Embracing informed learner self-assessment during debriefing: the art of plus-delta

Adam Cheng1, Walter Eppich2, Chad Epps3, Michaela Kolbe4, Michael Meguerdichian5, Vincent Grant1
1KidSIM Simulation Program, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
2RSCI SIM Centre for Simulation Education and Research RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
3Departments of Anesthesiology and Interprofessional Education, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, USA
4Simulation Center, UniversitatsSpital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
5Department of Emergency Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, NYC Health + Hospitals/Simulation Center, Columbia University, New York, USA

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AbstractThe healthcare simulation field has no shortage of debriefing options. Some demand considerable skill which serves as a barrier to more widespread implementation. The plus-delta approach to debriefing offers the advantages of conceptual simplicity and ease of implementation. Importantly, plus-delta promotes learners’ capacity for a self-assessment, a skill vital for safe clinical practice and yet a notorious deficiency in professional practice. The plus-delta approach confers the benefits of promoting uptake of debriefing in time-limited settings by educators with both fundamental but also advanced skills, and enhancing essential capacity for critical self-assessment informed by objective performance feedback. In this paper, we describe the role of plus-delta in debriefing, provide guidance for incorporating informed learner self-assessment into debriefings, and highlight four opportunities for improving the art of the plus delta: (a) exploring the big picture vs. specific performance issues, (b) choosing between single vs. double-barreled questions, (c) unpacking positive performance, and (d) managing perception mismatches.

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