Journal Club: Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitors

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation Journal Club: Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibitors

1 Functional respiratory imaging to assess the interaction between systemic roflumilast and inhaled ICS/LABA/LAMA Vos W, Hajian B, De Backer J, et al. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016;11(1):263-271. doi: http://dx.doi. org/10.2147/COPD.S93830 BACKGROUND: Patients with COPD show a significant reduction of the lobar hyperinflation at the functional residual capacity level in the patients who...

The Flipped Journal Club

Introduction Educators struggle to develop a journal club format that promotes active participation from all levels of trainees. The explosion of social media compels residencies to incorporate the evaluation and application of these resources into evidence-based practice. We sought to design an innovative "flipped journal club" to achieve greater effectiveness in meeting goals and objectives a...

Pulmonary Pathology Journal Club

Pulmonary Pathology Journal Club

I. Original Research Studies for Discussion Page 1 Cool CD et al. Fibroblastic foci are not discrete sites of lung injury or repair. The fibroblast reticulum. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006;174:654-658. Page 2 Kelly MM et al. Cell-specific gene expression in patients with usual interstitial pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006;174:557-565. Page 3 Lu BS et al. Sequential gene expression pro...

Journal Club for Nurses

Methods The nurse’s competencies and knowledge about using literature based on research, was examined through an anonymous questionnaire. The purpose was to identify the nurse’s competencies and knowledge about evidence-based medicine and evidence-based nursing. A steering committee with representatives from the department’s leadership and the clinical specialist has been collected. They choose...