Comparing Alternative Approaches to Debriefing in a Tool to Support Peer-Led Simulation-Based Training.

This poster describes an early-stage project. It introduces MedDbriefer, a tablet-based tool that allows small groups of paramedic students to practice realistic prehospital emergency care scenarios. While two or more students collaborate as members of an emergency medical service (EMS) team, a peer uses the tablet's checklists to record the team's actions. The system then analyzes the event log to provide an automated debriefing on the team's performance. Although debriefing is purported to be one of simulation-based training's most critical components, there is little research to guide human and automated debriefing. We are implementing two approaches to automated debriefing and will compare their effectiveness in an upcoming randomized controlled trial.