Implementation Team Members

Implementation Team Members include individuals who directly or indirectly participate in implementation and support the Implementation Leads. Implementation teams can play a critical role in implementation (Dy et al., 2015; Klein & Sorra, 1996; Means et al., 2020; Sue Dopson & Louise Fitzgerald, 2006), because Implementation Leads are not as effective alone (Miech et al., 2018). The original CFIR elaborated that engaging team members tasked with implementing an innovation (or to be “first users”), is an often-overlooked part of implementation; implementation teams ideally include deliverers and recipients. It is vital that Implementation Team Members are carefully and thoughtfully selected or respectfully encouraged to volunteer (Edmondson et al., 2001; Greenhalgh, Robert, et al., 2004; Pronovost et al., 2008) (see also Teaming, Engaging). The positive influence of having the “right people in the right seats” (Collins, 2009) is strong; having the wrong people or missing key opportunities to engage important individuals on the team can have negative influence on implementation success.

Qualitative coding guidelines that are aligned with the Updated CFIR will be added in the future.

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Means, A. R., Kemp, C. G., Gwayi-Chore, M.-C., Gimbel, S., Soi, C., Sherr, K., Wagenaar, B. H., Wasserheit, J. N., & Weiner, B. J. (2020). Evaluating and optimizing the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) for use in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. Implementation Science, 15(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5565.

Miech, E. J., Rattray, N. A., Flanagan, M. E., Damschroder, L., Schmid, A. A., & Damush, T. M. (2018). Inside help: An integrative review of champions in healthcare-related implementation. SAGE Open Medicine, 6, 205031211877326. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312118773261.

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