Bakhsh, Abdulaziz
Srikanthan, Amirrtha
Cleyn, Sarah
van Zanten, Stephanie C.M. Veldhuijzen
Tutelman, Perri
Krueger-Naug, Anne Marie
Parsons, Henrique
Lapenskie, Julie
Ruller, Sydney
Halman, Samantha
Downar, James
Abdelaal, Mohamed
Article History
Received: 23 April 2026
Accepted: 18 June 2026
First Online: 22 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Ottawa Health Science Network Research Ethics Board (Protocol#: 20250290–01 H), and was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Participants were provided detailed information regarding the study purpose, voluntary participation, anonymity, and their right to withdraw. Implied informed consent was obtained through survey completion, consistent with standard procedures for low-risk research. All data were stored securely on password-protected servers in accordance with institutional policies and Canadian privacy legislation.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.