Proceedings of the Virtual 3rd UK Implementation Science Research Conference

the the implementation Background: Translating evidence into complex health systems is an ongoing chal- lenge. Hospital-based implementation trials are often led by external researchers who, despite expertise in implementation science, lack the necessary understanding of the inner workings of the healthcare system. Partnerships with behavioural scientists to upskill healthcare professionals to lead evidence-based implementation approaches may be more sustainable for effective translation. However, limited guidance exists on the implementation training and support needs of healthcare professionals, and few training programs have been de- scribed or evaluated to date. ( a cluster randomised controlled trial two implementation approaches for improving hereditary cancer referral at eight Australian hospitals. Nine healthcare professionals were recruited from hospitals as ‘ Implementation Leads and trained via one-day workshop. Ongoing support is provided by the re- searchers via teleconferencing prior to key study activities. Implementation Leads participated in semi-structured interviews to ex- plore their perceptions of the training program. Interview transcripts were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Training contents will be presented. Results: Nine Implementation Leads from various professional backgrounds completed the workshop, all of whom participated in post-training interviews. Four key themes were identified: (1) workshop feedback, (2) knowledge and skills, (3) implementation barriers and facilitators, and (4) building health system capacity for implementation. The workshop was positively received, and participants felt well- supported by the research team. A number of areas for improvement were identified. Conclusion: malnutrition of care individualised, dietitian administered nutrition care. to systematised and/or interdis- ciplinary alternatives is an important step towards improved service efficiencies, effectiveness, and patient reported experience measures. a nominal group technique with experts in field to identify and prioritise low-value nutri- practices for de-implementation. Findings highlight the nominal group technique as a useful approach to prioritising embedded, low-value clinical care activities for de-implementation. The individual and group elements of the framework supported establishment of consensus amongst practicing clinicians and policy makers. These findings are currently supporting practice and policy value-based healthcare reform across Queensland hospitals. Background: ESCAPE-pain is a rehabilitation programme for knee and/or hip osteoarth- ritis [1,2]. It is usually delivered in physiotherapy departments, but NHS constraints limits access to the programme. Delivering ESCAPE-pain in community venues could increase accessibility and provide on-going support (3). This study extended delivery of ESCAPE-pain into community venues and evaluated its effectiveness and participant ’ s experiences. Method: We trained 369 exercise professionals to deliver ESCAPE-pain in 41 community centres. Pain, function and quality of life (using Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, K/HOOS) and self-reported activity levels (minutes/week) were measured before and after the programme. Semi-structured interviews estimated people ’ s experi- ences of the programme. Results: 386 participants were recruited, mean age 70 years. Before the programme only 24% of participants were “ active ” , i.e. doing >30 mins activity/week, after participating almost 78% were “ active ” doing >30 mins/week. Participants reported improvements in pain (10 K/HOOS points; p<0.0001), function (9pts; p<0.0001), QoL (10pts; p<0.0001). These improvements enabled people to walk better, far-ther, without aids and reduced their social isolation. Better under- standing of their problems, ability to self-manage Many informal caregivers experience mental health difficulties. E-mental health interventions offer effective and accessible mental health support; however, these interventions are often not implemented. To explore implementation of e-mental health interventions for informal caregivers, a sys- tematic review was conducted to (1) examine implementation barriers and facilitators, and (2) identify implementation and intervention features associ- ated with intervention effectiveness. for Background: The translation of scientific findings in healthcare is notoriously slow, except for a few ground-breaking innovations, healthcare interventions and recently the global response to the public health emer- gency posed by the novel coronavirus (covid-19). Materials and methods: In this study, I evaluated the government plans of the Republic of Cyprus in response to the covid-19 outbreak. I applied the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARiHS) framework to guide our assessment, using the data provided by the Department of Medical and Public Health Services of the Ministry of Health, the Press and Information Office and publicly available data to assess the healthcare capacity to the pandemic response. Results: The initiative of the government of the Republic of Cyprus has been responsive and reactive but not proactive, following the robust and vigorous prototype set by the Chinese government. As soon as the first two covid-19-positive cases were diagnosed on the island, the appropriate services were activated, and a thorough contact-tracing lead to the collection of 195 samples (Figure 1). This was the turning point for the government to initiate immediate measures to slow the spread within the community. Conclusions: As the hub of covid-19 shifted from China to Italy, with Europe be- coming the epicentre of the disease, so did the evidence and sharing of best practices in dealing with the pandemic. The PARiHS frame- work was a useful model to map the spontaneous practice-based implementation plans of the Cypriot government to protect the health of an island with a population of under a million residents. P13. A systematic review of barriers and enablers to the new medicines Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention is a major issue, particularly in the era of antimicrobial resistance. Reducing SSI rates will require, among other priorities, optimisation of antibiotic usage which may be enhanced by feedback [1]. Within the area of surgery, it remains unclear how feedback can best be used to reduce SSIs and improve antibiotic usage. Therefore, this study aims to understand how data from surveillance and audit are utilised in routine surgical practice. Method: A systematic scoping review was conducted. Two electronic health- oriented databases and the bibliographies of relevant articles were searched. We included studies that assessed the use of feedback as a strat- egy either in the prevention and management of SSI and/or in the use of antibiotics perioperatively. The results of included studies were synthesised using a narrative synthesis approach underpinning thematic analysis principles. Implementation strategies were grouped into 73 discrete strategies as suggested by the ERIC implementation science research group [2]. The quality of the individual studies was assessed using Integrated Quality Cri- teria for Systematic Review of Multiple Study Designs. Results: We identified 21 studies: 17 focused on SSI outcomes and 8 de- scribed antibiotic usage in surgery in relation to SSI. These 21 studies described several interventions, mostly multimodal with feedback as a component. Among studies reporting antibiotic usage in surgery most (71%,) discussed compliance with surgical antibiotic prophy- laxis. Fifty-five percent of the studies on SSI outcomes reported significant reduction in infection rates. Feedback was often provided in written format (62%), either individualised (38%) or in group (48%). In 65% of the studies, between one and five of 73 ERIC implementa- tion strategies were used while only one study reported using more than 15 implementation strategies. Background: The first year of the USA ’ s Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) strategy funded 65 planning projects in 46 high-priority jurisdictions to begin studying implementation of evidence-based HIV interventions in local healthcare and public health systems. To maximize the value of implementation science (IS) in these projects, we established the Im- plementation Science Coordination, Consultation, and Collaboration Initiative (ISC 3 I) with two goals: (1) support high-quality IS through expert technical assistance and (2) create opportunities to develop generalizable knowledge from local knowledge through cross-project information sharing, measure harmonization, and data synthesis. This presentation describes the first year of this innovative approach to coordinating HIV implementation research nationally. Methods: To launch ISC 3 I, we invited project leads, their primary implementa- tion partners, and federal health agencies to a two-day summit that focused on applying IS concepts to HIV contexts, facilitated re- searchers and partners ’ co-development of an implementation research logic model, and fostered cross-project dialogue. We created an online community of practice (COP) as a clearinghouse for IS resources and ISC 3 I training and collaboration activities (e.g., webinars, expert coaching, videoconference outcome, and primary analysis. CBO delivery DTC setting lower-than-realistic funding CBO implementation. ’ s pilot Data were collected a focus group four with allied GP and pharmacy staff members. Interviews and focus groups were semi-structured using topic lists based on the RE-AIM implementation framework. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Atlas.ti 8.0 software was used for coding and structuring of themes. A thematic analysis of the data was performed. guided by a theory of change process. It will take place within the surgical department of a national referral hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The study is structured around five distinct phases – pre-implementation, awareness drive, training package, audit and feedback, and evaluation. Plan- Do-Study-Act quality improvement method will be used to provide further evidence to optimise the set of interventions and implementation strategies. Results: The primary outcome of the study is composite measure of com- pleteness of the Nurses Daily Report form. In addition, several process and implementation outcomes will be evaluated to study ef- fects of interventional components and implementation strategies. Further on ity improvement processes will also be collected. We samples t significant improvements in all out- measured pre and post DART for scale up sites: had significantly self-esteem, an improved relationship with their child and their child had fewer emotional and behavioural difficulties. These improvements significantly greater than the no-intervention group, but very similar to the original DART groups run by the NSPCC.

