Bolderston A, Watson J, Woznitza N, Westerink A, Di Prospero L, Currie G, Beardmore C, Hewis J
British Columbia Cancer Agency, British Columbia, Canada.
Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Radiography (Lond). 2018 Feb;24(1):3-8. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2017.09.005. Epub 2017 Oct 5.
Online Twitter journal clubs are a recent and popular innovation with the potential to increase research awareness and inform practice. The medical radiation sciences' MedRadJournalClub (MJRC) is a Twitter-based event that attracts a global group of participants at the monthly chats. An analysis of a recent MedRadJournalClub discussion evaluated the perceived benefits and limitations of medical radiation practitioners participating in an online journal club.
The February 2017 chat used for analysis was based on the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences article by Currie et al. "Twitter Journal Club in Medical Radiation Science" that examines the educational theory behind learning and evidencing professional development through MRJC and social media. The data consisted of chat tweets which were collated using the Twitter advanced search function using the #medradjclub. An initial reviewed was performed to exclude irrelevant content. A second review was then undertaken to categorize the main theme of the tweet. The data were then subjected to thematic analysis which yielded seven different categories.
The main benefits included global access due to the online nature of MRJC that has facilitated networking and collaboration. Open access to recently published research was another key benefit. The character limitation of a tweet was the most common constraint, and the dynamic nature of the twitter conversation requires multi-tasking that may be difficult.
Our analysis indicated that participants use MedRadJournalClub as a source of continuing professional development with some evidence that this is directly informing clinical and educational practice.
在线推特期刊俱乐部是一项新近流行的创新举措，有潜力提高研究关注度并为实践提供信息。医学放射科学领域的MedRadJournalClub（MJRC）是一项基于推特的活动，在每月的聊天中吸引了全球范围内的参与者。对近期一次MedRadJournalClub讨论的分析评估了医学放射从业者参与在线期刊俱乐部所感知到的益处和局限性。
用于分析的2017年2月的聊天内容基于Currie等人发表在《医学影像与放射科学杂志》上的文章《医学放射科学中的推特期刊俱乐部》，该文章探讨了通过MRJC和社交媒体学习及证明专业发展背后的教育理论。数据由聊天推文组成，使用推特高级搜索功能并通过#medradjclub进行整理。首先进行初步审查以排除无关内容。然后进行第二次审查以对推文的主题进行分类。接着对数据进行主题分析，得出七个不同类别。
主要益处包括由于MRJC的在线性质而实现的全球参与，这促进了人际网络构建和合作。能够免费获取最近发表的研究成果是另一项关键益处。推文的字符限制是最常见的制约因素，并且推特对话的动态性质要求具备多任务处理能力，这可能具有难度。
我们的分析表明，参与者将MedRadJournalClub用作持续专业发展的来源，有证据表明这正在直接为临床和教育实践提供信息。
