| Using vote cards to encourage active participation and to improve critical appraisal skills in evidence-based medicine journal clubs. | |
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PMID: 21689219 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Rationale, aims and objectives Evidence-based medicine (EBM) journal clubs are used by health care practitioners to critique and remain updated on relevant health literature. Vote cards, in three different colours (green/yellow/red), allow participants to express their opinions (agree/doubt/reject) on the quality and possibility of clinical application regarding the article being reviewed. Our aim is to assess the efficacy of using vote cards in EBM journal clubs. Methods Evidence-based medicine journal club is held on a weekly basis in the Department of Surgery in Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taiwan. The participants of EBM journal clubs include medical students, resident doctors and primary care faculty members. After the presentation, participants use their vote cards to critically appraise the literature and decide if the rationales could be applied in their own practice. After a 12-week period, we evaluated the effectiveness of the vote cards based on survey findings of the participants. Results The majority of 66 respondents agreed that vote cards can improve the overall quality of EBM journal clubs, may encourage active participation and improve critical appraisal skills. They also rated the vote cards more favourably than traditional hand voting and agree that vote cards should be used in future EBM journal clubs. Conclusion We suggest the regular and routine use of vote cards in EBM journal clubs. |
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Ka-Wai Tam; Lung-Wen Tsai; Chien-Chih Wu; Po-Li Wei; Chou-Fu Wei; Soul-Chin Chen |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-20 |
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Title: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice Volume: - ISSN: 1365-2753 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-6-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9609066 Medline TA: J Eval Clin Pract Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. |
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Director of the Evidence-Based Medicine Center, Associate Director of the Department of Medical Education and Research, Lecturer and Staff Surgeon in the Department of Surgery Leader of the Evidence-Based Medicine Center and Department of Medical Education and Research Director of the Department of Medical Education and Research, Assistant Professor and Staff Urologist in the Department of Urology Assistant Professor and Chief of the Division of General Surgery of Department of Surgery Associate Professor and Chief of the Department of Surgery Professor of the Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. |
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