Best strategies to implement clinical pathways in an emergency department setting: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Core components of implementation strategy

Core component	Description
Local site champion teams	Nurse educator or Emergency Nurse
	Emergency Physician
Pre-implementation site visits	Assessment of local ED culture, organization and feedback on CP usability (Human Design Factor Analysis)
Ongoing site support	Bimonthly teleconferences with site teams
Educational workshops	Train-the-trainer model
Website support	E-learning modules for each CP
	Resource materials
Posters/reminders	CP-specific visual tools
	Reminders to use CP on relevant charts
Hospital Commitment	Facilitation through hospital approval processes
	Allocation of hospital resources;
	Priorization within other hospital initiatives

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