VCG6012 - Journal club

Leader(s): Ms Kirstie Galbraith

Offered

Parkville First semester 2009 (Off-campus)
Parkville Second semester 2009 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

This unit will require each student to present two Journal clubs to the class, following the guidelines introduced in VCG5011 (Evidence based practice). Journal articles for reviews will be clinical trials of therapy and will be assessed according to their validity, importance and applicability. This assessment will incorporate a description of the study design and standard of reporting. Students will choose one article themselves, and be allocated one article by the course coordinator.

Objectives

• Assess a clinical trial for validity, importance and applicability
• Present the results of the assessment in a 20 minute seminar
• Discuss the trial in depth and respond to questions generated from the audience
• Read the biomedical literature with a critical approach

Assessment

Presentation 1: 50%
presentation 2: 50%

Prerequisites

VCG5011

Co-requisites

Must be enrolled in Masters course 3454 or 3467