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Summary
This article contains information on how to complete a Collaborative Journal Club Presentation.
What is the Journal Club Presentation (JCP) LX?
The Journal Club Presentation tool 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
Journal Club Presentation (JCP) Process
🧩 Prepare
🗓️ Observe
💭 Reflect
The pharmacist identifies an opportunity to participate in a journal club presentation opportunity.
The pharmacist identifies a suitable colleague amongst the audience to be the collaborator (for those in an approved training and development program this may involve inviting a collaborator to the presentation).
Prior to the journal club presentation, the pharmacist and collaborator should also confirm the practice recognition level and clinical setting/topic that the presentation is to focus on.
Pharmacist completes the journal club presentation
Pharmacist and collaborator engage in reflection of this presentation utilizing the Pendleton/Positive critique method
Collaborator assists pharmacist to identify key development goals from the reflection utilizing the SMART goal method
The reflection and goal setting should typically take 10-15 minutes
The total time for a journal club presentation is variable depending on the opportunity available. After completion of the presentation the discussion between pharmacist and collaborator should take between 10-15 minutes.
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 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 on the learning experience tool which of the three levels of practice recognition (resident, register, consultant) they are currently practicing at or a candidate for. Please note that not all the domain 2 and 5 indicators listed in this document may be relevant to this Learning Experience.
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 tool process.
Collaborators must be professionally competent in the setting/topic being presented 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 tool 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; below, mets, exceeds or n/a.
Below | Performance is below that expected for the indicated practice recognition level. |
Mets | Performance meets the standard expected for the indicated practice recognition level. |
Exceeds | Performance is above the standard expected for the indicated practice recognition level and is moving towards progression in recognition level. |
N/A | Key skill is not present in this particular professional experience. |
Feedback
The journal club presentation tool 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.
Although some collaborators who are also supervisors or clinical educators in a formalized training program may choose to use this tool as an initiation for delivery of formal teaching, this is an extension of the journal club presentation tool and not a requirement.
Forms and Templates
The journal club presentation tool is available on the ANZCAP Digital platform. Ideally pharmacists and collaborators will enter relevant information into the digital tool in real time and confirm involvement and accomplishment of the Collaborative Learning Experience.
Alternatively, pharmacists may use journal club presentation tools from their own workplace and upload it to the digital platform where they can then confirm completion of a Collaborative Learning Experience.
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