Journal Club
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
DEPARTMENTAL JOURNAL CLUB (2012)
FRIDAYS 07H30-08H30
KGV SEMINAR ROOM
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DATE |
JOURNALS TO REVIEW (Last 12 months only) |
PRESENTER |
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3 FEBRUARY |
African Journal of Psychiatry AND South African Journal of Psychiatry |
PROF BURNS |
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2 MARCH |
American Journal of Psychiatry |
TAUKOOR |
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6 APRIL |
PUBLIC HOLIDAY |
– |
|
4 MAY |
British Journal of Psychiatry |
ALIPHON |
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1 JUNE |
Archives of General Psychiatry |
K PILLAY |
|
6 JULY |
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS |
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3 AUGUST |
Biological Psychiatry AND Journal of Clinical Psychiatry |
MNIKATHI |
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31 AUGUST |
Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry AND Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
RAMNARAIN |
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7 SEPTEMBER |
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology AND Psychiatric Services |
V MOODLEY |
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5 OCTOBER |
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica AND Psychological Medicine |
MABUZA |
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2 NOVEMBER |
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry AND Archives of Women’s Mental Health |
DR MANNIKAM |
GUIDELINES:
You should look through the Journals indicated (last 12 months of issues only).
Select several articles of interest, especially:
– Large meta-analyses or systematic reviews
– Not simple reviews of topics
– Not letters or book reviews!
– Try to select articles that report important findings that you think should be known by your colleagues
– Controversial findings are often good for generating interesting discussion
Prepare a short (5-10 min) review for each article included. If you include between 4 and 6 articles, then your total presentation time should not extend beyond 30-40 minutes maximum. The remaining 20-30 mins are for general discussion by the audience.
NB: Please consult guidelines for Journal Club presentations in your Registrar Handbook. Presentations should NOT be summaries of every aspect of the paper; they should NOT consist of you reading long extracts from articles; The objective is to present a succinct and clear outline of the major OBJECTIVES, METHODS, RESULTS and CONCLUSIONS of the articles; also commenting on any criticisms you may have of a) the study methods and b) the interpretations of the results offered by the authors. Finally comment on the relevance and importance of the findings for our understanding of the problem and for our context and practice.
In general, Powerpoint presentations are not appropriate.
You may wish to prepare a short written summary of your articles reviewed (no more than 2 pages) and bring copies for attendees (not compulsory though).