Obstetrics & Maternal Newborn Investigations (OMNI)
Participate in a research study
Our research using observational cohort studies and randomized controlled trials has been vital to answering many important questions and optimizing clinical practices to improve maternal and child health. The OMNI Research Group is recognized for its expertise and success in running single and multi-site birth cohorts.
Studies that are actively seeking new participants are highlighted below. Individuals receiving care at The Ottawa Hospital have the opportunity to identify themselves as being interested in participating in research. If you are receiving care at The Ottawa Hospital and have provided permission to be contacted for research purposes, you may be approached to discuss other research opportunities involving data or sample collection.
Mandate
Members of the public can have an active and valuable role in research. OMNI Patient Partners play an important role by informing our team members on the research questions most important to Canadian families, sharing their ideas on how to improve how our research is conducted, and helping to share our research findings with the public.
Become a patient partner
What is an OMNI Patient Partner?
An OMNI Patient Partner is an individual who can, through recent interactions with the health-care system, speak directly to the fertility, pregnancy, labour and delivery, and/or postpartum experience. An OMNI Patient Partner must have a sincere interest in contributing to the research process and be a good listener, effective communicator and willing collaborator.
Patient partners don’t need to be a research expert to participate. They are experts in their own experiences, and their input will help our research be more successful. As a patient partner, you will help us advance patient and family-orientated research by sharing your perspectives on how to plan and launch research projects, engage with research participants and how to best share our research results.
OMNI Patient Partners contribute to research by participating in one of two roles: