Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effectiveness of video-assisted debriefing versus oral debriefing alone at improving neonatal resuscitation performance: a randomized trial.
Debriefing is a critical component of effective simulation-based medical education. The optimal format in which to conduct debriefing is unknown. The use of video review has been promoted as a means of enhancing debriefing, and video-assisted debriefing is widely used in simulation training. Few empirical studies have evaluated the impact of video-assisted debriefing, and the results of those studies have been mixed. The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of video-assisted debriefing to oral debriefing alone at improving performance in neonatal resuscitation. ⋯ Using this study design, we failed to show a significant educational benefit of video-assisted debriefing. Although our results suggest that the use of video-assisted debriefing may not offer significant advantage over oral debriefing alone, exactly why this is the case remains obscure. Further research is needed to define the optimal role of video review during simulation debriefing in neonatal resuscitation.