How team debriefings can transform anaesthesia culture
Abstract
Debriefing is a structured, shared reflection practice originally developed in military and aviation and increasingly adopted within healthcare, notably in anaesthesia.1,2 Unlike psychological crisis interventions that focus primarily on emotional stabilization after traumatic events, structured team debriefings aim explicitly to facilitate team-based learning from recent experiences, particularly critical incidents.3 At the same time, routine structured debriefings can still provide valuable opportunities for peer support, helping to identify colleagues in need of additional follow-up or psychological assistance.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
Patient Safety and Medication Errors
Team Dynamics and Performance
Publication details
- Journal / source
- BJA Education
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 249–255
- Publication date
- 10 April 2026
- Language
- EN