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What is the Journal Club Presentation (JCP) LX? 

The Journal Club Presentation Learning Experience (LX) is a Workplace Based Assessment (WBA) tool that can be used to provide formative assessment as part of an approved training and development program and/or for inclusion towards ANZCAP recognition. 

It can be used to facilitate exploration of a pharmacist's ability to demonstrate knowledge of research critical appraisal, research methodology and ability to apply research evidence into professional practice. It can also aid the development of formal oral presentation skills to colleagues.  

The main outcome of the interaction between pharmacist and collaborator should be to promote feedback and reflection of current professional practice (research knowledge, critical appraisal and presentation skills) in a chosen professional setting or topic.

Examples

• Present evidence from a recent clinical trial to a group of colleagues

• Critically evaluate a published research article

Collaborative Journal Club Presentation (JCP) Process

The process for completing a collaborative JCP is as follows: 

The final discussion aspect of the journal club presentation should be conducted in an appropriate working space that lends itself to privacy due to pharmacist comfort. 

Choosing a research article 

A journal club presentation can focus on research that relates to the pharmacists' chosen area of practice. This may be in a direct patient or indirect research article.  

Prior to the journal club presentation, the pharmacist and collaborator should confirm the practice recognition level and clinical setting/topic that the presentation will allow the pharmacist to show. 

Practice Recognition Level 

The Journal Club Presentation Learning Experience is mapped to:

• Domain 2 and 5 of the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia 2016. Please note that not all the domain 2 and 5 indicators listed in this document may be relevant to this Learning Experience. 

• Domain 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Competence Standards for Pharmacists in Aotearoa New Zealand Pharmacists, 2023. Please note that not all the Domain 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 behaviours listed in these competence standards may be relevant to this Learning Experience

Please refer to the ANZCAP recognition descriptors article for the further guidance on markers of performance for each ANZCAP recognition level. The pharmacist and collaborator should indicate in the Learning Experience which of the three levels of practice recognition (resident, register, consultant) they are currently practicing at or a candidate for. 

Complexity 

In some scenarios the same research may be used for pharmacists aiming for different levels of practice recognition. However, the knowledge and skills expected to be displayed will vary. 

The pharmacist and collaborator should come to an agreement on the complexity (low, medium or high) of the case in relation to the level of recognition the pharmacist is practicing at.

Collaborator 

The collaborator must be familiar with the Journal Club Presentation LX process. 

The Collaborator must ensure that they have the required expertise and scope of practice to confidently provide the candidate with feedback on the setting/topic being assessed in the journal club presentation. 

Collaborators may come from a variety of health professional backgrounds e.g. pharmacy, medical, surgical, nursing. 

Further guidance for collaborators involved in this learning experience can be found here.

Reflection, Feedback & Goal Setting 

The main aim of the Journal Club Presentation as a Learning Experience is to promote feedback and reflection of a pharmacist's ability to demonstrate knowledge of research critical appraisal, research methodology and ability to apply research evidence into professional practice. The feedback can cover the academic aspects of the research appraisal as well as the individual's presentation skills. 

Skill Evaluation

Within the JCP LX there are key skills (and descriptors) that the pharmacist and collaborator should discuss during the feedback and reflection. Each skill should be evaluated with comments from the discussion and a marker of; Not yet met, meets, exceeds or n/a.

Feedback

The journal club presentation LX encourages use of the Pendleton feedback method to guide reflection. This method encourages self-reflection and proactive discussions for development. 

Development Goals

The pharmacist and collaborator are encouraged to utilize the SMART goal technique to develop any learning or development goals that are identified from the reflection and feedback discussion. 

Forms and Templates 

Evidence of the JCP is documented directly into the ANZCAP digital platform as a Collaborative Learning Experience (LX). For further step by step instructions on how to do this please refer to the How to complete a Learning Experience article.

If ANZCAP members wish to use a JCP form from their own organisation, the completed form may be uploaded into the Supporting Evidence section of the LX. (Please note that for the LX to become validated the candidate must still complete all sections marked with an asterisk (*) and the collaborator must document their involvement via the electronic collaborator declaration process).

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