Research First Journal Club
The Free Churches Group is delighted to be one of the key organisations involved in running the Research First monthly UK wide digital journal club. This journal club developed out of a joint venture between the Free Churches Group and the College of Healthcare Chaplains and is now additionally supported and promoted by the Association of Hospice and Palliative Care Chaplains, NHS Education for Scotland, the Northern Ireland Healthcare Chaplains Association and the Paediatric Chaplaincy Network. The journal club provides opportunity to earn up to 3 CPD points accredited by the UK Board of Healthcare Chaplaincy [One CPD hour for attending the session and one CPD hour each for completing before (part 1) and after (part 2) the session this research article reflection sheet.
Details of the article being discussed will be listed below, included in the Narrative information digest, and circulated to chaplains listed in the FCG directory of health and social are chaplains. If you have questions about the journal club, or would like to receive diary invites for the sessions, contact mark.newitt@freechurches.org.uk
The journal club meets on the first Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of a month on a rolling pattern. Dates are:
Tuesday 7th May: 10:00 to 11:15
Austyn Snowden et al, (2023) Chaplains Work in Primary Care, Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy, 29:2, 211-228, https://doi.org/10.1080/08854726.2022.2077555 (open access).
Wednesday 5th June: 12:45 to 14:00
Thursday 4th July: 15:15 to 16:30