GlossaryGuide

Note: this term is often not clearly distinguished from Orientation
or Prebriefing

Etym. “fact or situation of giving preliminary instructions.” 1910

Definition

• An activity immediately preceding the start of a simulation activity where the participants receive essential information about the simulation scenario, such as background information, vital signs, instructions, or guidelines. For example, before beginning a session, faculty conduct a briefing about the scenario to review the information being provided to the participants.

• The information and guidelines given to faculty or simulated patients participating in a scenario to allow them to fully prepare for interactions with the participants. Briefing materials could include a handover, physician referral letter, or an ambulance call transcript. For example, at the start of the simulation scenario, participants receive a notification from ambulance personnel regarding a patient being transported to their facility with a gunshot wound. (Alinier, 2011; Husebø et al., 2012).