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Andrea Soo

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Adjunct Assistant ProfessorCumming School of MedicineUniversity of Calgary

Andrea Soo

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Cumming School of Medicine

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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31 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.

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Research

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Administrative Data Analysis Biostatistics

Latest papers

"As soon as it's trying to be persuasive, my skepticism kicks in": A qualitative study to co-design vaccine communication strategies with vaccine hesitant adults in Canada.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Patient‐ and Family‐Oriented Approach to Pain Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit
Nursing in Critical Care · 2026
Intensivist and Hematologist Perceptions of Prognosis of Critically Ill Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.
Journal of intensive care medicine · 2026

All 63 publications

Latest funding

Family-partnered delirium prevention, detection, and management in ICU: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$825,590
Evaluating Individual Cancer-associated Thrombosis Mechanisms to Inform Personalized Thromboprophylaxis in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Evaluating Individual Cancer-associated Thrombosis Mechanisms to Inform Personalized Thromboprophylaxis in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$1,043,615

All 13 grants and awards

63 publications.

"As soon as it's trying to be persuasive, my skepticism kicks in": A qualitative study to co-design vaccine communication strategies with vaccine hesitant adults in Canada.

Parsons Leigh J, Moss SJ, MacDonald J, Zuniga Chacon C, Mizen SJ, Stelfox HT, Dubé È, Fiest KM, Halperin DM, Ahmed SB, MacDonald SE, Straus SE, Manca T, Ng Kamstra J, Soo A, Halperin SA

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2026.2712044 PMID: 42610200

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Patient‐ and Family‐Oriented Approach to Pain Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit

Anmol Shahid, Bonnie G. Sept, Stephana J. Moss, Rebecca Brundin‐Mather, Karla D. Krewulak, Andrea Soo, Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Céline Gélinas, Kirsten Marie Fiest, Henry T. Stelfox

Nursing in Critical Care2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1111/nicc.70459 PMID: 41867117

Intensivist and Hematologist Perceptions of Prognosis of Critically Ill Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.

Hamodat H, Savoie L, McMullen S, Soo A, Roze des Ordons A

Journal of intensive care medicine2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1177/08850666251399099 PMID: 41396686

The Critical Care Pain Observation Tool for Families (CPOT-Fam).

Shahid A, Sept BG, Johnstone C, Owen VS, Moss SJ, Brundin-Mather R, Krewulak KD, Soo A, Parsons Leigh J, Gélinas C, Fiest KM, Stelfox HT

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2026

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2026.2708710 PMID: 42799411

Considering the impact of vaccine communication in the COVID-19 pandemic among adults in Canada: A qualitative study of lessons learned for future vaccine campaigns.

Parsons Leigh J, Moss SJ, MacDonald J, Cherak MS, Stelfox HT, Dubé È, Fiest KM, Halperin DM, Ahmed SB, MacDonald SE, Straus SE, Manca T, Ng Kamstra J, Soo A, Halperin SA

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics20258 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2448052 PMID: 39773304

An IV Sodium Bicarbonate Shortage in the Critically Ill: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis

Amanda Y. Leong, Andrea Soo, Andrew Richard Bond, Hannah Wunsch, Danny J. Zuege, Sean M. Bagshaw, Henry T. Stelfox, Daniel J. Niven

Critical Care Medicine20255 citations

DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006813 PMID: 40758398

Family-Led Coaching of Patients During Weaning From Sedation and Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU.

Shahid A, Johnstone C, Sept BG, Kupsch S, Pryznyk J, Elton-LaCasse C, Everson J, Soo A, Jaworska N, Fiest KM, Stelfox HT

Respiratory care20253 citations

DOI: 10.4187/respcare.11780 PMID: 39379158

The Evolving Role of Electroencephalography in Postarrest Care

Bencsik C, Josephson C, Soo A, Ainsworth C, Savard M, van Diepen S, Kramer A, Kromm J

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences20252 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2024.55

Defining and Characterizing Inappropriate Goals of Care Designation: A 10-year Retrospective Multicenter ICU Cohort Study.

Au S, Perepeluk P, Soo A, Simon J

Journal of pain and symptom management20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.04.015 PMID: 40350100

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Family-Partnered Delirium Prevention, Detection, and Management in Critically Ill Adults: The Activating Family Caregivers in the Identification Prevention and Management of Delirium (ACTIVATE) Study

Kirsten Marie Fiest, Karla D. Krewulak, Bonnie G. Sept, Judy Elisa Davidson, Eugene Wesley Ely, Chel Hee Lee, Andrea Soo, Henry T. Stelfox

Critical Care Explorations20251 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001287 PMID: 40844707

Family-partnered delirium prevention, detection, and management in ICU: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fiest, Kirsten M

Keywords: Anxiety; Critical Care; Delirium; Depression; Icu; Patient And Family Engagement; Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

$825,590

Evaluating Individual Cancer-associated Thrombosis Mechanisms to Inform Personalized Thromboprophylaxis in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Principal investigators: Schneider, Prism S

Keywords: Cancer-Related Thrombosis; Deep Vein Thrombosis; Point-Of-Care Diagnostic Tool; Precision Medicine; Pulmonary Embolism; Thrombelastography; Thromboprophylaxis; Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy; Venous Thromboembolism

