The CBMi Informatics Journal Club is an informatics publications interest group sponsored by the CHOP Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMi). Composed of CHOP staff with interests in developments in informatics, the CBMi Informatics Journal Club meets regularly to discuss informatics articles relevant to clinical care, research, and medical education. The CBMi Informatics Journal Club provides the opportunity for those interested in informatics to take the lead in discussions with a diverse group of professionals whose responsibilities touch on specific topics in informatics. The CBMi Informatics Journal Club seeks to bridge the disparate foci of CHOP's informatics professionals (clinicians, nurses, bioinformatics scientists, research investigators, data managers, IS professionals, administrators).

Session Format

• Sign-in/sign-up sheet to capture contact info to alert attendees to future sessions
• Ensure interactive discussion over lecture presentation
• Balance informal nature and just enough structure
• Session facilitator introduces journal article(s), may use visual presentation, and encourages interaction among all attendees to keep discussion active
• Feedback surveys for continuous improvement

Preparation/Pre-Work

• Participants have access to articles approximately 2 weeks before sessions
• Participants are asked to read article(s) before coming to session
• Participants are asked to come with one prepared question or issue with the article/topic

For More Information

For information on upcoming CBMi Informatics Journal Club sessions, send an email to CBMI@email.chop.edu. You will receive the date, time, location, and article citation for upcoming sessions.