Presentation on Twitter Journal Clubs for 2015 Metro Minnesota Council on Graduate Medical Education (MMCGME) Coordinator Conference - September 11, 2015 Additional links and notes: http://paulsufka.com/twitter/

1. Twitter Journal Clubs
Paul Sufka M.D.
@psufka

2. No relevant disclosures
Slides and links
available online:
paulsufka.com/twitter
(No were harmed in the making of this presentation)

3. • Social networking tool
• Users post 140 character updates
which can include links or pictures
• Can be thought of as public text
messaging
• Great guide for new users:
www.momthisishowtwitterworks.com
What is Twitter?

4. • Topics and groups organize by using
hashtags
• Journal clubs: #RheumJC
• Medical conferences: #ACR15
• Education: #FOAMed
• Diseases: #arthritis
• Can find hashtags on symplur.com
• JCs: www.symplur.com/topic/twitter-
journal-club/
What is Twitter?

5. Source:
http://www.slideshare.net/ronkav/acr-twitter-why-2014
Why Twitter?

6. #FOAMed
Free Open Access
Medical Education
“exploding collection of constantly
evolving, collaborative and interactive
open access medical education resources
being distributed on the web”
- http://lifeinthefastlane.com/foam/

7. #RheumJC’s guide:
rheumjc.com/getting-started
#NephJC’s guide:
www.nephjc.com/how-to/
How to Guides

8. Journal Clubs
• “Group of individuals who meet regularly
to critically evaluate recent articles in the
academic literature”
• Flipped classroom model
• Higher cognitive domain

9. Applying the Power of Twitter
to Medical Journal Clubs
symplur.com/blog/applying-the-power-of-
twitter-to-medical-journal-clubs/

10. Standard classroom:
Students introduced to new material in
class. Limited engagement.
Flipped classroom:
Exposure to new material outside class.
Knowledge assimilated via
engagement.

11. Bloom’s taxonomy
1. Knowledge
2. Comprehension
3. Application
4. Analysis
5. Synthesis
6. Creation

12. Why Twitter is perfect for
Journal Club…

13. Increased number of
participants.
Ability to interact directly
with authors.
Broader range of knowledge
and experiences.

14. • Launched January 2015
• Five founders: @rheumpearls, @psufka,
@DrBhana, @rheumed, @hausmannMD
• Recently finished 5th journal club session
• Typically run two 1-hour long sessions to allow
worldwide participation

15. Involvement:
• 2/5 had primary author as part of discussion
• 3/5 involved specialists outside of
rheumatology
• 3/5 the publisher has agreed to make the
article open access for purpose of the journal
club

16. Average turnout:
• 41 participants
• 15 different countries
• 354 unique tweets
(includes only sessions 2-5)

20. Moderating
Opening
• Greet and ask for introductions/COI
• Reminders (next session, how to
guides, etc)
• Moderator engagement important!
storify.com/NephJC/how-to-host-nephjc

21. Moderating
Discussion
• Encourage discussion by asking
questions
• Don’t have to provide summary of
entire paper
• Highlight key points & figures

22. Action steps:
1. Sign up for Twitter
2. Find a hashtag on
Symplur
3. Participate using tchat.io

23. Questions or
Comments?
Twitter: @psufka
Blog: paulsufka.com/twitter