A Bolderston1, J Watson2, N Woznitza3, A Westerink4, L Di Prospero5, G Currie6, C Beardmore7, J Hewis8. 1. British Columbia Cancer Agency, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: Amanda.Bolderston@bccancer.bc.ca. 2. Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 3. School of Allied Health Professions, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, UK; Radiology Department, Homerton University Hospital, London, UK. 4. Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, QLD, Australia. 5. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 6. School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia. 7. Society and College of Radiographers, London, UK. 8. School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia.
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INTRODUCTION: Online Twitter journal clubs are a recent and popular innovation with the potential to increase research awareness and inform practice. The medical radiation sciences' MedRadJournalClub (MJRC) is a Twitter-based event that attracts a global group of participants at the monthly chats. An analysis of a recent MedRadJournalClub discussion evaluated the perceived benefits and limitations of medical radiation practitioners participating in an online journal club. METHODS: The February 2017 chat used for analysis was based on the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences article by Currie et al. "Twitter Journal Club in Medical Radiation Science" that examines the educational theory behind learning and evidencing professional development through MRJC and social media. The data consisted of chat tweets which were collated using the Twitter advanced search function using the #medradjclub. An initial reviewed was performed to exclude irrelevant content. A second review was then undertaken to categorize the main theme of the tweet. The data were then subjected to thematic analysis which yielded seven different categories. RESULTS: The main benefits included global access due to the online nature of MRJC that has facilitated networking and collaboration. Open access to recently published research was another key benefit. The character limitation of a tweet was the most common constraint, and the dynamic nature of the twitter conversation requires multi-tasking that may be difficult. CONCLUSION: Our analysis indicated that participants use MedRadJournalClub as a source of continuing professional development with some evidence that this is directly informing clinical and educational practice.
INTRODUCTION: Online Twitter journal clubs are a recent and popular innovation with the potential to increase research awareness and inform practice. The medical radiation sciences' MedRadJournalClub (MJRC) is a Twitter-based event that attracts a global group of participants at the monthly chats. An analysis of a recent MedRadJournalClub discussion evaluated the perceived benefits and limitations of medical radiation practitioners participating in an online journal club. METHODS: The February 2017 chat used for analysis was based on the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences article by Currie et al. "Twitter Journal Club in Medical Radiation Science" that examines the educational theory behind learning and evidencing professional development through MRJC and social media. The data consisted of chat tweets which were collated using the Twitter advanced search function using the #medradjclub. An initial reviewed was performed to exclude irrelevant content. A second review was then undertaken to categorize the main theme of the tweet. The data were then subjected to thematic analysis which yielded seven different categories. RESULTS: The main benefits included global access due to the online nature of MRJC that has facilitated networking and collaboration. Open access to recently published research was another key benefit. The character limitation of a tweet was the most common constraint, and the dynamic nature of the twitter conversation requires multi-tasking that may be difficult. CONCLUSION: Our analysis indicated that participants use MedRadJournalClub as a source of continuing professional development with some evidence that this is directly informing clinical and educational practice.
Authors: Sara Beltrán Ponce; Maura M Barry; Don S Dizon; Matthew S Katz; Martina Murphy; Eleonora Teplinsky; Stacey Tinianov; Deanna J Attai; Merry Jennifer Markham Journal: Future Oncol Date: 2022-02-03 Impact factor: 3.674