Incorporating biobanking into the future of healthcare: exploring patient and healthcare worker perspectives at a Canadian tertiary academic hospital.

ABSTRACT: Biobanks are an essential resource for researchers conducting scientific and translational research but require significant support from institutions and healthcare workers (HW) to operate and are reliant on patient consent and participation. In order to better understand the barriers to institution-wide biobanking, we conducted a survey to examine the knowledge, attitudes and concerns of patients and HW on a range of biobanking-related topics, including consenting practices, privacy and trust in the healthcare team and researchers, and current practices at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Overall, we found that there is strong patient and HW support for biobanking as a resource for research (89-96%). Furthermore, the majority 53% of HW are willing to incorporate biobanking into their cl

SUBMITTER: Usta S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12402111 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature