CREOG Journal Club
CREOG Journal Club modules provide ob-gyn residency programs with everything they need to lead and present a relevant and interesting paper at the next journal club, or simply to explore a review in more depth on their own.
Elements of the Journal Club Module
Introductory modules include three PowerPoint presentations titled “Journal Club Curriculum Study Designs,” “Journal Club Curriculum: How to Start,” and “Journal Club Curriculum: How to Review the Literature.” They are accompanied by a document titled “User Friendly Guide to a review of the Literature”.
- Journal Club Curriculum: How to Start
- Journal Club Curriculum: Study Design
- Journal Club Curriculum: How to Evaluate Literature
- User Friendly Approach to Review the Literature
Once a program has provided the introduction, programs may use the "Journal Clubs in a Box." The Journal Club in a Box provides the article and questions as published for Journal Club review in the Green Journal, along with a PowerPoint review of topics by a researcher.
The PowerPoint may focus on statistical designs as appropriate, given the paper one month and Power analysis the next. The User-Friendly Guide to a review of the Literature is intended to be used monthly to stimulate discussion. These are meant to serve as an additional educational resource for Program Directors as they develop a Journal Club curriculum.
Journal Club in a Box Series
This ongoing series includes an article, list of questions, PowerPoint, and suggested areas of discussion by an epidemiologist to assist programs with running their journal clubs.
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Date posted 7/14/17
Article to Review
Intrauterine Contraception Among Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Published November 2015)
Questions for the Journal Club
Presentation for the Journal Club
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Date posted 7/14/17
Article to Review
Bowel Injury in Gynecologic Laparoscopy (Published June 2015)
How to Guide for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Website
Questions for the Club
Presentation for the Journal Club: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews of Observational Studies
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Article to Review (A)
Adjunctive Social Media for More Effective Contraceptive Counseling (Published April 2014)
Article to Review (B)
Factors Influencing the Likelihood of Instrumental Delivery Success (Published April 2014)
Questions for the Article (A)
Questions for the Article (B)
Presentation for the Journal Club (includes references for both articles)
Power, Sample, Size and Confounding
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Date posted 12/23/16
Article to Review (A)
Physical Activity Interventions in Pregnancy and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (Published March 2015)
Article to Review (B)
Sequential Compression Device Compliance in Postoperative Obstetrics and Gynecology Patients (date published: January 2015)
Questions for the Article (A)
Questions for the Article (B)
Presentation for the Journal Club (includes references for both articles): Pragmatic vs Explanatory and Systematic Reviews
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Date posted 10/12/17
Article to Review
Interpregnancy Interval and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (Published March 2017)
Questions for the Club
Presentation for the Journal Club
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Date posted 10/12/17
Article to Review
Observed Rate of Down Syndrome in Twin Pregnancies (Published November 2016)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Poisson Distribution
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Date posted 10/12/17
Article to Review
Prolonged Detection of Zika Virus RNA in Pregnant Women (Published October 2016)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Public Health
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Date posted 10/12/17
Article to Review
Enhanced Recovery Implementation in Major Gynecologic Surgeries: Effect of Care Standardization (Published September 2016)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Historical controls and Surgical Risk Calculators
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Date posted 10/12/17
Article to Review
Gestational Diabetes Screening (Published January 2016)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Common Statistical Tests (T-tests, Chi square, etc.)
