Cognitive versus technical debriefing after simulation training.

William F. Bond; Lynn M. Deitrick; Mary Eberhardt; Gavin C. Barr; Bryan G. Kane; Charles C. Worrilow; Darryl C. Arnold; Pat Croskerry

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Cognitive versus technical debriefing after simulation training.

April 12, 2006

Bond WF, Deitrick LM, Eberhardt M, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2006;13(3):276-283.

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After a simulated clinical failure, investigators debriefed residents using either a technical debriefing on the subject matter or a cognitive debriefing on the failure. They found that the technical debriefing was received slightly better by residents.

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