Effectiveness of an Electronic Communication Tool on Transitions in Care From the Intensive Care Unit: Protocol for a Cluster-Specific Pre-Post Trial

Jeanna Parsons Leigh   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Rebecca Brundin-Mather   ² , BA, MASc ;   Liam Whalen-Browne   ² , BScH, MBT ;   Devika Kashyap   ³ , BA ;   Khara Sauro   ^{4, 5, 6, 7, 8} , PhD ;   Andrea Soo   ^{2, 3} , PhD ;   Jennie Petersen   ⁹ , BKin, MSc ;   Monica Taljaard   ^{10, 11} , PhD ;   Henry T Stelfox   ^{2, 3, 4, 5} , MD, PhD

¹ School of Health Administration, Faculty of Health, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

² Department of Critical Care Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

³ Critical Care Medicine, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada

⁴ Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

⁵ O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

⁶ Department of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

⁷ Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada

⁸ Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, Health Research Innovation Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

⁹ Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University, St Catharines, ON, Canada

¹⁰ Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada

¹¹ School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada