Using an online journal club to improve Asian speakers’ comfort in using English to discuss and understand research papers written in English
Issued Date
2022-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
10781552
eISSN
1477092X
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85131873516
Pubmed ID
35695229
Journal Title
Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice (2022)
Suggested Citation
Tsuchiya M. Using an online journal club to improve Asian speakers’ comfort in using English to discuss and understand research papers written in English. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice (2022). doi:10.1177/10781552221107548 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/86519
Title
Using an online journal club to improve Asian speakers’ comfort in using English to discuss and understand research papers written in English
Author(s)
Author's Affiliation
Miyagi Cancer Center
Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital
Ramathibodi Hospital
Ubon Ratchathani University
Chulalongkorn University
Keio University
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Khon Kaen University
Toranomon Hospital
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital
Ramathibodi Hospital
Ubon Ratchathani University
Chulalongkorn University
Keio University
National Center for Global Health and Medicine
Khon Kaen University
Toranomon Hospital
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the participants’ comfort in understanding research papers written in English and discussing such research in English via an Asian online journal club. Methods: A self-administered online survey was delivered to seven journal club meeting attendees from July 2020 to July 2021. A customer satisfaction analysis was performed to assess the association between the participants’ perspectives on program logistics and satisfaction. Results: The recovery rate was 37.0% (44/119). After participating in the journal club, the median scores of critical appraisal skills, knowledge and/or pharmaceutical care skills in clinical practice, and discussion skills in English (assessed using a seven-point Likert scale) improved significantly (compared to pre-participation median scores) from 4 (interquartile range [IQR]: 3–5) to 5 (IQR: 4–6), 5 (IQR: 4–5) to 5 (IQR: 5–6), and 4 (IQR: 2–5) to 5 (IQR: 3–5), respectively (P < 0.0001). The respondents also expressed great appreciation for the benefits and overall qualities of the journal club. Additionally, regarding patient care behavior after participation in the journal club, 34 (77.3%), 17 (38.6%), 16 (36.4%), and 14 (31.8%) respondents reported improvement in “drug information services,” “patient assessments,” “patient counseling,” and “multidisciplinary rounds,” respectively. Customer satisfaction analysis revealed that sharing information, mutual discussion, a shift system of presenters and co-chairs, and session duration should be improved as a matter of highest priority. Conclusion: The findings suggest that our program could be helpful for Asian pharmacists, pharmacy students, and faculty members of the department of pharmacy.