α equal co-senior authors Background: The Swiss federal government promoted the evaluation of an interprofessional patient support model, including regular motivational interviews (patient-pharmacist), medication adherence and patientreported outcomes monitoring and interactions with physicians. The aim of this 15-month study was to evaluate the implementation process of a programme tailored to patients with type 2 diabetes, taking at least one oral antidiabetic treatment.

Materials and methods:
This is a prospective, multi-centric, observational, cohort study using a hybrid implementation-effectiveness design and the Framework for the Implementation of Services in Pharmacy (FISpH) [1]. Outcomes were assessed at each stage of the implementation process using both quantitative and qualitative methods. A set of implementation measures reported on the process (number of pharmacies going through the stages), outcomes (e.g. reach, fidelity) and impact (influencing factors and implementation strategies).

Results:
Describes the indicators of progress along the implementation process. Two-hundred-twelve patients were included to benefit from the support programme in 27 pharmacies. The mean inclusion rate per pharmacy was 8 patients (SD 6, range: 1-29). We observed a step-by-step implementation process: 1) internal organisation: teaching and coaching of the pharmacy team, identification of eligible patients, 2) preparation of inter-professional collaboration: information and local networking with physicians; and 3) relationship building with patients. Main influencing factors were pharmacists' skills in motivational interviewing, support from pharmacy owners, pre-existing local inter-professional networks and profitability of the programme.

Conclusions:
This evaluation provided evidence regarding the implementation capacity and acceptability of the programme by pharmacy teams, patients with diabetes and physicians: a promising start for interprofessional chronic care services.

Background:
The impact of the work environment on the mental health of doctors is internationally recognised. However, research syntheses on interventions that provide support, advice and/or treatment to sick doctors have not fully taken account of intervention complexity and heterogeneity, the multiple dimensions of the issue, nor the challenges of implementing strategies to address mental ill-health in doctors. We: 1) conducted a realist review of interventions to improve doctors' and medical students' mental ill-health, engaging throughout with a diverse group of stakeholders; 2) developed recommendations to support tailoring, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of these strategies.

Method:
Realist review, conducted and reported consistent with RAMESES standards. Research and policy sources identified through bibliographic database searches, purposive searches, and stakeholder engagement. Extracted data analysed using a realist lens to identify explanatory context-mechanism-outcome configurations (CMOcs) of mental ill-health in doctors and medical students. Results: 179 sources were included, 45% of which were from the USA and 74% of which were published in 2009 or later. The synthesis produced 19 CMOcs (processes, relationality, balance, and implementation) explaining how mental ill-health develops in the workplace and how strategies can be implemented to reduce mental ill-health. Trust was identified as highly important in explaining the interplay between implementation strategy, intervention development, and the broader workplace context. Traditional malnutrition models of care apply individualised, dietitian administered nutrition care. Shifting to systematised and/or interdisciplinary alternatives is an important step towards improved service efficiencies, effectiveness, and patient reported experience measures. This study consequently applied a nominal group technique approach with experts in field to identify and prioritise low-value nutrition care practices for de-implementation. Method: Workshops using the nominal group technique were undertaken at eight hospitals across Queensland, Australia administered by a single experienced clinician/implementation expert. Purposively sampled dietitians and nutrition assistants were asked the question "What highly individualised malnutrition care activities do you think we could replace with systematised, interdisciplinary malnutrition care?". Each participant was provided opportunity to individually list and present responses, discuss them as a group, and then vote for the highest priorities; each participant was allowed five votes. Results: Nine workshops were conducted across eight sites. Dietitians (51) and assistants (12) identified 101 dietetics actions to replace with systematised, interdisciplinary alternatives. These were spread across screening (n=5), assessment (n=31), diagnosis (n=2), intervention (n= 45), and monitoring and evaluation (n=18) domains of the nutrition care process. Actions that received the highest number of nominal group technique votes were: comprehensive dietitian assessments for low risk referrals (n=50); dietetics follow-up reviews where unlikely to add substantial benefit (n=32); individualised inpatient educations by dietitian where specialised education or counselling were considered low-value (n=28); individualised food and fluid support for patients who do not require specialised dietitian care (n=22); and assistants undertaking malnutrition screening (n=19).

Conclusion:
Findings highlight the nominal group technique as a useful approach to prioritising embedded, low-value clinical care activities for deimplementation. The individual and group elements of the framework supported establishment of consensus amongst practicing clinicians and policy makers. These findings are currently supporting practice and policy value-based healthcare reform across Queensland hospitals.
Background: Despite health-system evidence-based interventions (EBIs) known to reduce amenable under-5 childhood mortality (U5M), countries struggle to effectively bridge the implementation gap. We applied implementation research (IR) to understand how six countries (Rwanda, Senegal, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Peru) implemented EBIs to contribute to successfully dropping U5M.

Method:
We developed an IR framework building on the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment Framework and Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to include adaptation (EPIA S) and capture contextual factors at the global, national, health system, and individual levels. [1,2] We used mixed methodology to analyze EBI implementation and successes and challenges. Results: These countries took a five-step implementation approach, reflecting EPIAS, to implement the EBIs, recognizing contextual factors needing to be addressed or influencing implementation strategies.
1. Exploration: Understand and research the problem and possible solutions; identify multisectoral stakeholders; identify possible implementation strategies. 2. Preparation: for implementation: Choose EBIs or implementation strategies that fit national contexts, priorities, and identified gaps; identify contextual factors to be addressed or influencing strategies; develop evidence-based guidelines for implementation; plan for monitoring and evaluation. 3. Initiate implementation: Disseminate national protocols; train personnel and stakeholders; implement interventions and accountability frameworks; monitor implementation; follow research and new guidelines to identify new EBIs or strategies. 4. Adaptation: Use monitoring data and stakeholder engagement to determine gaps in fidelity, reach, acceptability, and effectiveness; make evidence-based adaptations; continue monitoring to assess impact; identify new resources needed. 5. Sustainment: Ensure longer-term funding; cultivate a culture of evaluation and implementation of needed changes; integrate training and capacity-building.

Background:
Achieving Universal Health Coverage that includes the availability and delivery of high-quality evidence-based care has been identified as a priority for health system strengthening (HSS) in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) [1]. ASSET is an implementation research programme for HSS working on three care platforms across four sub-Saharan African countries; Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The overall aim of the implementation science theme within ASSET is to advance our understanding of how to design and evaluate HSS interventions across different health systems and contexts to: (1) understand what implementation strategies work, for whom and how, and (2) improve implementation science methodologies applied to such HSS interventions.

Methods:
Using a mixed-method approach we will use implementation determinant and evaluation frameworks as part of 'effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial' designs to evaluate ASSET programme interventions. The pre-implementation phase will collect information on contextual barriers and/or enablers that influence selection of different HSS interventions. The implementation and evaluation phase will evaluate: (1) effectiveness of implementation strategies (based on standardised implementation outcomes assessment), (2) influence of context on the effectiveness of implementation strategies in delivering the interventions, and (3) influence of context on the mechanisms introduced by the interventions to produce improvement. To facilitate comparisons between countries/platforms, we will adapt the 'matrixed multiple case study' approach [2]. This methodology organises, analyses and presents common and heterogeneous findings across implementation sites, in order to seek generalizable knowledge regarding what and how local factors influence implementation.
Results: This is a protocol to design and evaluate HSS interventions, so as such no results are applicable.

Conclusions:
This research programme will create a compilation of implementation strategies used in LMIC contexts and compare the associated barriers and the effectiveness on implementation outcomes. Given this is one of the first large scale programmes to design and evaluate HSS interventions across multiple study sites, we hope to use this opportunity to address key methodological challenges associated with such programmes. Background: ESCAPE-pain is a rehabilitation programme for knee and/or hip osteoarthritis [1,2]. It is usually delivered in physiotherapy departments, but NHS constraints limits access to the programme. Delivering ESCAPE-pain in community venues could increase accessibility and provide on-going support (3). This study extended delivery of ESCAPE-pain into community venues and evaluated its effectiveness and participant's experiences.

