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    Caring for Each Other: A Resident-Led Peer Debriefing Skills Workshop.
    (Journal of graduate medical education, 2023-04) Lee, Grace S; Dizon, Samantha E; Feeney, Colby D; Lee, Yu-Lin Amy; Jordan, Megan; Galanos, Anthony N; Trinh, Jane V

    Background

    Inadequate time and space to process critical incidents contribute to burnout. Residents do not regularly participate in emotional debriefs. An institutional needs assessment revealed only 11% of surveyed pediatrics and combined medicine-pediatrics residents had participated in a debrief.

    Objective

    The primary objective was to increase resident comfort in participation in peer debriefs after critical incidents from 30% to 50% with implementation of a resident-led peer debriefing skills workshop. Secondary objectives included increasing resident likelihood of leading debriefs and comfort in identifying symptoms of emotional distress.

    Methods

    Internal medicine, pediatrics, and medicine-pediatrics residents were surveyed for baseline participation in debriefs and comfort in leading peer debriefs. Two senior residents became trained debrief facilitators and led a 50-minute peer debriefing skills workshop for co-residents. Pre- and post-workshop surveys assessed participant comfort in and likelihood of leading peer debriefs. Surveys distributed 6 months post-workshop assessed resident debrief participation. We implemented the Model for Improvement from 2019 to 2022.

    Results

    Forty-six (77%) and 44 (73%) of the 60 participants completed the pre- and post-workshop surveys. Post-workshop, residents' reported comfort in leading debriefs increased from 30% to 91%. The likelihood of leading a debrief increased from 51% to 91%. Ninety-five percent (42 of 44) agreed that formal training in debriefing is beneficial. Almost 50% (24 of 52) of surveyed residents preferred to debrief with a peer. Six months post-workshop, 22% (15 of 68) of surveyed residents had led a peer debrief.

    Conclusions

    Many residents prefer to debrief with a peer after critical incidents that cause emotional distress. Resident-led workshops can improve resident comfort in peer debriefing.