The 'power of the debrief', types and tools for debrief

In this episode we look at the debrief in its entirety; why we debrief, when, how and where. We examine the evidence behind debriefing and the institutions that use debrief such as the military, pre-hospital practitioners, ward based staff, sports teams, athletes and others. We then look at the types of debrief such as the hot & cold debrief, Schwartz rounds, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, the After Action Review amongst others. We then examine 6 tools of debriefing that can be used in practice. We briefly also touch on the disparity of evidence around mitigation of psychiatric pathology such as PTSD.

Here are some of the tools mentioned:

1. TAKESTOCK https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/take-stock-hot-debrief/
2. STOP5 https://www.stemlynsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Hot-Debrief-Poster-V2-April-2018.pdf
3. PLUS DELTA https://fhop.ucsf.edu/sites/fhop.ucsf.edu/files/custom_download/ACPS_Plus_Delta_Template.pdf
4. MODIFIED PLUS DELTA https://leanconstruction.org/media/learning_laboratory/Plus_Delta/Plus-Delta.pdf
5. ITRUST Debrief https://www.bmsc.co.uk/course/itrust-debriefing/
6. PEARL debrief https://debrief2learn.org/pearls-debriefing-tool/

I hope you enjoy this episode