Using an online journal club to improve Asian speakers’ comfort in using English to discuss and understand research papers written in English

Author:

Tsuchiya Masami1,Saeteaw Manit2,Subongkot Suphat3,Tharnpanich Trai4,Konmun Jitprapa5,Nasu Izumi6,Shimanuki Yumiko7,Tsuchitani Toshiaki8,Ezura Mio9,Hashiguchi Koji10,Bryan Jeffrey C11,Kawazoe Hitoshi12ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pharmacy, Miyagi Cancer Center, Miyagi, Japan

2. Pharmacy Practice Division, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand

3. Division of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

4. Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

5. Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

6. Department of Pharmacy, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

7. Department of Pharmacy, Center Hospital of the National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

8. Division of Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan

9. Department of Pharmacy, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Miami, USA

10. Department of Pharmacy, Yokohama Minami Kyousai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

11. Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA

12. Division of Pharmaceutical Care Sciences, Keio University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

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.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Pharmacology (medical),Oncology

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