Getting good help: a guide for reflection, debriefing and feedback conversations about in-consultation supervision.

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• General Practice Training
• Supervisory Learning

Background:

• Effective supervisor input is vital for patient safety and trainee development in general practice.
• In-consultation supervision presents challenges due to complex trainee, supervisor, and patient agendas.
• Barriers to in-consultation assistance can reduce trainee help-seeking behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

• To improve trainee and supervisor skills in safe, effective, and efficient in-consultation supervision.
• To enhance trainee learning and professional identity formation through supervisory interactions.
• To address challenges in providing and receiving feedback during general practice training.

Main Methods:

• Development of a Debriefing, Reflection and Feedback Guide.
• Evidence-based design informed by challenges in supervisory encounters.
• Pilot testing of the guide in Australian general practice training settings.

Main Results:

• The guide is designed to prompt reflection and structure effective debriefing and feedback conversations.
• Preliminary findings from a pilot study in Australian general practice training are presented.
• The guide aims to improve reciprocal feedback and supervisory alignment.

Conclusions:

• Improving in-consultation supervision is essential for general practice trainees.
• Structured approaches like the Debriefing, Reflection and Feedback Guide can enhance supervisory skills.
• Further research and implementation are needed to optimize supervisory learning in general practice.