Neuroanesthesia for residents

Neuroanesthesia journal club

Where & when
We meet on the last Thursday of every four-week resident block in neuroanesthesia. You will receive an email confirming the date during the first week of your rotation.

The journal club takes place at 3:30pm in S-455.

Format
Two papers will be presented by volunteering residents. We will ask for volunteers during the second week of your block.

Generally, each club will have a specific topic or 'theme'. In case you want to present, we will provide you with a list of articles on that particular topic from which to chose one that interests you. It is also possible to present a paper you have found yourself. Please discuss this with us.

Each presentation should last no more than 15 minutes maximum, ideally around 12 minutes so that there will be enough time for discussion. We are aiming to finish by 4:15pm the latest.

Light refreshments will be provided.

The publications to be reviewed will be emailed out to neuroanesthesia faculty and residents on their neuro rotation at the beginning of the week of the journal club date. Please read the articles if you are going to attend so that you can contribute to the discussion.

Preparing your presentation
In case you are presenting we would ask you to use a PowerPoint template that will be emailed to you. The template ensures that we can keep a uniform library of past presentations while adhering to a proven format of reviewing a publication.

If you need some advice on how to review a paper, the British Medical Journal has an excellent open-access resource on its website, aptly named 'how to read a paper'.

We welcome any questions and suggestions!