
Omar Dewidar
@okdewidar
MSc, MD(c) @uoftmedicine, Research Associate @bruyerecare, @CochraneEquity, Health equity, Evidence Synthesis
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https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ghEuH_8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao 06-03-2012 16:23:49
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Do you know what a Good Practice Statement is? Omar Dewidar, Medical Student at the University of Toronto, and Research Methodologist at the Bruyère Research Institute, explains. More info at: canpcc.ca/resources/ #GoodPracticeStatements #guidelines #GRADE INGUIDE Program (Guideline Int'l Network+McMaster)


Going beyond evidence on health effects when developing recommendations. Our qualitative study with Gladys Honein-AbouHa looking at both contextual factors (values, acceptability, feasibility, equity) and practical consideration for a WHO practice guidelines rdcu.be/dKyjv

Guideline panel social dynamics crucial but seldom studied determinant of recommendations. Recent systematic survey of 12 available studies demonstrated that social dynamics were linked to each panelist's activity role, professional background, and gender. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38036187/

New Campbell standards for reviews dx.doi.org/10.1002/cl2.14… a shorter and more concise checklist for reporting and conduct The Campbell Collaboration Campbell UK & Ireland Campbell Methods Eva Welch

Good synthesis is not that hard. 1] Think 2] Define everything 3] Acquire evidence 4] Appraise evidence 5] 6] Generate effect sizes 7] Synthesise evidence investigating heterogeneity 6] Interpret evidence. Open science, pre-registration, No-vote counting. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cl…


🎉 Proud to announce the release of our 6-paper series on Racial Health Equity from the Cochrane US Network / RWJF granted project! Grateful to serve as research associate & co-author for this pivotal work. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology jclinepi.com/article/S0895-…


New paper outlines 8 key principles for using Artificial Intelligence #AI in health guidelines: bit.ly/40yffEB GIN Member McMaster University Amir Qaseem Ignacio Neumann Artur Nowak Marge Reinap Dr. Mariette Awad Holger Schünemann Elie Akl Wojtek Wiercioch


The first consensus-based tool to integrate health equity into practice guideline enterprise by extending the GIN-McMaster guideline development checklist. The Lancet GIN Member sciencedirect.com/science/articl… pilot tested on the Canadian Long COVID guidelines canpcc.ca

🆕Health #equity extension of the GIN-McMaster Guideline Development Checklist Omar Dewidar Elie Akl Andrea J. Darzi MD, MPH, PhD Tamara Lotfi (she/her) Jana Khawandi Holger Schünemann thelancet.com/journals/eclin…

Our editorial spotlights the impact of and recent work on considering #HealthEquity throughout the guideline enterprise. GIN Member Tamara Lotfi (she/her) Kian Torabi Omar Dewidar onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…