Table 1 Implementation personnel list

1

SurgeCon facilitator

The facilitator is a member of the Implementation Working Group who was involved in the development of SurgeCon in Carbonear. The facilitator will be designated to be one of the main points of contact for local teams during the implementation process

2

Site coordinator

Site coordinators are nurses who will be performing on-site research-related tasks and assisting with the interview recruitment

3

Frontline SurgeCon champions

Once the site assessment is complete, ED management will be asked to select a member of the local ED frontline team who will receive additional training either in-person or remotely. That individual will then be an ongoing point of contact for ED staff at their site who have any questions related to SurgeCon. They will also liaise with the research team at regular intervals to discuss any practical or technical issues with using SurgeCon. Also, observation will be utilized by champions to collect information during the readiness assessment period to ongoing implementation evaluation

4

Implementation working group

The SurgeCon implementation working group is responsible for overseeing and guiding the implementation of the intervention at each of the selected sites

5

Innovative Clinical Trial (iCT) working group

The iCT working group supports the team with their expertise in methodology and ensures the validity and precision of the study

6

Patient engagement working group

The patient engagement working group will oversee and guide patient engagement and patient-oriented research in all sites.

7

Executive committee

The executive committee (all steering committee members, plus the patient advisor, payer representative, key strategic area leaders, and a policymaker) will oversee the whole project and have the authority to determine priorities and supervise the general course of operations

8

Steering committee

The steering committee (Lead researcher, clinical lead SurgeCon facilitator, research manager) will manage daily operations to ensure the project adheres to the Rewarding Success agreement and that the highest standards of scientific rigor are maintained

9

Patient research partners

Patient research partners are patients who are also members of the research team. Patient research partners provide their perspective and help guide decisions to ensure the research produces outcomes and knowledge that can be used to help address the needs and priorities of the local populations they represent

10

ED team

The ED team includes all physicians, nurses, allied health, and other personnel who work at the four selected EDs. They will participate through interviews and report questions, concerns, and issues to site coordinators and champions