Method:
We trained 369 exercise professionals to deliver ESCAPE-pain in 41 community centres. Pain, function and quality of life (using Knee or Hip Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, K/HOOS) and self-reported activity levels (minutes/week) were measured before and after the programme. Semi-structured interviews estimated people's experiences of the programme. Results: 386 participants were recruited, mean age 70 years. Before the programme only 24% of participants were "active", i.e. doing >30 mins activity/week, after participating almost 78% were "active" doing >30 mins/week. Participants reported improvements in pain (10 K/HOOS points; p<0.0001), function (9pts; p<0.0001), QoL (10pts; p<0.0001). These improvements enabled people to walk better, farther, without aids and reduced their social isolation. Better understanding of their problems, ability to self-manage their problems and exercise self-efficacy (the confidence to use exercise to control pain and its impact), made people much more optimistic and they described "the world was a brighter place". Concomitant with these improvements overall healthcare utilisation reduced. Because they enjoyed the programme most participants were planning to continue exercising to try to maintain these benefits, had joined classes and taken up activities (swimming, golf, walking, yoga).

Conclusion:
ESCAPE-pain can be safely delivered by exercise professionals as a community-based rehabilitation programme, it retains its effectiveness and nurtures habitual exercise in participants. As a communitybased programme will enable many more people to access the programme and benefit. As a result of this study ESCAPE-pain is now being in many more community venues across the UK [3].

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Background: The call for universal health coverage within low-and middle-income countries, requires the implementation and scale-up of interventions that are known to be effective. 1 Achieving universal health coverage requires robust implementation research (IR) that evaluates the influence of context on the effectiveness of interventions to deliver evidence-based care [1]. However, where IR uses a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to test the effectiveness of interventions to deliver care that is known to be effective, clinical equipoise may no longer be relevant [2]. IR is fundamentally about evaluating the influence of context on the effectiveness of interventions to deliver evidence-based care [3]. However, the process of conceptualising whether there is sufficient evidence about context to generalise findings from previous research to a new setting is rarely reported, leaving uncertainty as to whether an RCT is justified. This raises important ethical concerns surrounding participants in the control arm of an RCT being exposed to unnecessary harms associated with denying individuals access to care that is known or can be expected to be effective, in the local context [2]. Proposed methods to address ethical concerns: To address this ethical concern, we propose a complementary approach to clinical equipoise for IR, known as "contextual equipoise." We further propose that IR that uses an RCT needs to clearly articulate the grounds for contextual equipoise. However, the process of understanding contextual equipoise raises ontological and epistemological challenges for assessing the certainty of evidence. We discuss these challenges and argue that a guiding principle should be uncertainty amongst key stakeholders, as to the influence of context on the delivery evidence-based care.

Results:
This abstract proposes a complementary approach to clinical equipoise for IR, so it is in preliminary stages.

Conclusions:
To guide researchers, we describe how theory-driven methods can be applied to help understand if contextual equipoise is justified. We hope our approach helps researchers to better understand and ensure the ethical principle of beneficence is upheld in the real-world contexts of IR in low-resource settings. however, these interventions are often not implemented. To explore implementation of e-mental health interventions for informal caregivers, a systematic review was conducted to (1) examine implementation barriers and facilitators, and (2) identify implementation and intervention features associated with intervention effectiveness.

Method:
Multiple electronic databases were searched for studies published since 2007 reporting on the implementation and/or effectiveness of e-mental health interventions for informal caregivers of adults with chronic diseases. A thematic synthesis of data related to implementation will be used to identify implementation barriers and facilitators. A qualitative comparative analysis, using data from pragmatic randomized controlled trials, will be used to determine combinations of conditions related to an intervention's implementation or program features, sufficient for intervention effectiveness.

Results:
Electronic database searches yielded 9248 unique records to undergo title/ abstract screening. The literature screening process is currently underway to identify full-texts eligible for inclusion in the analysis. Preliminary findings will be presented. Implementation barriers and facilitators identified in the thematic synthesis will be presented. These barriers and facilitators will be linked to initial results from the qualitative comparative analysis, as barriers and facilitators may relate to conditions important for intervention effectiveness. Practical applications of these findings will be discussed. If a qualitative comparative analysis cannot be completed prior to the conference, pragmatic trials reporting on intervention effectiveness will be descriptively summarized and analysis plans discussed.

Conclusions:
This review will identify key factors to consider during implementation of e-mental health interventions for informal caregivers and present potential solutions to overcome implementation barriers. These findings can be used to inform intervention design and implementation strategies to facilitate the implementation of e-mental health services for informal caregivers.

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The importance of stakeholder engagement in the development and implementation of novel interventions in lower- Background: The 2015 South African Department of Health and the 2016 World Health Organization's antenatal care guidelines include the recommendation of a routine pregnancy ultrasound before 24 weeks. The HPHB study in Soweto, South Africa, uses scientific evidence on the value of early ultrasounds as a basis for designing an intervention that capitalises on the socio-emotional responses of prospective parents to images of their foetus's development, the sound of their heartbeat and images that they can share with family and friends. The intervention is embedded in routine health services at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital (CHBH) and is being tested through a randomised controlled trial with evaluation of benefits for parents and children at 6 weeks and 6 months' follow-up. This ongoing study employed multilevel stakeholder engagement strategies during early conceptualisation and development, as well as throughout implementation of the trial.

Method:
Stakeholder engagement included meetings and presentations with health policy and management at national and provincial levels; management, clinicians and clerical staff at the referring hospital; district and ward health service staff, non-governmental organizations , academics and researchers.

Results:
Formative research conducted with pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at CHBH was key to the intervention development and design. Close collaborations were established with the clinical services at CHBH to ensure efficient and effective recruitment practices and clinical oversight of the trial procedures. Ongoing consultation with a key stakeholder network comprising policy makers, programme implementers, academics, researchers and representatives of multilateral and public benefit organisations, inform intervention procedures and strategies to address challenges that arise during trial implementation. Implementation is monitored and informed through ongoing reflection from staff and formal and informal feedback received from participants.

Conclusion:
Meaningful and effective stakeholder engagement is necessary for the development and translation of promising interventions that can be integrated into routine health services, especially in lowerresourced settings. O12. An

Background:
The translation of scientific findings in healthcare is notoriously slow, except for a few ground-breaking innovations, healthcare interventions and recently the global response to the public health emergency posed by the novel coronavirus (covid-19).

Materials and methods:
In this study, I evaluated the government plans of the Republic of Cyprus in response to the covid-19 outbreak. I applied the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARiHS) framework to guide our assessment, using the data provided by the Department of Medical and Public Health Services of the Ministry of Health, the Press and Information Office and publicly available data to assess the healthcare capacity to the pandemic response.

Results:
The initiative of the government of the Republic of Cyprus has been responsive and reactive but not proactive, following the robust and vigorous prototype set by the Chinese government. As soon as the first two covid-19-positive cases were diagnosed on the island, the appropriate services were activated, and a thorough contact-tracing lead to the collection of 195 samples ( Figure 1). This was the turning point for the government to initiate immediate measures to slow the spread within the community.

Conclusions:
As the hub of covid-19 shifted from China to Italy, with Europe becoming the epicentre of the disease, so did the evidence and sharing of best practices in dealing with the pandemic. The PARiHS framework was a useful model to map the spontaneous practice-based implementation plans of the Cypriot government to protect the health of an island with a population of under a million residents. Background: Implementation of innovations in healthcare, including new medicines, in the United Kingdom is often lacking behind other countries [1]. The slow uptake of new medicines can delay improvements in patient care and healthcare efficiency. This systematic review aimed to identify factors affecting the uptake of new medicines into practice within healthcare organisations.

Method:
The systematic review followed the developed protocol registered with PROSPERO database (CRD42018108536).

Results:
The search yielded 35,806 unique titles. Screening of titles and abstracts resulted in 151 papers for full-text review, which further excluded 113 papers. Eleven studies were identified after screening references and citations of included studies. A total of 49 studies were included in the review. The majority of the studies (n=47) were quantitative. Most of the studies (n=36) used secondary data from various databases, e.g. insurance databases. The methodological quality of studies ranged from 45% to 81% with a mean score of 67%. The review findings were grouped into five thematic areas: patient, prescriber, drug, organisational, and external environment factors ( Figure 1). Of the five thematic areas coded, organisational, external environment, prescriber and patient factors were the most frequently discussed in the reviewed studies.

