Journal Club is a multidisciplinary conference series offering a mini-course in evidence-based medicine whereby physicians from Hanover Hospital’s Medical Staff present new and interesting articles from current resources with a discussion facilitated afterwards. This series is designed to broaden the knowledge and enhance the clinical skills of practitioners, present current clinical information and research that may be applied to patient care, and to assist practitioners in developing lifelong learning skills. Content routinely relates directly to patient care, patient care delivery, or certain non-clinical topics (e.g., teaching, ethical, medico-legal and/or social responsibilities of the primary care physician; faculty development; professional and/or academic leadership; physician-patient relations; and communications).
Journal Club is presented in a one-hour discussion group format with specific time allotted at the end of each activity for interactive learning, questions and answers, and group discussion.
The principal audience for this activity consists mainly of primary care physicians including family practitioners and internists. As a multidisciplinary conference, however, Journal Club is also routinely attended by specialists, subspecialists, hospitalists, surgeons, and Allied Health Professionals.
Journal Club is held from 7:30-8:30 a.m. on the first Friday of every month, with the exception of January and July when no presentations are held due to the New Year’s Day and Independence Day holidays respectively.
Journal Club is coordinated by the Medical Staff Office. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Alan Overly at (717) 633-2209 or overlya@hanoverhospital.org.