title: Co-debriefing for simulation-based education: a primer for facilitators.
abstract: As part of simulation-based education, postevent debriefing provides an opportunity for learners to critically reflect on the simulated experience, with the goal of identifying areas in need of reinforcement and correcting areas in need of improvement. The art of debriefing is made more challenging when 2 or more educators must facilitate a debriefing together (ie, co-debriefing) in an organized and coordinated fashion that ultimately enhances learning. As the momentum for incorporating simulation-based health care education continues to grow, the need for faculty development in the area of co-debriefing has become essential. In this article, we provide a practical toolbox for co-facilitators by discussing the advantages of co-debriefing, describing some of the challenges associated with co-debriefing, and offering practical approaches and strategies to overcome the most common challenges associated with co-debriefing in the context of simulation-based health care education.
authors.affiliation: From the KidSIM Simulation Research Program (A.C., T.R., V.G.), Department of Pediatrics, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Center for Medical Simulation (J.P., J.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; and Department of Medical Education (W.E.), Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palaganas
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eppich
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rudolph
authors.forename: Traci
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods*; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000068156:Formative Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D016544:Patient Simulation; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D000066908:Simulation Training