Co-debriefing is a process in which two or more individuals facilitate simulation debriefing. Debriefing considered an essential best practice that occurs as soon after possible and should be conducted by experienced debriefers. This paper will describe the lessons learned, challenges future considerations for co-debriefing virtual experience. The international team this study included 11 nursi...

BACKGROUND Over approximately the last last fifteen years early psychological interventions such as psychological 'debriefing' have been increasingly used to treat psychological trauma. While these intervention have become popular and their use spread to several settings - efficacy had largely not been tested empirically. In 1997 a systematic review of single session psychological "debriefing" ...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the proportion of students in Australian medical schools who undertake international medical electives (IMEs), particularly in developing countries, and to ascertain which medical schools provide predeparture training and postelective debriefing. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Extraction of data on the number of students undertaking electives from the Medical Schools ...

BACKGROUND Reflective practice is a desirable trait in physicians, yet there is little information about how it is taught to or learned by medical students. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an online Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) exercise with a face-to-face debriefing session would prompt third year medical students to reflect on their current skills and lead them to further ...

Background and objective: Debriefing is a strategy that allows participants to explore, analyze and synthesize their thinking processes, emotional status and other aspects in a simulated experience with a view to improving their performance in real-life situations. The aim of this study was to analyze the students’ perceptions of structured debriefing. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted...

Los Angeles County Fire Department has one of the oldest Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) programs in the country. One core component for the LACoFD has been the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD). Two important questions for the emergency managers are: 1) Do individuals find a significant difference in symptom reduction for events that were debriefed? 2) Does helpfulness of a...