Research Recruitment at Bruyère Health

Recruitment of Bruyère Health staff, students, volunteers, residents, and/or patients for external research may be allowed under certain conditions. Bruyère Health, its Research Institute, and Research Ethics Board (REB) reserve the right to decline recruitment activities.

To recruit Bruyère Health staff, students, volunteers, residents, tenants, and/or patients for research where the research study:

• is not conducted by a Bruyère Health-affiliated researcher,
• has Research Ethics Board approval from another REB, and
• where no research activities other than this recruitment will take place at Bruyère Health

The following recruitment options may be permitted:

RECRUITMENT OF STAFF, STUDENTS, AND VOLUNTEERS may involve either self-referral (distributing a poster, or other recruitment materials), or may involve recruitment assistance from Bruyère Health, such as asking managers/supervisors to notify their staff/students/volunteers of the study (whether by email, in-person, or other means).

RECRUITMENT OF BRUYÈRE HEALTH PATIENTS (INPATIENTS OR OUTPATIENTS), RESIDENTS, TENANTS, AND FAMILY/CARE PARTNERS may involve self-referral only, such as posting recruitment materials in applicable clinical areas, whereby the individuals themselves will contact the study team if interested.

To initiate a request for recruitment at Bruyère Health, contact the Bruyère Health REB at REB@bruyere.org and provide:

• Your recruitment materials
• REB approval letter from the REB of record
• Short description of the study population you are looking to recruit at Bruyère Health and recruitment plan

For studies that require Bruyère Health personnel to facilitate patient recruitment, such as directly approaching them about the study or sharing contact information, please contact the REB Office for further guidance.