COVID-19 Cohort Study (CCS) for people working in acute care hospitals
Status: Currently enrolling
Local researchers need staff to participate in a study about risk factors for COVID-19 in healthcare workers.
Who are they looking for?
- Staff working in participating acute care hospitals who are 18-75 years of age
- Who work 20 hours or more per week – or – physicians/nurse practitioners who care for patients for 8 hours or more per week
- Who has a home computer or phone with internet access
- Plans to be available for the next 3 months
What is required?
- Online baseline & weekly questionnaires
- If you develop symptoms that might be COVID-19: submit swabs [at work, to MD, NP, or assessment centre, or to study] & report symptoms daily
Optional sections
- Blood draws now & at the end of the pandemic – to learn about asymptomatic infections
- Invite adults & children in your home to join – to learn about transmission within households & about the microbiome & early immune responses the may protect people from infection
*Participation is voluntary
| Participating hospitals | Investigators |
|---|---|
| Mount Sinai Hospital | Dr. Allison McGeer & Dr. Brenda Coleman |
| North York General | Dr. Kevin Katz |
| Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | Dr. Samira Mubareka |
| Michael Garron | Dr. Jeff Powis & Dr. Chris Kandell |
| Unity Health (St. Michael’s site) | Dr. Matthew Muller |
| University Health Network | Dr. Allison McGeer |
For further information click on the link to the hospital for which you work.