Conclusions:
The systematic review highlighted various factors affecting the uptake of new medicines. However, factors related to behaviour change were scarcely studied in the reviewed studies. Our further research builds on and explores the review findings using a qualitative approach to identify factors that may not be present in the secondary data, for instance factors related to behaviour change.  Background: gameChange is the NIHR 2017 Mental Health Challenge Award winning project, exploring whether a virtual reality therapy (VRT) can reduce social avoidance for people who experience psychosis, led by Oxford University. The project includes a year-long randomised controlled trial of the gameChange intervention across five NHS trusts. Of 432 participants recruited, half will receive their usual treatment and half will receive six sessions of VRT through a headset guided by a virtual coach. The project also includes a focus on the implementation and adoption of the VRT within the NHS, with involvement a key priority. This poster reports on the implementation strand, led by MindTech in partnership with The McPin Foundation, a mental health research charity.

Method:
Barriers and facilitators were identified and, along with the expertise of the project's Lived Experience Advisory Panel, iteratively informed meetings, workshops and visits involving stakeholders (including staff and service users) in all participating trial sites. The condition, technology, organisation and adopters as well as wider system and value proposition were considered so as to facilitate implementation [1].

Results:
The research and design of the VRT was shaped through experiential and professional expertise of the condition and the organisation; through geographical and organisational knowledge accounting for appropriate recruitment and site variability. It also enabled reflection of research practice through prioritisation of data collection methods and analysis, strengthening relevance to real-life practice.

Conclusion:
The involvement of potential users from early in development can support not just the intervention's design but also its delivery and implementation. This enables even new and untried digital health interventions to be designed, developed and delivered in more contextually relevant ways. Consequently, these DHIs can be adopted more confidently into healthcare services. Thus, we conclude that relevance in practice can come from involvement in research.

Background:
To facilitate scale-up of two psychoeducational programmes for people with type 1 diabetes and problematic hypoglycaemia, we have set out to build our understanding of facilitators and barriers to their implementation post-trial.

Method:
This was an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 2 trial (NCT02940873) taking place between 2016 and 2021 across five hospitals in the UK and USA. It tested two psychoeducational programmes for managing hypoglycaemia in diabetes. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 50% of the programme participants (N=41), all healthcare professionals involved in intervention delivery (N=28), and people who declined to take part in the programmes (N=4). NVivo 12 was used to analyse the interviews and interpret the responses inductively and deductively using a thematic approach. Ethical approval was received and all research participants provided written consent.

Results:
Four themes were identified from the interviews as important to consider for scale-up of the two psychoeducational programmes: 1. Stakeholder buy-in, incl. both, healthcare professionals and patients, to ensure that sufficient number of patients who would benefit the most from the programmes are identified effectively, given that this is a niche patient group (10% of population with type 1 diabetes), 2. Adequate funding to ensure that hospitals in the UK are able to deliver the programmes, and adequate insurance cover is available for the patients in the USA to receive the programme, 3. Fidelity and quality assurance to ensure that the programmes are delivered as originally intended providing most benefit to patients; 4. Adaptations necessary to increase reach so that more patients have access to the programmes, including flexible mode of delivery, location of the courses, timing of the sessions, and the intensity of the content.

Conclusion:
Tension was identified between (1) needing to ensure the fidelity and quality assurance of the programmes post-trial, and (2) adaptations needed to increase reach.

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The role of stakeholder-engaged effectiveness-implementation hybrid designs in health care research: methodological challenges and opportunities through the lens of a case hybrid study Tayana  Background: Through the lens of an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 2 study (NCT02940873) we describe how such multidimensional methodology can help form stakeholder-centred interventions, care and practice. We also reflect on methodological challenges and opportunities with stakeholder-engaged hybrids in the effort to help advance the emerging field of these designs in health care research. Method: The case study tested two psychoeducational programmes in diabetes. It consisted of effectiveness testing accompanied by the implementation assessments while shaped by the stakeholder inputs -these have been parallel yet mutually interacting formative processes.
The key intervention stakeholders for the hybrid were identified through the stakeholder snowballing technique. The engagement with the identified stakeholders was structured based on the principles reported in the literature, i.e., clear goals for engagement and regular communication channels for continuous partnership building.
In total 17 study meetings were conducted with overall 28 intervention stakeholders, including, individuals with lived experience (n=6), and healthcare professionals (n=22).

Results:
The stakeholder input has enabled relevant, feasible, and appropriate implementation outcomes, validated surveys, interview questions, participant groups, and measurement time-points to be identified. We also identified key challenges and opportunities of working within such complex research landscape, thus contributing to the scientific understanding of stakeholder-engaged hybrid methods for evaluating and implementing complex interventions within health care. These were as follows: (1) data richness, (2) wide range of participant groups, and (3) pre-and post-intervention assessments.

Conclusion:
Stakeholder-led methodology and engagement is critical to ensuring relevance and feasibility of the study design across different hospital settings and countries helping overcome challenges. Such design involves systematic study planning and organisation based on the principles for stakeholder engagement reported in the literature, and a thoughtful assessment of outcomes utilising mixed methods across multi-participant groups and sources.

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Using Background: There is a clinical implementation gap in patient care between what is applied and what we know works best. Changing this within a complex system is challenging. Studying change from outside the system is even harder. This study aimed to develop an anchoring framework seeking to bring implementation research and implementation practice together for the benefit of translating new science into quality care at the coalface of change.
Method: Phase 1: Examination of existing literature to understand how researchers outside healthcare approached wicked problems such as poverty, domestic violence, AIDS prevention. Methodological and epistemological aspects of approaches were noted and compared to implementation science models, frameworks, and theories to assess the methodological and epistemological grounding. Phase 2: Development of a new framework for undertaking implementation research in parallel with implementation practice to understand changes in complex adaptive systems. Phase 3: Deployed the newly developed framework across 3 projects focused on the design and implementation of genomic service delivery models.

Results:
The new framework -Systems-informed Participatory Action Implementation Research (SPAIR) -combines Systems science, Participatory Action Research (PAR), and Implementation science models, frameworks, and theories ( Figure 1). Preliminary results using the SPAIR approach: 1) flexible to deploy using implementation frameworks, 2) direct, real-time positive impact on implementation efforts, 3) builds implementation science skills and capacity within organisations, and 4) directly promotes implementation science and practice. Conclusion: SPAIR can be deployed as the underlying template for leading implementation research and practice within complex adaptive systems.

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Understanding the intervention co-design process for perioperative antibiotic use at tertiary care hospital in Southern part of India: a two phased qualitative study Shalini Ahuja 1¥ , Gregory Godwin 2¥ , Gabriel Birgand 3 , Andrew Leather 2 , Sanjeev Singh 4 , Pranav V 4 , Nathan Peiffer-Smadja 3 , Esmita Charani 3 , Alison Holmes 3 , Nick Sevdalis 1 , on behalf of co-investigators of ASPIRES Increased antibiotic consumption, linked to antimicrobial resistance and health care associated infections, is a major health issue in lowand middle income countries [1]. Antimicrobial stewardship is a crucial intervention to improve antibiotic usage throughout the surgical pathway and decrease surgical site infection. The aim of this study is to understand the co-design process of selecting interventions and implementation strategies, and to identify barriers and facilitators to the delivery of interventions targeting infection prevention and control (IPC) and antibiotic use perioperatively.

Method:
A two-phased qualitative study was undertaken. Phase 1: in depth interviews (n=10) were conducted to understand the context and to identify potential interventions and strategies. Phase 2: theory of change consultative workshops (n=2) explored barriers and facilitators in the implementation of the interventions [2]. Data were analysed using framework thematic analysis and thematic synthesis principles.

Results:
Overburdened health workforce along with cultural and professional hierarchies were amongst the various factors identified, exacerbated by organisational factors including lack of resources and ineffective information relay systems. In comparison, existing antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programme and department specific IPC protocols within the hospital were critical facilitators. Potential implementation strategies were selected: cascade feedback to health workers on infection rates; emphasise AMS and IPC protocols through additional on the job trainings; ensure communication consistency amongst IPC and AMS teams.

Conclusion:
Context specific barriers and facilitators can inform implementation practice to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. Future intervention design studies can consider three policy implications strategies which emerged from our analysis and experience: enhancing consultations during the intervention design, better consideration of implementation challenges during design, and better recognition of coordinating mechanisms between different departments.

