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
Through 2025 the Journal Club will meet towards the end of each month, meeting between 14:00 and 15:15. Dates for the next few months are:
Thursday 30th January 2025, 14:00 - 15:15, exploring: Kentish-Barnes, Nancy. et al., ‘A three-step support strategy for relatives of patients dying in the intensive care unit: a cluster randomised trial’, The Lancet, vol 399, Issue 10325, Pages 656-664 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02176-0.
Tuesday 25th February 2025, 14:00 - 15:15, exploring: Sadras, V., et al. (2024). Exploring Patients’ and Chaplains’ Perspectives About a Spiritual Care Program in the Primary Care Setting. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 39(8), 1400–1406. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-08669-y
Monday 31st March 2025, 14:00 - 15:15
Wednesday 30th April 2025, 14:00 - 15:15
Thursday 29th May 2025, 14:00 - 15:15
Monday 30th June 2025, 14:00 - 15:15