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ProfessorC.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (CTLC)University of Ottawa

Kevin Pottie

Professor

C.T. Lamont Primary Health Care Research Centre (CTLC)

Family Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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27 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 9 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 16 research grants (16 CIHR), most recently in 2018.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2013.

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125

Publications

2,057

Citations

125

Collaborators

Grants

Publications by year

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Research

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Immigrant Health Health Equity Primary Health Care Vulnerable Populations Access To Care Gender And Health Knowledge Translation Telehealth

Latest papers

Evaluating the perceived outcome and impact of an integrated knowledge translation approach in the development of an equity reporting guideline: A cross-sectional survey
PLOS Global Public Health · 2026
Principles and Strategies for Interest-Holder Engagement in Health Guideline Development.
Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2026
Enhancing health equity considerations in guidelines: health equity extension of the GIN-McMaster Guideline Development Checklist
EClinicalMedicine · 2025

All 125 publications

Latest funding

Improving social justice in observational studies
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$535,501
Evaluating the use of narratives to improve the uptake of evidence-based guidelines by clinicians that support transitions in care of homeless persons into communities
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$99,915
Evidence and gap map of interventions to improve functional ability for older adults
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 26 grants and awards

125 publications.

Evaluating the perceived outcome and impact of an integrated knowledge translation approach in the development of an equity reporting guideline: A cross-sectional survey

Brown J, Dewidar O, Chamberlain C, Cuervo LG, Ellingwood HN, Faber S, Feng C, Francis DK, Funnell S, Ghogomu E

PLOS Global Public Health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005854

Principles and Strategies for Interest-Holder Engagement in Health Guideline Development.

Magwood O, Shyng C, Lytvtyn L, Khabsa J, Lee AY, Petkovic J, Welch V, Pottie K, Tugwell P

Journal of evaluation in clinical practice2026

DOI: 10.1111/jep.70375 PMID: 41709597

Enhancing health equity considerations in guidelines: health equity extension of the GIN-McMaster Guideline Development Checklist

Dewidar O, Sayfi S, Pardo JP, Welch V, Wright GC, Akl EA, Khabsa J, Lin JS, Wang X, Darzi AJ

EClinicalMedicine202515 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103135

Seven principles for integrating health equity considerations in the practice guideline enterprise

Dewidar O, Darzi AJ, Sayfi S, Pardo JP, Welch V, Wright GC, Akl EA, Khabsa J, Lin JS, Morgan RL

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology20257 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111777

GRADE concept paper 9: rationale and process for creating a GRADE Ontology

Whaley P, Alper B, Dehnbostel J, Alva-Diaz C, Antoniou S, Bognanni A, Bracchiglione J, Dalsbø TK, Grant S, Hunter J

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology20251 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111921

Balancing Priorities in Guideline Development: Consideration of Health Equity in WHO's Normative Products on Obesity.

Dewidar O, Peña-Rosas JP, Pardo JP, Welch V, Pottie K, Tugwell P

Archives of medical research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2025.103236 PMID: 40354721

Reporting of equity in observational epidemiology: A methodological review

Dewidar O, Al-Zubaidi A, Bondok M, Abdelrazeq L, Huang J, Jearvis A, Barker LC, Elmestekawy N, Goghomu E, Rader T

Journal of Global Health202414 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.7189/jogh.14.04046 PMID: W4392284023

Operationalizing the GRADE-equity criterion to inform guideline recommendations: application to a medical cannabis guideline

Dewidar O, Pardo JP, Welch V, Hazlewood GS, Darzi AJ, Barnabe C, Pottie K, Petkovic J, Kuria S, Sha Z

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology202412 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.10.001

Mobile apps to reduce depressive symptoms and alcohol use in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis: A systematic review.

Magwood O, Saad A, Ranger D, Volpini K, Rukikamirera F, Haridas R, Sayfi S, Alexander J, Tan Y, Pottie K

Campbell systematic reviews2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1398 PMID: 38680950

From struggle to strength in African and Middle Eastern newcomers' integration stories to Canada: A participatory health equity research study.