Background:
Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention is a major issue, particularly in the era of antimicrobial resistance. Reducing SSI rates will require, among other priorities, optimisation of antibiotic usage which may be enhanced by feedback [1]. Within the area of surgery, it remains unclear how feedback can best be used to reduce SSIs and improve antibiotic usage. Therefore, this study aims to understand how data from surveillance and audit are utilised in routine surgical practice.

Method:
A systematic scoping review was conducted. Two electronic healthoriented databases and the bibliographies of relevant articles were searched. We included studies that assessed the use of feedback as a strategy either in the prevention and management of SSI and/or in the use of antibiotics perioperatively. The results of included studies were synthesised using a narrative synthesis approach underpinning thematic analysis principles. Implementation strategies were grouped into 73 discrete strategies as suggested by the ERIC implementation science research group [2]. The quality of the individual studies was assessed using Integrated Quality Criteria for Systematic Review of Multiple Study Designs.

Results:
We identified 21 studies: 17 focused on SSI outcomes and 8 described antibiotic usage in surgery in relation to SSI. These 21 studies described several interventions, mostly multimodal with feedback as a component. Among studies reporting antibiotic usage in surgery most (71%,) discussed compliance with surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. Fifty-five percent of the studies on SSI outcomes reported significant reduction in infection rates. Feedback was often provided in written format (62%), either individualised (38%) or in group (48%).
In 65% of the studies, between one and five of 73 ERIC implementation strategies were used while only one study reported using more than 15 implementation strategies.

Conclusion:
Our study summarises the efficacy of auditing and surveillance outputs by analysing implementation strategies and highlights the need for feedback to all levels of health care professionals involved in perioperative care of surgical patients.

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Deliberation before implementation: Co-designing and coproducing effective relationships in youth justice settings Jackie Dwane, Dr. Background: There are 105 youth diversion projects across Ireland targeting young people in trouble with the law. It is estimated that 60 percent of professionals' time spent in these projects relates to building professional relationships with young people. This relationship effort accounts for approximately €8 million taxpayer's investment each year. The objective of the relationship is to motivate young people towards pro-social trajectories. However, the practice is largely uncodified or sufficiently described in terms of highlighting and incentivising approaches which are informed by the available evidence.

Method:
An Action Research Project (ARP) on behalf of the Department of Justice and Equality is underway to identify the most potent mechanisms within the best relationships. The study involves 16 projects. Initially a Systematic Evidence Review of high quality youth programmes examined underlying relationship 'mechanisms'. The project then involved academics and practitioners co-designing new evidence informed guidance on relationship-building to improve the effectiveness of everyday practice. An implementation study will complement a realist evaluation of the ARP. The researchers are routinely collecting data through a series of reflective conversations with practitioners over several months to track the experiences of each project implementing the new guidance, time stamped to document key internal and external events. Focused workshops with the wider teams will further interrogate this experience. The researchers are using the Proctor implementation outcomes framework [1] to shape their analysis of the data collected from across the 16 projects.

Results:
The implementation study charts the projects' experience of codesign and transforming guidance into practice. Projects have responded to phase one of the co-design process with enthusiasm and we can report initial 'buy-in' and motivation is high.

Conclusion:
This presentation will outline the implementation study so far in terms of the methodological design, interim implementation findings, next steps and our reflections on a complex co-design process.

Background:
While the field of implementation science has advanced in recent years, this has coincided with a growing divide between the science and practice of implementation. One strategy to bridge this gap is training implementation practitioners to apply implementation science to their initiatives in a thoughtful and proactive way. Effective implementation capacity building should be based on core competencies -the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours needed to apply implementation science. There is a growing body of literature on core competencies for implementation scientists, but the same progress has not been made for core competencies for implementation practitioners. Building applied implementation science capacity at the practitioner level can foster better implementation and overall improved population-level impacts; therefore, understanding the core competencies for applying implementation science at the front line is paramount. The goal of this project was to extrapolate and synthesize core competencies for implementation practitioners.

Method:
We scanned the published and grey literature to identify core competencies for implementation practice. Six documents outlining (or including components of) core competencies for implementation practice were retrieved. Two analysts reviewed each document using a content analysis approach. Competencies relevant to implementation practice were extracted into an abstraction form and consolidated into a list of common competencies. The refined list of competencies was then grouped thematically into overarching implementation "activities" (e.g., understanding the problem, facilitating implementation).

Results:
We identified 37 core competencies which we categorized into 10 implementation activities: Inspiring Stakeholders and Developing Relationships; Building Implementation Teams; Understanding the Problem; Using Evidence to Inform all Aspects of KT; Assessing the Context; Facilitating Implementation; Evaluation; Planning for Sustainability; Brokering Knowledge; and Disseminating Evidence. Additionally, we identified 5 values or guiding principles for implementation practice, which emerged from the document review.

Conclusion:
The competencies can be used as a guide to prioritize capacity building efforts.

Background:
There is recent acknowledgement of a growing divide between implementation science and practice. Unfortunately, applying implementation science in practice can be challenging because implementation scientists have not emphasized how models, theories, and frameworks can be applied. Given that implementation science is an applied science, describing and understanding its realworld applications is critical in order to implement evidence-based interventions and achieve outcomes.

Method:
Based on a synthesis of the literature, we developed and administered an approach to train practitioners to apply implementation science to practice. Results: Step 1. Select a process model. Implementation efforts should first be guided by a process model that describes the actionable steps required to close the evidence-to-practice gap.
Step 2. Select a theory of change. At its core, implementation science is about creating individual, organizational, and/or systems change. Therefore, implementation efforts require a theory of change of each level of change (individual, team, organization, community, system).
Theories are typically applied during program development stages of implementation process models, where barriers and facilitators to change are assessed and behavior change strategies are selected that are linked to specific change theories.
Step 3. Select frameworks that align with the objectives of each process model stage. There are over 150 frameworks used in implementation science; therefore, it can be challenging to select an appropriate framework. Most implementation efforts require the use of multiple frameworks, for example a framework to consider individual barriers and facilitators to change, contextual factors, roles in implementation, and implementation outcomes.

Conclusion:
This approach to practice implementation provides a roadmap for how to understand and organize the implementation science MTFs in a practical and applied manner. What makes this approach unique is the way that these distinct elements from implementation science, which are inherently interconnected, are linked and woven together to build a practical bridge from research to practice.

Background:
In Sierra Leone (SL) 1 in 17 women die during pregnancy. The majority of deaths are preventable, detectable by abnormalities in blood pressure and heart rate (vital signs). The CRADLE vital signs monitor is accurate and affordable, incorporating a traffic-light early warning system and shock index calculator.
A hybrid effectiveness-implementation RCT demonstrated that the CRADLE device and training significantly reduced maternal death and eclampsia in SL. Working with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), funded by DfID, we are implementing a national scaleup built on locally piloted strategies.

Methods:
The "Theory of Readiness for Change" and "IHI Framework for Going to Full Scale" guided scale-up of this complex intervention. Support systems and adoption mechanisms were continuously iterated. We recorded acceptability, fidelity, adoption and reach alongside policy and practice implications.

Results:
MoHS, WHO and UNICEF provided political and organisational leadership alongside key stakeholders at the national launch in January2020.

Methods:
A mixed method approach underpinned by the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance) [1]. Data were collected from participating sites on resident referral, evaluation of educational sessions and focus groups with ECHO participants.

Results:
Reach:15 nursing homes were invited to take part and 12 participated. Efficacy: Data from the ECHO session evaluations and focus groups showed a positive impact on participants, particularly from the shared learning experiences but areas for future learning were identified. Adoption: Staff reported knowledge improvement and the translation into changes in practice. Implementation: Data on resident referral to acute care during the ECHO project shows that 50% were referred by nursing home staff.

Conclusions:
Recommendations for maintenance of positive outcomes include strategies to improve staff participation and encourage General Practitioner involvement in the programme.

