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Palliative
Care Evidence-Based Research
Journal Club
Description
Target
Audience:
All Lee Memorial Health System nurses and interdisciplinary
professionals
Purpose:
The palliative care journal club meets online quarterly to
critically review articles selected from current palliative
literature to enhance the clinical care and learning experience
for clinicians who provide care to individuals with chronic and
life limiting conditions.
Educational
Objectives:
· To encourage
active and critical analysis of palliative care literature and
opportunity for discussion of relevant findings to enhance the
comfort and quality of a patient’s life
· To stimulate
discussion and reflection on clinical practice to enhance the
growth of the interdisciplinary clinicians in a supportive
environment
· To facilitate
the sharing of evidence based research with other healthcare
providers
· To apply the
medical evidence to the care of the seriously/critically ill.
Desired
Outcomes:
To maintain a
stimulating, educational and sustainable journal club that
assists participants to stay up to date with literature and to
apply the medical evidence to the care of the
seriously/critically ill.
Format:
Online/Internet - Interdisciplinary (open to all clinical
disciplines).
Frequency
of meetings:
Quarterly (Mar. Jun. Sep. Dec.)
Place:
Online/Internet
Reading
Assignment:
The journal article for each quarterly meeting will be available
by the first business day of the month quarterly. Topics of
interest may be requested by email:
Lolita.melhado@leememorial.org
· A link to the
recommended article for review will be posted on the Medical
Library Web Page - Journal Club
· Optional
forms are included for
participants
and
facilitators
· One (1)
contact hour will be provided for each Journal Club Meeting upon
completion of reading assignment (application has been made)
Leaders:
Lolita Melhado, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC,
Qlife/Palliative Care
Karen Washburn, ACSW, Director,
Qlife/ Palliative Care
Andrew Esch, MD, Medical
Director Qlife/Palliative Care
Facilitators will be assigned
quarterly to select the article for review and lead the journal
discussion. If you would like to facilitate an article and
questions for discussion please contact
Lolita.melhado@leememorial.org
updated: May
26, 2011
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