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Article History

Received: 18 January 2022

Accepted: 19 July 2022

First Online: 2 August 2022

Declarations

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: The study has been approved by the Hamilton, Waterloo, and Brantford Research Ethics Boards. Dissemination will include publications, presentations, follow-up larger trials, and appropriate changes in national medication safety and thromboembolism guidelines driven by our investigators and knowledge use partners.Prior to performing any trial-specific procedure, a signed consent form will be obtained for each participant. The consent form is available in supplementary files []. A delegated member of the trial team will discuss the study with the patient and relevant family members/caregivers and provide them with a study consent form which will describe the purpose of the trial, the procedures to be followed, and the risk/benefits of participation. Any questions that they might have will be answered by either the trial team or the investigator. Once this is completed, we will test the patient’s capacity to consent (see questionnaire in Additional file ) []. If the patient is found capable, they will be invited to sign the informed consent form. If not, a close caregiver who assists the patient with their medications and medical care, will be invited to sign. Consent will be voluntary and free from coercion. Both the person obtaining consent and the investigator will sign the informed consent form, and a copy will be given to the patient and caregiver (if applicable).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.