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Background: The first year of the USA's Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) strategy funded 65 planning projects in 46 high-priority jurisdictions to begin studying implementation of evidence-based HIV interventions in local healthcare and public health systems. To maximize the value of implementation science (IS) in these projects, we established the Implementation Science Coordination, Consultation, and Collaboration Initiative (ISC 3 I) with two goals: (1) support high-quality IS through expert technical assistance and (2) create opportunities to develop generalizable knowledge from local knowledge through cross-project information sharing, measure harmonization, and data synthesis. This presentation describes the first year of this innovative approach to coordinating HIV implementation research nationally.

Methods:
To launch ISC 3 I, we invited project leads, their primary implementation partners, and federal health agencies to a two-day summit that focused on applying IS concepts to HIV contexts, facilitated researchers and partners' co-development of an implementation research logic model, and fostered cross-project dialogue. We created an online community of practice (COP) as a clearinghouse for IS resources and ISC 3 I training and collaboration activities (e.g., webinars, expert coaching, videoconference discussions). We also established infrastructure to collect data from the projects, which we are using to inform coordinated IS measures and constructs to put forth for recommended use across future EHE-related projects.

Results:
Because most project leads had limited prior IS training or experience, and most projects are in the formative stage, ongoing coordination challenges include differentiating interventions from implementation strategies and identifying appropriate implementation outcomes. However, many teams have engaged with ISC 3 I activities and reported them to be helpful. Additional lessons learned will be discussed. Conclusions: ISC 3 I represents an unprecedented opportunity to expand IS capacity and develop generalizable knowledge for HIV prevention and treatment in the US. We aim to further codify our measure harmonization efforts as we move into the next year of EHE.

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Implementer Background: Quality Improvement (QI) programs rarely consider how their intervention can be sustained long-term. Failing to adequately consider sustainability contributes to research waste and has the potential to make patient outcomes worse, if patients relied upon the QI program to improve quality of care. A survey of authors of randomized trials of diabetes QI interventions included in an ongoing systematic review found that 78% of trials reported improved quality of care, but 40% of these trials were not sustained following study completion. This study further explores why and how the effective interventions were sustained, spread or scaled.

Method:
This study features telephone interviews with those who have implemented diabetes QI intervention studies between 2004-2014 included in a systematic review, completed the sustainability survey, and agreed to further contact. Two team members independently used inductive coding to identify key themes, with case examples used to show trajectories across projects and people.

Results:
Eleven trial authors (n=9 male; 13 studies) participated. 12/13 studies featured interventions that were deemed "effective" in the survey; 5/ 13 reported that the intervention was "sustained". Four interacting themes were identified: understanding the concepts of implementation, sustainability, sustainment, spread and scale; knowing the roles of the people involved; having the appropriate competencies; and that individual and organisational capacity is needed. Participant stories highlight the varied trajectories of projects and people, such as the participant who led an effective intervention, however left academia in order to implement it at scale.

Conclusion:
Researchers need to think beyond effectiveness and consider if an intervention is also feasible and sustainable, with potential for spread or scalability. Lessons learned highlight the potential for collaborating with experts outside of health, such as those with expertise in business and organizational management. Background: There is still much to understand about scaling-up eHealth HIV prevention interventions. Implementation research can help bridge the research-to-practice gap, but study conditions must emulate realworld delivery contexts and procedures to maximize knowledge gained. In the context of a randomized comparative implementation trial, we evaluated the pragmatism of two delivery approaches for an evidence-based eHealth HIV prevention intervention for young men who have sex with men.

Method:
Keep It Up! is an effectiveness-implementation type III hybrid cluster RCT comparing two strategies designed to resemble real-world implementation: direct-to consumer (DTC) vs. delivery through communitybased organizations (CBO). Using the Pragmatic-Explanatory Continuum Indicator Summary tool (PRECIS-2) [1], we compared the strategies on nine domains, each scored on a continuum (1=very explanatory to 5=very pragmatic). Three coders per arm ranked and provided rationale for each domain and discussed differences to arrive at consensus ranking. Results were reviewed with three additional coders to ensure coding standardization across arms.

Results:
Both arms ranked as rather or very pragmatic on most domains. They had equal scores on seven of nine domains: eligibility, recruitment, flexibility of intervention in delivery and adherence, follow-up, primary outcome, and primary analysis. CBO delivery scored lower than DTC on the setting domain due to lower-than-realistic funding for CBO implementation. DTC delivery scored lower than CBO on the organization domain based on staff's expertise and resources delivering DTC that may not be matched under usual conditions. Interpretation of some PRECIS-2 domains varied between arms, where DTC focused on individual users of the intervention and CBO focused on implementers.

Conclusion:
Application of the PRECIS-2 helped validate our pragmatic study design and increased our confidence that both arms highly resembled real-world implementation procedures. This is one of the few applications of PRECIS-2 to an implementation trial and highlights the need for minor modifications to the tool for this purpose.

Background:
The first 1,000 days of a child's life are an important period for growth and cognitive development. Exposures during pregnancy and infancy may alter lifetime risk of overall development and dental health [1]. The Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) is a low-cost bottom-up approach that mobilises communities to identify, prioritise, implement, and evaluate their needs and solutions through culturally-sensitive group discussions [2]. Recognising PLA has been successful in LMICs and the importance of community engagement, the NEON study aimed at improving infant feeding, care, and dental hygiene practices of South Asians (SA) in two deprived East London boroughs (Tower Hamlets & Newham) by reverse innovating the WHO-recommended PLA approach from LMICs.

Method:
Our approach was developed through a series of workshops with community and local stakeholders facilitated by experts in PLA. Adaptation is supported by multilingual community facilitators (CFs) and the local health and social care systems. We are currently co-developing the PLA intervention toolkit consisted of; (i) PLA group facilitator manual, (ii) picture cards, (iii) healthy food recipes & (iv) community asset map by undertaking monthly development meetings with SA CFs (n=10) and refinement workshops with a larger audience of SA residents (n=50). Initially done face-to-face, we are now utilising blended-approach of online meetings due to COVID-19.

Results:
The PLA approach was highly acceptable to participants. However, the feasibility of undertaking 12-session PLA cycle was questioned. We have since adapted the model to shorter cycles (7&6 session). Strong community ownership presented with CFs engaged in developing culturally-tailored PLA intervention content including a digitally shareable asset map consisting of local resources and services.

Conclusion:
NEON is an exemplar of how to adapt tailored culturally-sensitive community-based intervention from LMICs to urban high-income setting. The PLA is an acceptable and feasible approach to address public health issues in marginalised poorly-resourced and ethnicallydiverse community.

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Pragmatic parallel mixed methods investigation into implementation of home-based cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure patients: methodological Background: Low uptake of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a global problem, particularly for heart failure patients (HFPs), who are often older and more frail than other cardiac patients. Offering alternative forms of CR (e.g. home-based programmes) might improve uptake. This is especially relevant in the current COVID-19 pandemic where HFPs are asked to self-isolate. Rehabilitation Enablement in Chronic Heart Failure (REACH-HF) is a home-and evidence-based CR programme for HFPs. The effectiveness of REACH-HF has been established in two clinical trials. [1,2] Subsequently, four NHS Beacon Sites are delivering REACH-HF to 200 patients in England and Northern Ireland.

Method:
A multi-method study, conducted in five phases (two completed and three ongoing), to evaluate the implementation of REACH-HF. The Normalisation Process Theory will be used as a framework to inform data collection/analysis. [3] 1. A systematic review identified professional and system-level factors affecting the delivery of CR for HFPs. 2. Qualitative in-depth interviews and focus groups with key healthcare professionals (HCPs). Thematic analysis of qualitative data informed a pragmatic REACH-HF implementation manual for HCPs. 3. Participatory action research: feedback from key stakeholders will lead to refinement of the implementation manual. This will be further piloted in an implementation study in Scotland. 4. Implementation fidelity will be assessed by coding audio recordings of treatments using the existing REACH-HF fidelity checklist. Scores will be compared to fidelity achieved in the clinical trial. 5. Audit: pre-post treatment outcomes will be analysed using data from the National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation. Real-world patient outcomes will be compared to outcomes achieved in the clinical trial. Results: Summary data will be presented from the systematic review and qualitative elements of the study, along with a discussion of the planned synthesis of data from all five phases using metaethnography. [4] Conclusion: When completed, this study will identify ways to improve the CR provision for HFPs.

