Impact of employing primary healthcare professionals in emergency department triage on patient flow outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Brian H Rowe,
• Maya M Jeyaraman,
• Ahmed M Abou-Setta,
• Leslie Copstein,
• Ryan Zarychanski,
• Andrea C Tricco,
• Carolyn Shimmin,
• Nicole Askin,
• Simon Berthelot,
• Rasheda Rabbani,
• Malcolm B Doupe,
• Alecs Chochinov,
• Gayle Halas,
• Nameer Al-Yousif,
• Rachel N Alder,
• Roger Suss,
• Jean Mireault,
• Patrick Tardif,
• Tamara Buchel,
• Thomas Beaudry,
• Melissa Hartwell,
• Jeanette Edwards,
• William Sevcik

Affiliations

Brian H Rowe

Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Maya M Jeyaraman

George and Fay Yee Center for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Ahmed M Abou-Setta

George and Fay Yee Center for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Leslie Copstein

George and Fay Yee Center for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Ryan Zarychanski

Department of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Andrea C Tricco

Knowledge Translation Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael`s Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Carolyn Shimmin

George and Fay Yee Center for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Nicole Askin

WRHA Virtual Library, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Simon Berthelot

Emergency Department, CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Rasheda Rabbani

George and Fay Yee Center for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Malcolm B Doupe

Department of Community Health Sciences, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Alecs Chochinov

Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Gayle Halas

Manitoba Primary and Integrated Health care Innovation Network, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Nameer Al-Yousif

George and Fay Yee Center for Healthcare Innovation, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Rachel N Alder

Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Roger Suss

Department of Family Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Jean Mireault

HEC Pôle santé, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Québec, Canada

Patrick Tardif

Department of Emergency Medicine, Cité de la santé de Laval, Laval, Quebec, Canada

Tamara Buchel

Manitoba College of Family Physicians, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Thomas Beaudry

Patient and Public Engagement Collaborative Partnership, George and Fay Yee Center for Healthcare Innovation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Melissa Hartwell

The Alberta Primary and Integrated Health care Innovation Network, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Jeanette Edwards

Community Health Quality and Learning, Shared Health Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

William Sevcik

Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada