The Evolution of the Journal Club: From Osler to Twitter

• Published in: American journal of kidney diseases Vol. 69; no. 6; pp. 827 - 836
• Main Authors: Topf, Joel M., Sparks, Matthew A., Phelan, Paul J., Shah, Nikhil, Lerma, Edgar V., Graham-Brown, Matthew P.M., Madariaga, Hector, Iannuzzella, Francesco, Rheault, Michelle N., Oates, Thomas, Jhaveri, Kenar D., Hiremath, Swapnil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2017
• Subjects: continuing education; discussion forum; Education, Medical, Continuing - history; Education, Medical, Continuing - methods; Education, Medical, Graduate - history; Education, Medical, Graduate - methods; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Humans; Internet; Journal club; literature appraisal; medical education; microblogging; NephJC; Nephrology; Nephrology - education; nephrology training; new media; online tools; Peer Review; Periodicals as Topic; postpublication peer review; professional development; Social Media; Twitter; medical education; nephrology training; Twitter; new media; continuing education; professional development; online tools; nephrology; postpublication peer review; microblogging; NephJC; discussion forum; Journal club; literature appraisal; social media
• ISSN: 0272-6386; 1523-6838
• DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2016.12.012

Journal clubs have typically been held within the walls of academic institutions and in medicine have served the dual purpose of fostering critical appraisal of literature and disseminating new findings. In the last decade and especially the last few years, online and virtual journal clubs have been started and are flourishing, especially those harnessing the advantages of social media tools and customs. This article reviews the history and recent innovations of journal clubs. In addition, the authors describe their experience developing and implementing NephJC, an online nephrology journal club conducted on Twitter.