Optimizing Inter-Professional Communications in Surgery: Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Exploratory Study

Julie Hallet   ^{1, 2, 3} , MD, MSc(c), FRCSC ;   David Wallace   ³ , MSc ;   Abraham El-Sedfy   ¹ , MD ;   Trevor NT Hall   ⁴ , BSc(N), RN,MSc ;   Najma Ahmed   ^{2, 5} , MD, PhD, FRCSC ;   Jennifer Bridge   ¹ , MBA ;   Ru Taggar   ⁴ , BSc,MSc(N) ;   Andy J Smith   ^{1, 2} , MSc,MD, FRCSC ;   Avery B Nathens   ^{1, 2, 3} , MD, PhD, FRCSC ;   Natalie G Coburn   ^{1, 2, 3} , MD, MPH, FRCSC ;   Lesley Gotlib-Conn   ^{1, 3} , PhD

¹ Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Division of General Surgery, Toronto, ON, Canada

² University of Toronto, Department of Surgery, Toronto, ON, Canada

³ Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁴ Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Quality and Patient Safety, Toronto, ON, Canada

⁵ Saint-Michael\'s Hospital, Division of General Surgery, Toronto, ON, Canada