Thursday 6 November 2014

#GeriMedJC: October 31, 2014

The two articles critically appraised during  #GeriMedJC on October 31 were:

Long article (45 minutes is dedicated to discussion in the live version of the journal club):
de Jonghe A, van Munster BC, Goslings JC, Kloen P, van Rees C, Wolvius R, van Velde R, Levi M, de Haan RJ, de Rooij SE; Amsterdam Delirium Study Group. Effect of melatonin on incidence of delirium among patients with hip fracture: a multicentre, double-blind randomized controlled trial. CMAJ. 2014 Oct 7;186(14):E547-56.

Short article (15 minutes is dedicated to discussion in the live version of the journal club):
Kim L. Bennell et al. Effect of Physical Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis. A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA. 2014;311(19):1987-1997.

There were more than double the impressions and participants compared to the last #GeriMedJC! This is what Symplur analytics had to say about the October tweet chat:

Missed the discussion?  You can get the transcript of the #GeriMedJC tweet chat here.

And special thanks to all those who participated in the Tweet chat:

For all those still lurking, you'll have your chance to engage on November 28, 2014 08:00 EST at the next #GeriMedJC. Follow @GeriMedJC on Twitter for the announcement on the articles for the next #GeriMedJC!



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