Bonnie Sept, University of Calgary

Research

Critical Care Medicine Intensive Care Unit Knowledge Translation Transitions In Care Patient Centered Care Critical Care Clinical Trial Mixed Methods

Latest papers

Enhancing continuity of care: Codevelopment of an intensive care unit transitions in care bundle.
Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses · 2026
Vasopressor use in the intensive care unit: What matters most to patients and families.
Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses · 2026
Development and Validation of the Family ICU Delirium Detection Instrument.
Critical care explorations · 2026

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Family-partnered delirium prevention, detection, and management in ICU: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$825,590
ACCELERATE: Partnering with ICU patients and family caregivers toward early transitions in care
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$355,725
Understanding and managing the effects of COVID-19 restricted visitation policies on the families and healthcare providers of critically ill patients
CIHR · 2020 · Principal investigator
$298,769

All 6 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Enhancing continuity of care: Codevelopment of an intensive care unit transitions in care bundle.

Fiest KM, Krewulak KD, Strayer K, Dirks C, Farrier C, Foster N, Longmore S, Sept B, Spence KL, Parsons Leigh J, Stelfox HT

Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2026.101578 PMID: 42000331

02

Vasopressor use in the intensive care unit: What matters most to patients and families.

Krewulak KD, Hernández L, Moss SJ, Kupsch S, Sept B, Adhikari NKJ, Fowler R, Lamontagne F, Fiest KM

Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.aucc.2025.101523 PMID: 41643271

03

Development and Validation of the Family ICU Delirium Detection Instrument.

Krewulak KD, Arakawa NC, Deemer K, Jaworska N, Kissel KA, Longmore S, Maclean M, Mickelson P, Mok M, Oggy T, Poulin TG, Reyes J, Selig M, Sept B, Lee CH, Shulman RW, Stelfox HT, Fiest KM

Critical care explorations2026

DOI: 10.1097/cce.0000000000001335 PMID: 41481007

04

The evolution of vaccine hesitancy through the COVID-19 pandemic: A semi-structured interview study on booster and bivalent doses.

Parsons Leigh J, FitzGerald EA, Moss SJ, Cherak MS, Brundin-Mather R, Dodds A, Stelfox HT, Dubé È, Fiest KM, Halperin DM, Ahmed SB, MacDonald SE, Straus SE, Manca T, Ng Kamstra J, Soo A, Longmore S, Kupsch S, Sept B, Halperin SA

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2024

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2024.2316417 PMID: 38390696

05

Factors affecting hesitancy toward COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in Canada: a cross-national survey.

Leigh JP, FitzGerald EA, Moss SJ, Brundin-Mather R, Dodds A, Stelfox HT, Dubé È, Fiest KM, Halperin D, Ahmed SB, MacDonald SE, Straus SE, Manca T, Kamstra JN, Soo A, Longmore S, Kupsch S, Sept B, Halperin S

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2024

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-023-00823-z PMID: 37991692

06

Development and pilot implementation of a patient-oriented discharge summary for critically Ill patients.

Shahid A, Sept B, Kupsch S, Brundin-Mather R, Piskulic D, Soo A, Grant C, Leigh JP, Fiest KM, Stelfox HT

World journal of critical care medicine2022

DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.v11.i4.255 PMID: 36051938

07

Restricted visitation policies in acute care settings during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review

Moss SJ, Krewulak KD, Stelfox HT, Ahmed SB, Anglin MC, Bagshaw SM, Burns KEA, Cook DJ, Doig CJ, Fox-Robichaud A

Critical Care202198 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13054-021-03763-7 PMID: W3202294572

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

ACCELERATE: Partnering with ICU patients and family caregivers toward early transitions in care

Principal investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

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

Keywords: Critical Care Medicine; Health Services Research; Intensive Care; Knowledge Translation; Patient Centered Care; Transitions In Care

$355,725

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

Principal 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

Principal 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

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

Principal 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

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

Principal 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

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Critical Care Medicine Dear Professor Sept, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Enhancing continuity of care: Codevelopment of an intensive care unit transitions in care bundle." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "ACCELERATE: Partnering with ICU patients and family caregivers toward early transitions in care" (2020), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]