Research Connection is a program that connects families to research opportunities at CHEO. It allows CHEO Research Institute approved researchers, acting as agents of CHEO, to contact CHEO families, children and youth directly to ask if they would like to learn more about a specific study that they are matched to based on eligibility criteria.

This means you might be contacted in one of three ways:

• a notification in MyChart if you or your child has an active account; or
• a phone call; or
• be approached by a CHEO researcher at your in-clinic appointment or visit.

Research Connection helps improve awareness and access to research opportunities by connecting researchers and families, removing barriers to research, and making research recruitment more equitable. In turn, this helps improve the quality of research at CHEO, which benefits all children and youth.

Starting on February 1, 2025, any child or youth currently aged 21 and under who receives services at CHEO is automatically included in the Research Connection program, unless they choose to withdraw from the program. This includes all new patients of CHEO following their first appointment or visit at CHEO, unless they choose to withdraw from the program.

Learn more: http://cheo.on.ca/researchconnection