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7th April – Randomized double-blind trial comparing the cosmetic outcome of cutting diathermy versus scalpel for skin incisions
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Welcome to Scalpel’s first journal club! We hope this will be the start of a series of events that helps to educate students on how to critique an academic paper, under the careful supervision of a doctor. No experience of assessing papers or being part of a journal club is necessary, just come along and learn some skills that will be essential for PEP and your future career! Below are some more details about what journal club is and how it will run:
What is a journal club?
A journal club has been defined as an educational meeting in which a group of individuals discuss current articles, providing a forum for a collective effort to keep up with the literature.
Why should I be involved?
There are many advantages of participating in a journal club, including keeping abreast of new knowledge, promoting awareness of current research findings, learning to critique and appraise research, becoming familiar with the best current clinical research, and encouraging research utilization. As a student, being involved in a journal club is a selling point on a surgical CV and provides an opportunity to network with like-minded students and doctors to discuss relevant issues in surgical practice and education.
Why critique research?
The overall goal of a research critique is to formulate a general evaluation of the merits of a study and to evaluate its applicability to clinical practice. A research critique goes beyond a review or summary of a study and carefully appraises a study’s strengths and limitations. The critique should reflect an objective assessment of a study’s validity and significance. A research study can be evaluated by its component parts, and a thorough research critique examines all aspects of a research study.
How will the journal club run?
Each month the Scalpel committee will select a topical surgical research paper to be discussed. The paper will be available to access and read via the UOM library and will be advertised on the Scalpel Facebook page and website a week in advance of the meeting. The meeting discussion will be facilitated by a surgical doctor with an interest in research. The meeting will be hosting online via twitter/the scalpel web page lasting 45-60mins, in this time we will discuss and critique the paper considering some of the common questions asked when critiquing a paper (see post below).
The first paper we will dicuss on the 7th of April can be accessed using the following link on the University’s network / VPN. The paper is comparing the cosmetic outcomes and associated pain when using cutting diathermy vs scalpel incision:
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bjs.9751/abstract
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Welcome to Scalpel’s first journal club! We hope this will be the start of a series of events that helps to educate students on how to critique an academic paper, under the careful supervision of a doctor. No experience of assessing papers or being part of a journal club is necessary, just come along and learn some skills that will be essential for PEP and your future career! Below are some more details about what journal club is and how it will run:
What is a journal club?
A journal club has been defined as an educational meeting in which a group of individuals discuss current articles, providing a forum for a collective effort to keep up with the literature.
Why should I be involved?
There are many advantages of participating in a journal club, including keeping abreast of new knowledge, promoting awareness of current research findings, learning to critique and appraise research, becoming familiar with the best current clinical research, and encouraging research utilization. As a student, being involved in a journal club is a selling point on a surgical CV and provides an opportunity to network with like-minded students and doctors to discuss relevant issues in surgical practice and education.
Why critique research?
The overall goal of a research critique is to formulate a general evaluation of the merits of a study and to evaluate its applicability to clinical practice. A research critique goes beyond a review or summary of a study and carefully appraises a study’s strengths and limitations. The critique should reflect an objective assessment of a study’s validity and significance. A research study can be evaluated by its component parts, and a thorough research critique examines all aspects of a research study.
How will the journal club run?
Each month the Scalpel committee will select a topical surgical research paper to be discussed. The paper will be available to access and read via the UOM library and will be advertised on the Scalpel Facebook page and website a week in advance of the meeting. The meeting discussion will be facilitated by a surgical doctor with an interest in research. The meeting will be hosting online via twitter/the scalpel web page lasting 45-60mins, in this time we will discuss and critique the paper considering some of the common questions asked when critiquing a paper (see post below).
The first paper we will dicuss on the 7th of April can be accessed using the following link on the University’s network / VPN. The paper is comparing the cosmetic outcomes and associated pain when using cutting diathermy vs scalpel incision:
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bjs.9751/abstract
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 6:59 pmHi everyone,
Welcome to SCALPEL’s first journal club!
Tonight we are lucky enough to be joined by Dr Daniel Lewis, a Neurosurgical registrar with an interest in medical education based at Salford Royal Hospital, who will facilitate and input to the discussion.
As a means of introduction; I’m Nick, a 4th year based at Salford, before we kick things off in a couple of minutes if everyone would like to introduce themselves and include an email (so we can send you a certificate of participation) that would be great.
Following the discussion we would really appreciate if you could all fill in a short survey, I will send a link to a little later on that would really help us improve the club for next time!
Hi everyone,
Welcome to SCALPEL’s first journal club!
