Join a Research study about the risk factors for COVID-19 in Canadian healthcare workers
Who can participate?
Staff working at participating* hospitals in Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Calgary, and Edmonton who:
- are 18-75 years of age
- work anywhere in the institution for more than 20 hours per week
OR is a physician, nurse practitioner, or midwife with an independent practice who cares for patients 8 hours or more per week in the institution
- access to computer or phone with internet access
- plan to be available for at least the next 3 months
There are no restrictions on whether or not you have already received your COVID-19 vaccination nor about whether or not you have previously tested positive for COVID-19
What is being studied?
- The rate of COVID-19 infection
- Risk factors for infection (occupational and community)
- Antibody levels over time
- Uptake of vaccines against COVID-19
- Psychological impact of working during a pandemic
What is asked of you?
- Questionnaires when you join and several times throughout the year-long study
- Report when you are tested for COVID-19
- Report when you are vaccinated against COVID-19
- Collect blood samples (at home) when you join, in 6 months, at the end of the study, when/if you test positive for COVID-19, & when/if you are vaccinated against COVID-19
Participation is voluntary
Participants will be provided with a small token of appreciation for taking part
Study webpage: http://www.tibdn.ca/covid-19/ccs
If you have questions, please email covid.study@sinaihealth.ca or call 416-294-6383 –or- if long distance charges apply: 1-888-307-3357 (8AM – 6PM EST weekdays)
Study title: Canadian COVID-19 Cohort Study (CCS): Study of the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Canadian healthcare workers
Study investigators:
Drs. Brenda Coleman, Allison McGeer, & Robert Maunder (Mount Sinai Hospital & University of Toronto)
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