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Debrief

My definition is to question someone or a group in detail about the work they have done and think about the rationale behind the work and what we can learn. The dictionary definition is questioning someone (typically a soldier or spy) about a completed mission.

Debriefs can be hot, cold or personal and I cover all three types in this podcast.

iSWIPE is a useful tool:
i - Introductions
S - Summary
W - What went well
I - Improvements
P - Points to take away
E - Equipment issues

Underlying this, it's important to think about people's emotions, describing an aspect of an incident in detail, analysing it to improve by applying lessons learned and summarising learning points.

A useful article from Life in the Fast Lane:
https://litfl.com/clinical-debriefing/

And an interesting article about the benefits of expressive writing:
Baikie KA, Wilhelm K. Emotional and physical health benefits of expressive writing. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. Cambridge University Press; 2005;11(5):338–46

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James

@JMACeducation