Tonight we are lucky enough to be joined by Dr Daniel Lewis, a Neurosurgical registrar with an interest in medical education based at Salford Royal Hospital, who will facilitate and input to the discussion.
As a means of introduction; I’m Nick, a 4th year based at Salford, before we kick things off in a couple of minutes if everyone would like to introduce themselves and include an email (so we can send you a certificate of participation) that would be great.
Following the discussion we would really appreciate if you could all fill in a short survey, I will send a link to a little later on that would really help us improve the club for next time!
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:01 pm
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:02 pmHi my name is Gaya, 3rd year medical student based at SRFT! Email: gayathri.suresh@student.manchester.ac.uk
Hi my name is Gaya, 3rd year medical student based at SRFT! Email: gayathri.suresh@student.manchester.ac.uk
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:03 pmHi I am Judith, 3rd year medical student at SRFT judith.osuji@student.manchester.ac.uk
Hi I am Judith, 3rd year medical student at SRFT judith.osuji@student.manchester.ac.uk
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:03 pmHi, everyone. Rayko here, Y4, also at SRFT.
Hi, everyone. Rayko here, Y4, also at SRFT.
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:04 pmHi Everyone,
Its Daniel here. As Nick said I’m currently working as a neurosurgical registrar at Salford Royal, and was glad to be asked to help run this journal club
Hi Everyone,
Its Daniel here. As Nick said I’m currently working as a neurosurgical registrar at Salford Royal, and was glad to be asked to help run this journal club
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:04 pmHi I’m Lauren a 5th year at UHSM
lauren.bolton@hotmail.co.uk
Hi I’m Lauren a 5th year at UHSM
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:04 pmhi everyone I’m jim, 3rd year also at SRFT
hi everyone I’m jim, 3rd year also at SRFT
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:04 pmHi, I’m Rachel and I’m a 3rd year at MRI
Hi, I’m Rachel and I’m a 3rd year at MRI
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:06 pmHi. I’m Tomi. Intercalating MRes Student
oluwatomisin.ashiru@student.manchester.ac.uk
Hi. I’m Tomi. Intercalating MRes Student
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:06 pmJust a heads up;
The page isn’t automatically refreshing so you will need to do this manually to see new posts
I’m not sure the page will let guests post so please login if you haven’t already!
Just a heads up;
The page isn’t automatically refreshing so you will need to do this manually to see new posts
I’m not sure the page will let guests post so please login if you haven’t already!
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:07 pmHi I’m James, fourth year at RPH
james.ashcroft-2@student.manchester.ac.uk
Hi I’m James, fourth year at RPH
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:07 pmHey all I’m will, also 3rd year at MRI
Hey all I’m will, also 3rd year at MRI
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:07 pmSo to get things started, what did everyone think of the paper?
So to get things started, what did everyone think of the paper?
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:08 pmInteresting but not convincing.
Interesting but not convincing.
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:09 pmhow come Will?
how come Will?
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:09 pmI thought the sample size was quite small – surely would have been easier to recruit more patients than that?
I thought the sample size was quite small – surely would have been easier to recruit more patients than that?
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:10 pmI agree Lauren, I think part of the selling point of the paper was that there was a larger sample size than previously but 60 still isn’t very many!
I agree Lauren, I think part of the selling point of the paper was that there was a larger sample size than previously but 60 still isn’t very many!
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:10 pmWas just wondering how much impact the variety of incisions used affected the results given that they only referred to “laparoscopic and open abdominal procedures”
Was just wondering how much impact the variety of incisions used affected the results given that they only referred to “laparoscopic and open abdominal procedures”
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:11 pmThe sample size seemed fine to me, assuming the power calculations were correct, since that determines the minimum subjects required for the results to be considered truly significant
The sample size seemed fine to me, assuming the power calculations were correct, since that determines the minimum subjects required for the results to be considered truly significant
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:12 pmAre there not lots of different types of abdominal incisions that are procedure dependant. Going back to Langer’s lines if I remember right
Are there not lots of different types of abdominal incisions that are procedure dependant. Going back to Langer’s lines if I remember right
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:12 pmI do wonder how much this paper will contribute to changing surgical practice. However, it did seem to improve day 1 post op pain to some extent. Opinions?
I do wonder how much this paper will contribute to changing surgical practice. However, it did seem to improve day 1 post op pain to some extent. Opinions?
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:13 pmHi all, I’m Cedric, second year.
cedric.hotiu@student.manchester.ac.uk
Hi all, I’m Cedric, second year.
Quote from Deleted user on 7th April 2016, 7:13 pmI agree with Tomi on the sample size issue as it was calculated (and then exceeded)
I agree with Tomi on the sample size issue as it was calculated (and then exceeded)