title: Ten steps for setting up an online journal club.
abstract: Journal clubs have an extensive history that dates back to the time of Sir William Osler. They provide a venue to discuss the latest medical literature among groups of peers and are an innovative method for translating knowledge into practice within individual institutions. With advances in social media, journal clubs are poised to take an evolutionary step by harnessing digital connectivity. Online journal clubs are uniting hundreds of medical practitioners from around the world under the banner of one cause: enhancing knowledge translation of the medical literature without the limitations of geography. This article describes 10 steps for creating online journal clubs based on the experiences of a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and medical educators.
authors.forename: Teresa M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thoma
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Radecki
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Topf
authors.forename: Henry H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Lillian S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cochran
authors.forename: Swapnil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hiremath
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D057218:Blogging; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*
keywords: collaboration; community of practice/knowledge networks; innovative educational interventions; knowledge translation; social media