Background:
Limited resources in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) mean health interventions must compete against other projects for political priority. Policy-makers make decisions using subjective and objective criteria [1]. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Surgical Safety Checklist reduces surgical mortality and morbidity [2] but its economic impact is unknown. We undertook a return-on-investment (ROI) analysis of checklist scale-up in Madagascar, Benin and Cameroon.

Method:
The ROI analysis used two approaches: cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) and benefit-cost analysis, (BCA). We estimated the years of life lost (YLL) due to post-operative mortality that would be averted through checklist use, and then using total project costs we estimated incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) for each country. We estimated benefit-cost ratios (BCR) using the value of a statistical life-year approach. All monetary values are expressed in US$ using World Bank purchasing power parity and discounted at 4%.

Results:
The ICERs are $62, $16 and $74 per YLL averted, and the BCRs are 17, 120 and 55 for Madagascar, Benin and Cameroon, respectively. The BCRs mean that for every $1 USD spent, the potential return is $17 -120. Following WHO criteria [3] checklist scale up is 'very costeffective'; using more stringent criteria, it ranks within the top 33 cost-effective interventions in LMICs (see Table 1) [4].

Conclusion:
Checklist scale-up is very cost-effective and gives a good ROI. This research offers policy-makers evidence to help make checklist implementation a national priority. Our methodology offers a 'blueprint' for including implementation costs in health economic evaluations of other safety and quality improvement interventions. Background: Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy (DCM) is a progressive disorder of the spinal cord, caused by arthritis. It is common (~2% of adults) and has a significant impact on health-related quality of life. Advances in care are urgently needed. RECODE-DCM (Research Objectives and Common Data Elements in DCM) is an international collaboration which aims to improve research efficiency in DCM, and ultimately accelerate advances in care. As a first step, it has recently completed a James Lind Alliance research priority-setting process. RECODE's success now depends on the dissemination and uptake of these priorities. However, this is challenging in DCM for a number of reasons, including a lack of recognition, lack of established lobbying or advocate groups, and the numerous different healthcare professionals involved in management pathways.

Method:
To facilitate implementation key stakeholders termed 'Agents of Change' (AoC) were identified at a multi-disciplinary workshop. A tailored international search strategy was then conducted to identify potential agents, itemising with key meta-data and indexing against relevant research priorities.

Results:
Researchers, funders, non-profit and charities and scientific conferences were identified as key AoC. These were identified in three project arms. The research arm created a database of conferences at which to promote the research priorities, a database of researchers already working on the priorities, and a database of journals in which this work is being published. The funding arm created a database of current and potential funders. The organisations arm created a database of charities and non-profit organisations which could help promote the priorities. Project completion date 20th May 2020.

Conclusion:
Research on DCM, whilst currently under-developed, is rapidly accelerating. The RECODE-DCM Enviro-Scan has identified and indexed key agents for its implementation.

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A co-designed intervention to enhance the national audit of

Background:
Patients with dementia do not always get best care [1]. Hospitals use audit and feedback to improve dementia care. Audit and feedback is variably effective at improving care [2]. There have been calls to test potential enhancements to national audit [3]. Both evidence and theory describe practices that might affect the effectiveness of audit and feedback [2,4]. We aimed to describe the content and delivery of the national audit of dementia, identify potential enhancements and develop a strategy to implement the enhancements.

Method:
We purposively sampled six hospitals, semi-structured interview participants (n=32), observations (n=36) and documentary analysis (n= 39). We used framework analysis. Interim analysis was iteratively presented to stakeholders during codesign workshops (n=9; 18 hours) for challenge and to integrate findings, until a stable description was developed. The co-design group specified potential enhancements (3 workshops; 6 hours). Further co-design workshops (n=2; 4 hours) used the normalisation process theory toolkit [5] to identify mechanisms affecting implementation. This analysis informed a specified [6] implementation strategy.

Results:
Hospital actions were not informed by a robust analysis of performance, were selected from a narrow range of implementation strategies [7] and were not presented in a way to gain organisational commitment [8]. We co-designed a training intervention to hospital dementia leads and clinical governance leads that aims to improve the development and agreement of hospital-level actions. The intervention trains the leads to present information which supports governance committee sense-making in relation to implementation capability (by targeting low baseline, analysing barriers and linking barriers to actions) and change commitment (by addressing trust and credibility, linking to priorities, presenting comparators and considering existing work) [2,3,7,8].

Conclusion:
Training clinical leads to analyse performance, investigate barriers, select strategies and present specific information designed to gain organisational commitment may enhance the effectiveness of the national audit of dementia. Background: Despite the existence of many effective adherence interventions, they are rarely used in routine care. This gap between research and practice calls for more emphasis on the implementation of adherence interventions. This pilot project aims to implement an existing adherence intervention (HOUVAST 2.0) in the Dutch primary care.

Method:
A qualitative process evaluation was conducted as part of a medication adherence pilot project (HOUVAST 2.0). Data were collected through a focus group and four interviews with ten allied GP and pharmacy staff members. Interviews and focus groups were semistructured using topic lists based on the RE-AIM implementation framework. Interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Atlas.ti 8.0 software was used for coding and structuring of themes. A thematic analysis of the data was performed.

Results:
Main themes that emerged were 'Training and preparation', 'Appreciation for the intervention' 'Technical barriers to implementation' and 'social barriers to implementation'. The intervention HOUVAST 2.0 proved engaging for clinicians that used the intervention, but also proved difficult to implement. The main barriers were a suboptimal selection process based on pharmacy refill data, a difficult target population, nurse practitioners' difficulties addressing adherence with patients and the project did not align with goals of GPs. Conclusion: Implementation of the HOUVAST 2.0 intervention in the Dutch primary care proved challenging. A good established collaboration between GPs and pharmacies, better ICT applications for selecting patients and a training more aimed towards practical communication techniques are important improvements needed for further implementation. Consent to publish Oral informed consent from all patients and healthcare providers to anonymously record and analyse the data was obtained before conducting the interviews/focus groups

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Improving the quality of nursing documentation for surgical patients in a referral hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone: a study protocol of a multifaceted quality improvement project Nataliya Brima 1  The global health community is placing greater emphasis on quality of care, while not neglecting access to care, in order to reduce avoidable mortality and morbidity from surgical diseases in low-and middle-income countries. However, many of these health systems are weak and provide low quality health care. There is a lack of knowledge on how health system strengthening quality improvement interventions can be implemented effectively in these settings. To address this gap, we developed a multifaceted quality improvement project to improve the quality of nursing documentation, through implementation and evaluation of a set of hospital-based activities.

Methods:
This multifaced quality improvement, mixed-method, quasi-experimental design interventional study has been co-designed during an intensive formative phase guided by a theory of change process. It will take place within the surgical department of a national referral hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The study is structured around five distinct phasespre-implementation, awareness drive, training package, audit and feedback, and evaluation. Plan-Do-Study-Act quality improvement method will be used to provide further evidence to optimise the set of interventions and implementation strategies.

Results:
The primary outcome of the study is composite measure of completeness of the Nurses Daily Report form. In addition, several process and implementation outcomes will be evaluated to study effects of interventional components and implementation strategies. Further information on sustainability of nursing documentation quality improvement processes will also be collected.

Conclusion:
We seek to test if the quality of nursing documentation can be improved through the introduction of a set of health system strengthening interventions, using implementation and improvement sciences methods. The results will generate knowledge to inform good nursing documentation practices for surgical patients in Sierra Leone, add to the body of evidence on the development and implementation of effective health system strengthening quality improvement interventions in low resource settings. Background: Survivors of childhood cancer require lifelong risk-tailored care to mitigate the risk of morbidity or premature mortality as a result of their prior cancer treatment ("late effects"). Despite evidence that surveillance focused on early detection of late effects improves health and reduces mortality, most adult survivors of childhood cancer do not complete recommended surveillance tests. We sought to elucidate the barriers and enablers to accessing evidence-based, highyield surveillance tests among childhood cancer survivors.

