Helping healthcare teams to debrief effectively: associations of debriefers' actions and participants' reflections during team debriefings.

Michaela Kolbe; Bastian Grande; Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock; Julia Carolin Seelandt

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Helping healthcare teams to debrief effectively: associations of debriefers' actions and participants' reflections during team debriefings.

August 24, 2022

Kolbe M, Grande B, Lehmann-Willenbrock N, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2023;32(3):160-172.

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Debriefing is an effective method for improving individual, team, and system performance, and skilled facilitators can enhance the effectiveness of the debrief. Researchers analyzed 50 video-recorded debrief sessions to assess the interactions between debriefer and participants to identify the type of communication that resulted in increased participant reflection. Advocacy-inquiry prompted increased reflection.

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