Medical education Other
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomised using online computer software and allocated to either a virtual web-based or a face-to-face JC. Both groups will be presented with similar educational material and fol
Sponsors
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Qualified doctors or medical students undertaking formal clinical training in an accredited medical training programme within the NHS 2. Medical students affiliated to an established UK medical university who are undertaking their clinical attachment within the NHS are eligible to participate in Web-Ed 3. Over 18 years of age at the time of enrolment 4. Able to provide electronic consent 5. Good command of the English language 6. Proficient in using basic online meeting software
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any non-medic trainees 2. Non-qualified doctors 3. Under 18 years of age 4. Not proficient in online meeting software
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Participants’ knowledge acquisition assessed using five multiple-choice questions about the journal club article. The questions will be provided electronically to allow answers to be submitted using the participants’ mobile phone immediately after the intervention and then one week afterwards. A sum up score will be calculated and stored automatically for each participant. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility and acceptability of the intervention assessed by a short survey of close-ended questions immediately after the intervention and then one week afterwards, with Likert scales anchored between 1 (low) and 9 (high) to assess the qualitative outcomes. All answers will be submitted electronically to the trial online database using the participants’ mobile phones | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactWilliam Parry-Smith
Outcome results
None listed