Method:
This qualitative study involved one-on-one semi-structured interviews with adult survivors of childhood cancer (N=10). Participants were registered at the largest provincial cancer survivor program in Ontario, Canada, and eligible for the surveillance tests of interest but had not attended the clinic in over five years. We framed the interview guide and content analysis using the Theoretical Domains Framework, a tool specifically developed for implementation research to identify influences on desired behaviour. Results: Key barriers to completing recommended surveillance tests included a lack of knowledge regarding late effects, physical distance from specialised survivor services, and a lack of advice from family physicians. These barriers impacted the intention of survivors to obtain recommended surveillance tests or visit a speciliazed survivor clinic. Conversely, survivors discussed how they would not be deterred from getting a test if a physician recommended it, and those who had a health professional who referred survivors for tests were committed to obtaining them.

Conclusion:
Childhood cancer survivors prioritized their health and valued surveillance testing for late effects as a means to prevent illness. Poor awareness about the recommendations among survivors and their physicians must be addressed as a first step to implementation of guidelines. These findings will inform the planning and implementation of a centralized system to identify high-risk survivors and provide them and their physicians with personalized information about recommended surveillance.

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A qualitative study to identify the factors influencing the perceived acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of implementing a falls risk assessment service for older people

Background
Falls are considered one of the most serious and common threats to older people's ability to maintain their independence. In Ireland, a new integrated falls prevention pathway for older people was introduced in 2015, including multidisciplinary falls risk assessment clinics in primary care. The aim of this study is to identify the factors that influenced the acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of implementation among those delivering the clinics. Methods Methods involved one-to-one interviews with healthcare professionals (physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nurses) delivering falls risk assessment clinics across four implementation sites. Interviews were conducted prior to implementation and six months after implementation had commenced, in 2016 and 2017. Data were analysed using a combination of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and Proctor's implementation outcomes taxonomy.

Results
The study identifies particular aspects of the implementation, as defined by CFIR, that influenced its acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility. Intervention characteristics, such as the relative advantages perceived and low complexity of the assessment clinics, positively influenced its perceived acceptability among service providers. Both outer setting (patient need for falls services) and inner setting (networks and communications) factors influenced its perceived appropriateness. Readiness for implementation, in particular the lack of available resources, strongly influenced the perceived feasibility of the service.

Conclusion
This study highlights the complex interplay between implementation outcomes. While an intervention may be deemed acceptable by service providers, for example, its perceived feasibility may be negatively impacted by practical constraints of the implementation setting. Results from this study will be used to improve future implementation of this complex health intervention and to inform the implementation of other falls prevention services for older people internationally.

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Optimising the mining of electronic health records to implement health promotion apps via electronic messaging (OptiMine study) Zarnie Khadjesari 1 -22) is a scale-up study, which examines strategies used to introduce, implement and sustain implementation. Method OASI2 is a cluster-randomised control trial with two arms. Arm 1 (peer-topeer implementation, n=10) is supported by peer units. Arm 2 (lean implementation, n=10) does not receive any active implementation support. A parallel nonrandomised study group (sustainability arm) consisting of original OASI1 units, allows study of the care bundle's sustainability over time. An estimated 2,750 singleton live births/unit will be eligible for the care bundle. All three study groups receive an implementation toolkit including training resources. Table 1 details the expected implementation strategies across the three arms. Clinical outcomes (OASI rates) are collated from maternity information systems; implementation outcomes (acceptability, feasibility, appropriateness, sustainability) are collected through validated surveys [2,3] administered to women and clinicians, supplemented by qualitative research. Quantitative data are analysed using regression modelling and descriptive statistics.

Results
The trial will identify the effect of the applied implementation strategies [4] on implementation success, and link that to the clinical effectiveness of the bundle. Successful sustainability strategies will be identified.

Conclusion
The study will generate insights into how to effectively scale-up and sustain uptake and coverage of similar interventions in maternity units. A locally adaptable 'implementation blueprint', will be produced to inform development of future guidelines to prevent perineal trauma. Background: Critical care telemedicine (CCT) has long been used to expand the delivery of best care to critically ill patients located in geographically distant areas [1]. During the COVID-19 pandemic those health systems with CCT appeared better prepared to respond to the pandemic [2]. However, several challenges remain for CCT to be effectively implemented [3]. This review synthesises qualitative evidence on healthcare stakeholders' perceptions and experiences of factors affecting implementation of CCT, with a view to developing hypotheses about factors more likely to foster successful implementation.

Method:
We systematically searched five databases for empirical qualitative studies published in any language. The search combined terms for telemedicine with critical care, decision support, and remote monitoring. We independently screened the reference lists of included studies and searched five sources for grey literature. Two reviewers extracted data and appraised included studies independently and in duplicate. Conflicts were resolved in the team. We used the CFIR [4] to inform data synthesis. Additional themes not captured by CFIR were classified under a separate theme. We used GRADE-CERQual [5] to assess our confidence in the findings.

Results:
Thirteen studies were included representing a range of settings but all from North America. We identified 20 review findings that affect implementation of CCT. The majority of factors mapped to three CFIR domains: intervention characteristics, inner setting, and characteristics of individuals. Factors relating to networks and communication, along with interactions between hub and bedside teams, were the most prominent review findings Conclusion: We have high or moderate confidence in the evidence contributing to several of the review findings. Further qualitative research, especially in contexts other than North America, which are subject to different social and cultural values, would strengthen the evidence base. Future implementation research is needed to build on our findings and examine appropriate strategies for further implementation of CCT.

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Key findings from an outcomes evaluation of a 'scaled up' domestic abuse recovery programme Emma Smith, Emma Belton National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, London, UK Correspondence: Emma Smith (Emma.smith@NSPCC.org.uk) Implementation Science 2020, 15(Suppl 4):O43.

Background
As part of the NSPCC 2016-2021 strategy, the charity scaled up a number of its evidence-based programmes in order that more children could potentially benefit. This included Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART), a programme designed to support mothers and children through their recovery from domestic abuse. DART is currently implemented in 28 UK sites, including local authorities and voluntary organisations. Following an implementation evaluation, an outcomes evaluation was conducted to see whether or not non-NSPCC services, supported by the NSPCC to deliver DART, could achieve similar outcomes for service users as evidenced by the evaluation of the original service. Method A quasi experimental design involved an intervention group (comprised of families from six scale up sites), a no intervention group (Families from three NSPCC sites waiting to attend DART) and evaluation data from the original NSPCC DART services. The same standardised measures were completed by all sites at two time points.

Results
Independent samples t tests revealed significant improvements in all outcomes measured pre and post DART for scale up sites: Mothers had significantly greater self-esteem, an improved relationship with their child and their child had fewer emotional and behavioural difficulties. These improvements were significantly greater than the no-intervention group, but very similar to the original DART groups run by the NSPCC.

Conclusion
The results suggested that external organisations were equally as successful as the NSPCC at implementing DART, with very similar positive outcomes for families.

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The practical application of a technology implementation framework to the concurrent development of a medical device and a new clinical service: Background Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is assisted mechanical ventilation delivered via facemask for people with chronic respiratory conditions. Masks that fit well are difficult to find for children who have small or asymmetrical facial features. We are addressing the need for improved paediatric NIV masks by concurrently developing bespoke 3D printed masks and a new clinical service to provide them. The Non-adoption, Abandonment and challenges to Scale-up, Spread and Sustainability (NASSS) implementation framework [1] is a technology-specific framework that acknowledges the problematic system complexity associated with sustainable implementation of technology-supported changes in healthcare. We present the application of NASSS framework principles to proactively address barriers to sustainable implementation during device and service development.

Method
The adaptable NASSS framework includes domains specific to Adopters and Technology. Priority setting events took place with patients and professionals, and detailed assessment of suitable materials and manufacturing methods. We performed breakdowns of potential service pathways, identifying where and how individuals would interact with the service and devices, and challenging the pathway with different eventualities. This was undertaken iteratively using co-production and formative evaluation methods to concurrently guide both product and service development.

Results
We worked with multiple stakeholder groups to identify priorities for product development and aspects of care. Priorities included processes for identification of suitable patients, prescriptions, mask comfort, and medical device interoperability. Barriers that were identified and resolved included patient access to 3D scanning facilities, quality of scan data, and regulatory standards.

Conclusion
By developing a feasible clinical pathway [2] we have bypassed multiple potential pitfalls to eventual adoption into practice. A clinical trial of the resultant customised masks is currently underway. This need-driven project prioritised implementation from the outset. It combined iterative product development and concurrent service creation, and is a de-risking approach to NHS-led technology innovation that can be replicated by other medtech developments.