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Omar Dewidar

Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute

43 Bruyere St

Ottawa, ON K1N 5C8

Canada

University of Ottawa

2292 Edwin Crescent

Ottawa, Ontario K2C 1H7

Canada

University of Toronto - Temerty Faculty of Medicine

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

12

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Scholarly Papers (12)

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Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 5: A Methodological Overview of Methods and Interventions

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 26 Feb 2024
Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Marymount University (VA), Georgia College and State University, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cochrane, Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University, Texas Christian University, RTI International and RTI International
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racial health equity, systematic review

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Equity Issues Rarely Addressed in the Development of COVID-19 Formal Recommendations and Good Practice Statements

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 02 Mar 2023
Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, McMaster University, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, McMaster University, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER), University of Calgary, Western University, University of Alberta, McMaster University, McMaster University - Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), Hospital Moinhos de VentoHospital Moinhos de Vento - Responsabilidade Social – PROADI-SUS, American University of Beirut - Clinical Research Institute, McMaster University - Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), University of Ottawa - Bruyère Research Institute, University of Alberta, Beijing Yealth Technology Co., Ltd., Cochrane, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa - Bruyère Research Institute, McMaster University, University of Ottawa - C.T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre, University of Ottawa, Fundación Epistemonikos, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Department of Internal Medicine, McMaster University - Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), Pan American Health Organization - Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, McMaster University - Division of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University, Université Laval - CHU de Québec Research Center, Humanitas University and University of Ottawa
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Health equity, Guideline Development, evidence to decision, COVID-19, recommendations, certainty of evidence

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Seven Principles for Integrating Health Equity Considerations in the Practice Guideline Enterprise

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 03 Jan 2025
Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, McMaster University, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, American University of Beirut - Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut - Clinical Research Institute, Kaiser Permanente Northwest - Center for Health Research, Case Western Reserve University, Dalhousie University, Cochrane Consumer, University of Kansas - University of Kansas Medical Center, McMaster University, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, McMaster University - Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University, Hospital Sant Pau, Beijing Yealth Technology Co., Ltd., University of Kansas, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University of Ottawa
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Guidelines, equity, diversity and inclusion, contextualization, principles

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Frameworks to identify research gaps, frame research needs, and derive research priorities from evidence syntheses: a scoping review

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 14 Nov 2025
Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b), Jagiellonian University Medical College, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Humanitas University, McMaster University, AGH University of Krakow, Georgia Institute of Technology, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Freiburg - Institute for Evidence in Medicine, Ifakara Health Institute, Humanitas University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Universidade do Porto - Department of Community Medicine, Health Information and Decision, University of Freiburg - Institute for Evidence in Medicine, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Adelaide - Medical School, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Humanitas University
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Research recommendations, research gaps, GRADE, evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews, evidence synthesis, health technology assessment

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Operationalizing the GRADE-Equity Criterion to Inform Guideline Recommendations: Application to a Medical Cannabis Guideline

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 Mar 2023
Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Calgary, McMaster University, University of Calgary - Department of Community Health Sciences, Western University, University of Ottawa - Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa - Bruyère Research Institute, McMaster University - Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University - Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), Humanitas University and University of Ottawa
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Equity, guidelines, considerations, GRADE, representation, reviews

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Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 6: Engaging racially and ethnically diverse stakeholders in evidence syntheses

Number of pages: 110 Posted: 26 Mar 2024
RTI International, Cochrane, University of Florida, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, Marymount University (VA), Georgia College and State University, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University, Cochrane and RTI International
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engagement, stakeholder engagement, public involvement, evidence syntheses, systematic reviews, methods, racial health equity

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Motivations for Investigating Health Inequities in Observational Epidemiology: A Content Analysis of 320 Studies

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 17 Nov 2023
Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, University College Cork, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, Cochrane Consumer, University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, University College Dublin (UCD), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, University of Toronto, Queen's University, University of Newcastle, Autonomous University of Barcelona - Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Preventative Medicine, University of Toronto, University of Ottawa - Bruyère Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Makerere University, National Ageing and Research Institute, Australia, University of Ottawa - Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa - Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto - Centre for Global Child Health, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute and University of Exeter - Medical School
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equity, observational studies, discourse, themes, motivation, qualitative study design, reporting guidelines

8.

Deworming Children for Soil-Transmitted Helminths in Low and Middle Income Countries: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Network Meta-Analysis

Number of pages: 63 Posted: 17 Dec 2018
Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, University of Toronto, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, University of Adelaide, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Toronto - Centre for Global Child Health, University of Ottawa, Johns Hopkins University - School of Hygiene and Public Health, University of Oxford, University of Waterloo, University of Ottawa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Nutrition Center of the Philippines, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - Department of Clinical Research, University of Copenhagen, Hanoi Medical University, Case Western Reserve University - School of Medicine, Peking University, GroundWork, Loughborough University, Leiden University - Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), University of Basel, University of Indonesia (UI), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Institute de Recherche pour le Développement, Mahidol University and Leiden University - Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
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mass deworming, systematic review, individual participant data, network meta-analysis

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Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 2: Themes from Listening Exercises

Centering Racial Health Equity in Systematic Reviews Paper 2: Themes from Listening Exercises
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 May 2024
RTI International, RTI International, Cochrane, RTI International, Cochrane, RTI International, RTI International, RTI International, Georgia College and State University, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa and RTI International
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racial health equity, equity, systematic reviews, listening exercise, stakeholder, qualitative

10.

Methodological Guidance for Incorporating Equity in Rapid Reviews in the Context of COVID-19

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 10 Feb 2022
Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, University of Gothenburg - Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, affiliation not provided to SSRN, St. Michael's Hospital - Knowledge Translation Program, affiliation not provided to SSRN, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of Toronto, Cochrane Consumer, University of Ottawa - C.T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre, Cochrane - Cochrane Consumer Executive, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Ottawa - Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Pan American Health Organization - Department of Evidence and Intelligence for Action in Health, University of Milan - IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, University of Ottawa, University of Ottawa - Bruyère Research Institute and Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute
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Equity, rapid reviews, stakeholder engagement, guidance

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A scoping review identifies principles for health equity in Indigenous research

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 04 Dec 2025
Bruyere Health Research Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, McMaster University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Toronto, University of Melbourne, University of Auckland - Department of General Practice, The University of Newcastle, University of Ottawa, McMaster University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, CHEO Research Institute, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Ottawa - School of Epidemiology and Public Health, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute
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Indigenous Peoples, Health equity, Research Design, Research guidance, Ethics

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Centering racial health equity in systematic reviews Paper 4: use of logic models and frameworks for methodological conduct and interest holder engagement

Posted: 07 Mar 2024
Georgia College and State University, Cochrane, RTI International, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, RTI International, Élisabeth Bruyere Research Institute, Cochrane, Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University, Marymount University (VA), RTI International and Texas Christian University

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Logic model, stakeholder engagement, interest holders, engagement, framework, scoping review, systematic reviews.