah N.; Alam, Murad; Armbrecht, Eric S.; Maher, Ian A.
• Is Part Of: Dermatologic surgery. Volume 43:Issue 9(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: Skin -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Skin -- Diseases -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.477
• DOI: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1076-0512

Abstract

Abstract : BACKGROUND: Journal clubs provide a way to communicate advances in recent literature. In outpatient surgical subspecialties, such as dermatologic surgery, physicians may face challenges in finding or attending meetings pertinent to their practice. OBJECTIVE: To assess the utility of a live web-based journal club in dermatologic surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Monthly 30-minute journal club sessions covering 5 to 6 scholarly articles. Anonymous surveys were used to evaluate the utility and self-reported learning associated with each meeting. RESULTS: From December 2012 to February 2015, 117 articles were reviewed. Survey data were acquired monthly, apart from 5 months of missing data. On average, the survey response rate was 37% (range: 7%–82%), with an average of 17 participants per monthly session (range: 9–25). The mean monthly usefulness score was 83.7 (101-point scale), with participants scoring their likelihood of returning in the future as 96.2 (0 = not likely, 100 = extremely likely). At each session, a mean of 68% of participants felt that at least one article would change their practice of medicine. CONCLUSION: A monthly online and telephonic journal club may be a practical and effective way to inform dermatologic surgeons of new developments in high impact literature and may influence improvements in individual practice.