Fong M, Liu A, Lung B, Alayche I, Sayfi S, Kirenga RY, Chomienne MH, Saad A, Grenier J, Kassam A, Ahmed R, Pottie K

PloS one2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302591 PMID: 38687776

Improving social justice in observational studies

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Welch, Vivian A; Funnell, Sarah; Jull, Janet E; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence C

Keywords: Health Equity; Observational Studies; Population Health; Reporting Guidelines

$535,501

Evaluating the use of narratives to improve the uptake of evidence-based guidelines by clinicians that support transitions in care of homeless persons into communities

Nominated PICIHR2018Operating Grant: Transitions in Care - Best and Wise Practices Grants

Principal investigators: Pottie, Kevin; Harriott, Dawnmarie; Nadarajah, Shivanee

Keywords: Addiction; Homeless; Intensive Case Management; Mental Illness; Permanent Supportive Housing; Transitions In Care

$99,915

Evidence and gap map of interventions to improve functional ability for older adults

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Welch, Vivian A

Keywords: Ageing; Evidence Map; Gender Equity; Health Equity; Older Adults; Randomized Trials; Systematic Reviews

$20,000

Stakeholder Engagement in Guideline Development

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tugwell, Peter S; White, Howard

Keywords: Guideline Development; Stakeholder Engagement; Systematic Review

$390,152

HPV knowledge, attitudes & beliefs: Informing the development of a digital education tool for newcomers

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Catalyst Grant: HPV Screening & Vaccination in Underserved Populations

Principal investigators: Wilson, Kumanan

Keywords: Attitudes And Beliefs; Newcomers; Qualitative Methods; Vaccination

$200,000

Interactive social media interventions to promote health equity: A systematic review

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Knowledge Synthesis Grant

Principal investigators: Welch, Vivian A; Desmeules, Marie R; Gagnon, Diane; Tugwell, Peter S

Keywords: Behaviour Change Technique; Knowledge Synthesis; Public Health; Social Media

$100,000

Staying in touch, connecting, integrating: social media use of newly arrived Syrian refugee youth in Canada

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Ahmed, Rukhsana

$25,000

Enhancing Mental Health Care for Refugees within Community-Based Primary Care: Exploring the Role of Narrative-Exposure Therapy

Nominated PICIHR2016Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Pottie, Kevin

Keywords: Community Access; Health Equity; Knowledge Translation; Mental Health; Refugees; Scoping Review

$8,500

When should systematic reviews be replicated, and when is it wasteful?

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Tugwell, Peter S; Welch, Vivian A

Keywords: Duplication; Knowledge Translation; Replication; Systematic Reviews

$382,252

Outreach Health Support for Newly Arriving Refugees

SupervisorCIHR2013Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Rashid, Mohammed

Keywords: Discrete Choice Experiment; Health Equity; Health Services Utilization; Immigrant And Refugee Health; Outreach Telephone Health Support; Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial; Telehealth

$17,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Kevin Pottie

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Evaluating the perceived outcome and impact of an integrated knowledge translation approach in the development of an equity reporting guideline: A cross-sectional survey

Principles and Strategies for Interest-Holder Engagement in Health Guideline Development.

Enhancing health equity considerations in guidelines: health equity extension of the GIN-McMaster Guideline Development Checklist

Seven principles for integrating health equity considerations in the practice guideline enterprise

GRADE concept paper 9: rationale and process for creating a GRADE Ontology

Balancing Priorities in Guideline Development: Consideration of Health Equity in WHO's Normative Products on Obesity.

Reporting of equity in observational epidemiology: A methodological review

Operationalizing the GRADE-equity criterion to inform guideline recommendations: application to a medical cannabis guideline

Mobile apps to reduce depressive symptoms and alcohol use in youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis: A systematic review.

From struggle to strength in African and Middle Eastern newcomers' integration stories to Canada: A participatory health equity research study.

Staying in touch, connecting, integrating: social media use of newly arrived Syrian refugee youth in Canada

Frequent collaborators

Peter Tugwell

Vivian Welch

Kevin Pottie

Holger Schunemann

Elie Akl

Barbara Farrell

Kednapa Thavorn

Kednapa Thavorn

Christina Greenaway

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Tim Aubry

Elizabeth Kristjansson

Charles Hui

Janet Jull

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Vicky Stergiopoulos

Alfonso Iorio

Thomas Piggott

David Ponka

Tanya Horsley

Ginetta Salvalaggio

Marcello Tonelli

Julian Little

Claire Kendall

Reem Adel Mustafa

Sarah Funnell

Janet Jull

Robby Nieuwlaat

George Wells

Derek Chu

Wojtek Wiercioch

Andrea Darzi

Romina Brignardello

Nancy Santesso

Xiaomei Yao

Grigorios Leontiadis

Simone Dahrouge

Rebecca Morgan

David Moher

Lisa McCarthy