$100,000

Evaluating Individual Cancer-associated Thrombosis Mechanisms to Inform Personalized Thromboprophylaxis in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Schneider, Prism S

$1,043,615

Examining Drivers of Vaccine Hesitancy and Approaches to Improve Vaccine Confidence in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Op. Grant: Emerging COVID-19 Research Gaps & Priorities - Confidence in science

Principal investigators: Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Stelfox, Henry T; Fiest, Kirsten M; Halperin, Scott A; Kupsch, Shelly; Longmore, Shelly; Sept, Bonnie G

Keywords: Building Trust In Science; Knowledge And Behaviour; Knowledge Translation; Public Beliefs; Vaccine Confidence; Vaccine Hesitancy

$251,232

Awake Prone Position in Hypoxemic Patients with Coronavirus Disease 19

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Operating Grant: COVID-19 Rapid Research Funding Opportunity - Therapeutics

Principal investigators: Alhazzani, Waleed; Cook, Deborah J; Parhar, Ken Kuljit S; Stelfox, Henry T; Weatherald, Jason

Keywords: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards); Coronavirus; Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation; Proning

$1,089,205

Understanding and managing the effects of COVID-19 restricted visitation policies on the families and healthcare providers of critically ill patients

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Op Gr: COVID-19 Rapid Research FO - Clinical Mgmt/Health System Interventions

Principal investigators: Fiest, Kirsten M; Foster, Nadine K; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Sept, Bonnie G; Stelfox, Henry T

Keywords: Anxiety; Critical Care; Depression; Distress; Family; Follow-Up; Healthcare Provider; Intensive Care Unit; Prospective Cohort

$298,769

Improving Transitions in Care from ICU: Evaluation of an Electronic Communication Tool

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Operating Grant: Transitions in Care - Evaluation Grants

Principal investigators: Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Farrier, Christian E; Fiest, Kirsten M; Kupsch, Shelly; Niven, Daniel; Oxland, Peter R; Sept, Bonnie G; Stelfox, Henry T; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Critical Care Medicine; Electronic Medical Charting; Family-Caregiver Engagement; Health Systems Communication; Intensive Care Unit; Knowledge Translation; Mixed Methods; New Aging Population; Transitions In Care

$198,535

Co-designing a Patient and Family Caregiver-Oriented Transitions in Care Bundle

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Team Grant: TiC - Stream 1 - PHSI solutions for transitions in care gaps

Principal investigators: Fiest, Kirsten M; Farrier, Christian E; Foster, Nadine K; Kupsch, Shelly; Niven, Daniel; Oxland, Peter R; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Sept, Bonnie G; Stelfox, Henry T; Straus, Sharon E

Keywords: Clinical Trial; Critical Care Medicine; Family Caregiver Engagement; Intensive Care Unit; Knowledge Translation; Mixed Methods; Patient Centered Care; Transitions In Care

$958,006

Moving Engagement Beyond the Beside: Family-Partnered Delirium Prevention, Detection and Management in the Critically Ill

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Catalyst Grant: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Fiest, Kirsten M; Farrier, Christian E; Sept, Bonnie G; Stelfox, Henry T

Keywords: Critical Care; Delirium; Family-Oriented Research; Integrated Knowledge Translation; Patient Engagement; Patient Researchers; Patient-Oriented Research

$99,889

Minimizing Variation In Care Among Critically Ill Patients With Respiratory Failure Through Implementation Of An Evidence-Informed Care Pathway

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Parhar, Ken Kuljit S; Fiest, Kirsten M; Niven, Daniel; Stelfox, Henry T

Keywords: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards); Care Pathway; Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure; Implementation Science; Intensive Care Unit; Mechanical Ventilation

$600,524

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Andrea Soo

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

"As soon as it's trying to be persuasive, my skepticism kicks in": A qualitative study to co-design vaccine communication strategies with vaccine hesitant adults in Canada.

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Patient‐ and Family‐Oriented Approach to Pain Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit

Intensivist and Hematologist Perceptions of Prognosis of Critically Ill Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.

The Critical Care Pain Observation Tool for Families (CPOT-Fam).

Considering the impact of vaccine communication in the COVID-19 pandemic among adults in Canada: A qualitative study of lessons learned for future vaccine campaigns.

An IV Sodium Bicarbonate Shortage in the Critically Ill: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis

Family-Led Coaching of Patients During Weaning From Sedation and Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU.

The Evolving Role of Electroencephalography in Postarrest Care

Defining and Characterizing Inappropriate Goals of Care Designation: A 10-year Retrospective Multicenter ICU Cohort Study.

A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Family-Partnered Delirium Prevention, Detection, and Management in Critically Ill Adults: The Activating Family Caregivers in the Identification Prevention and Management of Delirium (ACTIVATE) Study

Frequent collaborators

Henry Stelfox

Kirsten Fiest

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Jeanna Leigh

Sean Bagshaw

Bonnie Sept

Daniel Niven

Sofia Ahmed

Sharon Straus

Ken Parhar

Shelly Kupsch

Scott Patten

Khara Sauro

Deborah Cook

Bram Rochwerg

Karen Burns

Scott Halperin

Terra Manca

Céline Gélinas

Julie Kromm

Caralyn Bencsik

Colleen Maxwell

Sonia Siddiqui

Gordon Rubenfeld