Consensus-driven model to establish paediatric emergency care measures for low-volume emergency departments

Abstract

NPRQI conducted a five-phase modified Delphi process from November 2019 through January 2021. The study consisted of two content arms. Arm 1 included the cross-cutting clinical assessment and four clinical reports. Arm 2, which focused on behavioural health, was added 6 months into the study due to the evolving behavioural health crisis among children. The Delphi process included an initial meeting (Arm 1-in-person, synchronous; Arm 2-virtual, synchronous), a confidential online survey (Arm 1, Arm 2) and subsequent virtual meetings (Arm 1, Arm 2, synchronous). Both arms followed the same series of steps and were only separated by time.

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