Virtual Journal Club – Identification of very low-risk acute chest pain patients without troponin testing

Author: Bronagh MacManus, Bassey Ndoma-Egba, Ahmed Ahmed / Editor: Hridesh Chatha, Rajesh Chatha, Robert Hirst / Codes: / Published: 25/11/2021

At TERN Education we are keen to help you learn how to critically evaluate the evidence base behind your practice. In order to do this, we have been producing monthly virtual journal club (VJC) modules on RCEMLearning since March 2021.

A different deanery each month creates and contribute to the Virtual Journal Club each month. This month is the turn of Ireland or ITERN. The team was made up of emergency medicine trainees of different grades. 

The Virtual Journal Club gives you the opportunity to critically consider your practice and earn a certificate which demonstrates the new curricular requirement to be engaged in critical appraisal activity. When you finish, click the link to the forum to discuss this months paper with colleagues around the country. Interested in writing a module? We are looking to recruit regional teams to write future modules. Email us at tern.education@rcem.ac.uk.

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