Psychiatry Online Literature Review Course

• This online literature review course is run using a collegial journal club format.
• The course consists of an initial Introductory Conference and is followed by three consecutive online Journal Article Conferences for the discussion of journal articles.
• The Introductory Conference will be open for one week; however, the introductory conference site will remain open throughout the year for new and established participants to introduce themselves.
• Each Journal Article Conference runs for a 4 week period and each has up to four articles covering different topics; you can join any or all of them.
• Each journal article discussion will also include a short knowledge assessment (Section 3).

What will be covered
General psychiatry, psychotherapy, child and adolescent psychiatry and perinatal psychiatry are usually covered. Other topics and articles are chosen based on the top articles published during the 2019 year and
on the suggestions and needs assessment of registered participants. Participants will be able to access and download the articles studied online. Staff from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary,
will facilitate each online discussion.

Course Delivery
The Psychiatry Online Literature Review Course is delivered using the web-based discussion forum on the University of Calgary’s Desire 2 Learn (D2L) learning management system. Participants require access
to a computer with an internet connection. D2L access is password controlled and all discussions are kept strictly confidential. A D2L manual will be provided and the introductory conference will be used for participants to familiarize themselves with the use of the system. All articles will be accessible through personalized access to the University of Calgary online library system.

Prerequisite Computer Skills
Basic knowledge of email, word processing and finding sites on the internet is recommended to manage the technical aspects of the course. CME staff members will offer as much technical assistance as is possible and feasible.

Time Commitment
Four discussion forums are held during each conference, and each conference runs for 4 weeks. Participants can log-on to post comments at any time from anywhere when it is most convenient to read the comments of others and to post contributions to the discussion. To get the maximum benefit from the discussion forums, active participation (e.g. logging-on about twice a week) is recommended to ensure
sufficiently in-depth discussion develops. HOWEVER, a minimum of two postings in the 4 week discussion period are required to receive credit for that discussion forum.

MOC Section 1 – up to 38.0 hours

Participants will receive 2 Section 1 CPD credit hours for the introductory conference and 3 Section 1 CPD credit hours for each online article discussion forum in which they participate.

MOC Section 3 Self-Assessment – up to 3.0 hours

Introductory Conference

• February 24 to March 1, 2020
• One week

First Journal Article Conference

• March 2 to March 29, 2020
• Four weeks
• Four articles

Second Journal Article Conference

• March 30 to April 26, 2020
• Four weeks
• Four articles

Third Journal Article Conference

• April 27 to May 24, 2020
• Four week
• Four articles