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DebriefLive: A Pilot Study of a Virtual Faculty Development Tool for Debriefing.
Nelson L Wong1, Cynthia Peng, Chan W Park
1From the Simulation Learning, Education and Research Network (SimLEARN) (N.L.W., J.R.), Veterans Health Administration; VA Palo Alto Healthcare System (N.L.W., A.V.), Palo Alto; Department of Emergency Medicine (N.L.W., C.Pe., A.V.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA; Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System (C.Pa.); Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University Medical Center (C.Pa.), Durham, NC; VA Pittsburgh Health Care System (J.P.), Pittsburgh, PA; University of South Florida Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (Y.O.); and Division of Emergency Medicine (Y.O.), Department of Internal Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL.
DebriefLive, a virtual training tool, effectively enhances healthcare simulation debriefing skills for faculty. This innovative program uses video and avatar-based sessions, proving highly rated and recommended by participants.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Healthcare Simulation
- Virtual Learning Environments
Background:
- Effective debriefing is crucial for high-quality healthcare simulation learning.
- Traditional faculty development for debriefing lacks structured, graduated practice.
- A need exists for improved methods to train and assess simulation debriefers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of DebriefLive, a novel virtual faculty development program for healthcare simulation debriefers.
- To assess the impact of DebriefLive on participants' self-efficacy in conducting simulation debriefings.
Main Methods:
- The Simulation Learning, Education and Research Network (SimLEARN) developed DebriefLive, a virtual teaching environment.
- Participants engaged with recorded simulation sessions and debriefed virtual learners.
- Structured debriefings of debriefings and immediate practice opportunities were provided.
- Program evaluation utilized electronic surveys with Likert scale and short answer questions.
Main Results:
- Participant debriefers rated the content highly effective (mean=6.67) and appropriate (mean=6.47) on a 7-point Likert scale.
- The video-based scenarios (mean=6.6) and avatar-based debriefing sessions (mean=6.6) were rated accurate and appropriate.
- All participants strongly agreed or agreed with recommending the training program to colleagues.
Conclusions:
- The DebriefLive program was found acceptable and effective by simulation instructors and fellows.
- DebriefLive successfully increased self-efficacy in debriefing skills.
- This innovative computer-based program combines simulation theory and virtual technologies for training and assessment.
