Journal Club meetings

The presenter for each session will choose and distribute the selected paper to Journal Club members in advance of each meeting. Those in the group will read and consider the paper prior to attending the session. During the meeting the presenter will showcase the paper and analyse its strengths and weaknesses.  The group then discusses the paper and has an opportunity to reflect on whether our practice needs to change as a result of the new evidence.

Journal Club will meet on the second Wednesday of each month between 12:00pm and 12:45pm.  This is an opportunity for attendees to connect with colleagues interested in health informatics and research from across Queensland.

For Presenters

Finding a topic or paper to present should be an opportunity to look for evidence to help with a current issue or perhaps find some evidence that may have prevented a previous adverse outcome.

Sites for finding papers

• Queensland Health staff – Clinical Knowledge Network on QHEPS
  • Search for journal articles on the Clinical Knowledge Network.
  • Browse journals and e-books available on the CKN
    • Introduction to CKN
    • Searching for articles on CKN
    • Setting up alerts for new research articles
• All participants – Google scholar search
• UQ Library members – If you do not currently have access to a library, join the UQ library.

If there are any articles that are not available in these resources, please contact QDA@health.qld.gov.au.

Registration and resources

• Register as an attendee or a speaker for Digital Health Journal Club.
• All Queensland Digital Health Journal Club meetings will be virtual via Microsoft Teams.

For information about using Microsoft teams refer to the quick reference guides.