Table 1.

Introduction to a debriefing course outline

Activity	Description
Introduction to course	• Facilitators and participants become familiar • Psychological safety established
Experiential learning theory didactic	• Explore Kolb’s theory and consider how reflection can promote learning
Interactive simulated debriefing	• Participants experience a trigger video that is debriefed by the facilitator • Participants engage in +/delta reaction to the debriefing
Psychological safety	• Participants explore how to establish and maintain psychological safety
Frames exercise	• Participants explore how their point of view may differ from a learner’s point of view • Participants consider how to approach debriefing conversations aware of their biases
PEARLS framework didactic	• Participants are introduced to the framework provided by Eppich et al. and are exposed to each phase
Debriefing practice	• Participants practice debriefing by applying the framework using trigger videos and simulated actors as debriefing participants • Participants receive feedback on their debriefing with respect to framework, psychological safety, and exploration of frames • Debriefing and feedback happen over 3 cycles