Description:

The Center for Education in Medicine and kidStar Medical Education Program present:

Debriefing Basics for Healthcare Professions Educators


August 19th 8:30am -12:30pm
September 19th 1:00pm-5:00pm

Northwestern University Simulation Lab
McGaw Pavilion, 240 East Huron St


Course Director: Walter Eppich, MD, MEd
Course Faculty: Mark Adler, MD, Bonnie Mobley, RN
Center for Education in Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
kidSTAR Medical Education Program

Target Audience:

•    Healthcare profession educators
•    Beginner or intermediate level users of simulation-based educational strategies

Description of course:
    
This course is designed for simulation educators who want to enhance their healthcare debriefing skills. Through a mixture of interactive didactics, small group work, and debriefing exercises, participants will learn the basics of debriefing, including: how to create a supportive yet challenging environment, how to structure a debriefing, and how to use an honest yet nonthreatening approach in promoting a balanced discussion about areas of strength and improvement.

For those who are new to debriefing, the session will provide a solid foundation on which to benefit from the future mentored debriefing experiences that will help augment skills and expertise.


Objectives:

After this session, the participant will be able to:

1.    Briefly discuss the rationale for debriefing in simulation-based activities
2.    Discuss and demonstrate the elements of an effective debriefing, including debriefing structure and specific strategies of inquiry using an honest yet non-threatening approach
3.    Demonstrate simple facilitation techniques


Center for Education in Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Phone: 312-503-4022
Email: facdev@northwestern.edu


This event has received no sponsorship. The planners and faculty have declared no conflict of interest.

Criteria for successful completion include attendance at the entire event and submission of a completed evaluation form.

Lurie Children’s (OH-377,1/1/2016) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.