In this episode, Dr Kat Ralston chats with Dr Emma Phillips about clinical debriefing.

They talk about what clinical debriefing is (and isn’t) and why we should be incorporating this into our everyday work. They explore when and how to facilitate a clinical debrief and share tips on how we can embed clinical debriefing into our practice.

Dr Phillips is an Anaesthetic Registrar working in South-East Scotland. She completed a simulation fellowship at Scottish Simulation Center in 2018 and maintains active role in simulation based education. Dr Phillips completed a Master's in 2022 with a dissertation examining attributes and evidence for use of clinical debriefing tools. She has also published and presented on a number of topics including non-technical skills in simulation, clinical debriefing, educational innovations and airway management.

Dr Kat Ralston is a Geriatric Medicine Registrar and member of the RCPE Trainees and Members’ Committee, currently working in Edinburgh.

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Kolbe M, Schmutz S, Seelandt J C, Eppich W J, Schmutz J B. Team debriefings in healthcare: aligning intention and impact BMJ 2021; 374 :n2042 - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2042

Phillips EC, Smith SE, Tallentire V, et al. Systematic review of clinical debriefing tools: attributes and evidence for use BMJ Quality & Safety Published Online First: 28 March 2023. - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015464

Petrosoniak A, Gabriel J, Purdy E. Stop asking if it works, start making it happen: exploring barriers to clinical event debriefing in the ED. CJEM. 2022;24(7):673-674. - https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-022-00396-9

Walker CA, McGregor L, Taylor C, Robinson S. STOP5: a hot debrief model for resuscitation cases in the emergency department. Clin Exp Emerg Med. 2020;7(4):259-266. - https://doi.org/10.15441/ceem.19.086

Wolfe et al. (2014) Interdisciplinary ICU Cardiac Arrest Debriefing Improves Survival Outcomes - https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000000327

Rose & Cheng (2018) Charge nurse facilitated clinical debriefing in the emergency department - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-emergency-medicine/article/charge-nurse-facilitated-clinical-debriefing-in-the-emergency-department/CC224433937ACBA849491A66EBC9593D

Ralston et al. (2024) Overcoming barriers to clinical event debriefing through simulation - https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15359

Recording Date: 16 February 2024

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