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Date posted 10/12/17
Article to Review
Evaluation and Management of Women and Newborns With a Maternal Diagnosis of Chorioamnionitis (Published March 2016)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
QI and PSDA Cycles
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Date posted 10/12/17
Article to Review
Duration of Oxytocin and Rupture of the Membranes Before Diagnosing a Failed Induction of Labor (Published August 2016)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Confounders and Logistic Regression
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Date posted 10/12/17
Article to Review
Outcomes of Term Induction of Labor in Trial of Labor After Cesarean Delivery (Published July 2015)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Primary and Secondary Outcomes and Power
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Date posted 3/22/18
Article to Review
Long-Term Follow-up After Endometrial Ablation in Finland (Published September 2017)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
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Date posted 3/22/18
Article to Review
Estimating Gestational Age From Ultrasound Fetal Biometrics (Published August 2017)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club: Descriptive Statistics and Regression Analysis
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Date posted 3/22/18
Article to Review
Timing and Risk Factors of Postpartum Stroke (Published January 2018)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Criteria for determining if variables are causal; Multivariate vs Univariate logistic regression; Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project’s set of databases for use in studies
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Date posted 7/20/18
Article to Review
Optimizing Blood Transfusion Practices Through Bundled Intervention Implementation in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer Undergoing Laparotomy (Published June 2018)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
QI Studies and IRB Exempt Status Application
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Date posted 2/10/20
Article to Review
Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism After Different Modes of Gynecologic Surgery (Published November 2018)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Incidence vs Prevalence and Relative Risk Vs Odds Ratio
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Date posted 2/10/20
Article to Review
Human Papillomavirus Genotypes From Vaginal and Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Females 15–26 Years of Age (Published August 2018)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Nested Case Control Studies
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Date posted 2/10/20
Article to Review
Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy and Wound Complication After Cesarean Delivery in Women With Class II or III Obesity (Published August 2018)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Understanding the Randomized Controlled Trial, Type I and Type II Errors and power Analysis, Defining meta Analysis Document
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Date posted 2/10/20
Article to Review
Serial Third-Trimester Ultrasonography Compared With Routine Care in Uncomplicated Pregnancies (Published December 2018)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Number Needed to Treat, Absolute Vs Relative Risk and Cost Benefit vs Cost Effectiveness
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Date posted 2/10/20
Article to Review
Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Intervention to Increase Vaginal Birth for Twins (Published July 2018)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
QA vs QI, PDSA Cycle
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Date posted 2/10/20
Article to Review
Antibiotic Prophylaxis During Catheter-Managed Postoperative Urinary Retention After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial (Published October 2019)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Type 1 and Type 2 error, Inferential Statistics, Relative Risk and Odds Ratio
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Date posted 2/10/20
Article to Review
Elective Induction of Labor in the 39th Week of Gestation Compared With Expectant Management of Low-Risk Multiparous Women (Published August 2019)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Addressed in this JC are Continuous vs Categorical variables and Confounding
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Date posted 2/12/21
Article to Review
Bremelanotide for the Treatment of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder: Two Randomized Phase 3 Trials (Published November 2019)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Clinical Phase Drug testing and Open Label Extensions, Reporting Standards, Modified Intention to Treat
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Date posted 2/12/21
Article to Review
Insurance-Associated Disparities in Opioid Use and Misuse Among Patients Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery for Benign Indications (Published September 2020)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Topics covered in this presentation are: Bivariate analysis, Multivariate analysis and Multivariate Regression
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Date posted 2/12/21
Article to Review
Mifepristone Combination Therapy Compared With Misoprostol Monotherapy
for the Management of Miscarriage (Date Published October 2020)Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Cost analysis/cost benefit analysis and effectiveness
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Date posted 2/12/21
Article to Review
Alternate Dosing Protocol for Magnesium Sulfate in Obese Women With Preeclampsia (Published December 2020)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
Flow Diagram for RCT, Allocation concealment and blinding are covered in this presentation
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Date posted 2/15/22
Article to Review
Insurance-Associated Disparities in Opioid Use and Misuse Among Patients Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery for Benign Indications (Published September 2020)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
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Date posted 2/15/22
Article to Review
Relationship between umbilical cord gas values and neonatal outcomes implications for electronic fetal heart rate monitoring (Published September 2021)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
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Date posted 2/15/22
Article to Review
Stepwise Approach to the Management of Endometriosis-Related Dysmenorrhea (Published October 2021)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club
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Date posted 2/15/22
Article to Review
Performance of a Vaginal Panel Assay Compared With the Clinical Diagnosis of Vaginitis (Published December 2021)
Questions for the Article
Presentation for the Journal Club