Educational opportunities with postevent debriefing.

Paul C. Mullan; David O. Kessler; Adam Cheng

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Educational opportunities with postevent debriefing.

May 11, 2016

Mullan PC, Kessler DO, Cheng A. JAMA. 2014;312(22):2333-4.

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Real-time or near real-time learning opportunities can drive improvement in health care. This commentary explains why debriefings after clinical events are a valuable educational strategy and provides insights into how clinical teams can implement debrief initiatives.

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