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Journal clubs in health professional practice

Journal clubs provide participants with a forum to meet regularly in order to critique current research publications, to improve their knowledge on relevant topics and to develop their critical appraisal skills in a group setting. Participants are provided with an opportunity to voice their understanding and opinions, and to raise questions relating to the research design, applied statistics and other issues that may arise.1 Over time, the focus of journal clubs has moved to the teaching of critical appraisal skills, evidencebased medicine and evidencebased medical education, and encompasses many health care fields, including pharmacy, nursing and allied health. Additionally, the use of online technology has facilitated the emergence of new delivery platforms for journal clubs. This paper discusses the published evidence on key features of a successful journal club, and provides advice on the selection of manuscripts, presentation requirements, critical appraisal skills and online journal clubs.