Preparing and Presenting Journal Club Content: An Essential Component of Homeopathic Learning

Abstract

Homeopathic education has passed through significant incremental changes in the past few years, where especially postgraduate education has become increasingly slanted toward advanced knowledge of clinical work and research methods. Among many educational activities, a great source of learning is from presenting at or attending a journal club meeting, which is a gathering of people to learn and to critically appraise a journal article or other study material. There has been little previous guidance in homeopathy regarding how to prepare and present journal club content. Selection of a suitable topic is one of the critical prerequisites. Each and every step, from preparation to presentation, needs to be carefully planned and considered. For the meeting to be successful, the final discussion phase requires the active participation and critical insight of all those attending.

Keywords

homeopathy - research methods - journal club - critical appraisal

Publication History

Received: 04 December 2019

Accepted: 27 December 2019

Article published online:
13 April 2020

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