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Dorcas Beaton

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Dorcas Beaton

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
34 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2015.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2009.

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104

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385

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Research

Behaviour Change Effectiveness Fragility Fracture Guideline Implementation Health Beliefs Model Knowledge Uptake Osteoporosis Perceived Susceptibility

Latest papers

Towards the development of a definition of independence for individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in remission: an 'OMERACT remission in rheumatoid arthritis patient perspective' special interest group report.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2026
Suitability of the Numerical Pain Rating Scale for measuring pain in clinical trials evaluating interventions for people with shoulder disorders according to the OMERACT filter 2.2.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2026
Suitability of the Oxford Shoulder Score for measuring pain in clinical trials evaluating interventions for people with shoulder disorders according to the OMERACT filter 2.2.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2026

All 104 publications

Latest funding

The Best Outcome Selection Study: Reliability, Validity and Feasibility of Critical Appraisal Tools for Measurement Property Studies
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$110,160
Listening to Patient Partners - From developing evidence-based tools for advancing meaningful patient engagement in research to now implementing them at an international organization for rheumatology research
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$25,000
Development, validation, and implementation of a knowledge synthesis reporting guideline for outcome measurement instruments in health research
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$392,010

All 17 grants and awards

104 publications.

Towards the development of a definition of independence for individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in remission: an 'OMERACT remission in rheumatoid arthritis patient perspective' special interest group report.

Gazel U, Barnes E, Jones B, Terrett A, Voshaar M, Hoogland W, March L, Beaton D, Khoo T, Chin A, Shea B, Tugwell P, Proudman S, Flurey CA

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.152948 PMID: 41730817

Suitability of the Numerical Pain Rating Scale for measuring pain in clinical trials evaluating interventions for people with shoulder disorders according to the OMERACT filter 2.2.

Furtado R, Marmura H, Haas R, Ramiro S, Verhagen A, Whittle S, Beaton D, Shea B, Richards P, Gagnier J, Buchbinder R

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.152954 PMID: 41830886

Suitability of the Oxford Shoulder Score for measuring pain in clinical trials evaluating interventions for people with shoulder disorders according to the OMERACT filter 2.2.

Haas R, Marmura H, Furtado R, Ramiro S, Gagnier JJ, Verhagen A, Whittle S, Beaton D, Shea B, Richards P, Berkovic D, Firth A, Buchbinder R

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2026.152998 PMID: 42235149

Summary of findings tables for measurement property reviews: The evolution and application of OMERACT's summary of measurement properties (SOMP) Table.

Beaton D, Boers M, Bingham CO, Maxwell LJ, Conaghan PG, Grosskleg S, Hofstetter C, Shea BJ, Simon L, Tugwell P, Wells GA

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152664 PMID: 40086155

Implementing the PEIR Framework and PEIRS-22 to facilitate improved and sustainable patient engagement in OMERACT.

Jones C, Hamilton C, Tugwell P, Grosskleg S, Hofstetter C, Horgan B, Hoens A, Beaton D

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2025.152704 PMID: 40054384

Association of Elevated Serum S100A8/A9 Levels and Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Muñoz-Grajales C, Barraclough ML, Diaz-Martinez JP, Su J, Bingham K, Kakvan M, Kretzmann RP, Tartaglia MC, Ruttan L, Choi MY, Appenzeller S, Marzouk S, Bonilla D, Katz P, Beaton D, Green R, Gladman DD, Wither J, Touma Z

Arthritis care & research2025

DOI: 10.1002/acr.25575 PMID: 40386900

Systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): table templates for effective communication.

Elsman EBM, Boers M, Terwee CB, Beaton D, Abma I, Aiyegbusi OL, Chiarotto A, Haywood K, Matvienko-Sikar K, Mehdipour A, Oosterveer DM, Mokkink LB, Offringa M

Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2025

DOI: 10.1007/s11136-025-04058-y PMID: 40900239

Intraindividual cognitive function course over time in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Tayer-Shifman OE, Su J, Bingham K, Kakvan M, Tartaglia MC, Ruttan L, Marzouk S, Wither J, Choi MY, Bonilla D, Appenzeller S, Beaton D, Katz P, Green R, Gladman DD, Touma Z

RMD open2025

DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2025-005655 PMID: 41436139

Consensus of the definitions of the OMERACT glucocorticoid impact core domain set for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

Lyne SA, Yip K, Vasiliou VS, Katz DA, Richards P, Tieu J, Black RJ, Bridgewater S, Palmowski A, Beaton D, Maxwell LJ, Robson JC, Mackie SL, Goodman SM, Hill CL

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2023.152338 PMID: 38134623

Advancing composite outcome measures: Insights on weighting components from OMERACT 2023.

Wells GA, Guillemin F, Merkel PA, de Wit M, Mackie S, March L, Tómasson G, King LK, Cembalo SM, Grosskleg S, Maxwell LJ, Monti S, Quinn KA, Shea BJ, Tugwell P, Beaton D

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152503 PMID: 39236373

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Dorcas Beaton

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Towards the development of a definition of independence for individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in remission: an 'OMERACT remission in rheumatoid arthritis patient perspective' special interest group report.

Suitability of the Numerical Pain Rating Scale for measuring pain in clinical trials evaluating interventions for people with shoulder disorders according to the OMERACT filter 2.2.

Suitability of the Oxford Shoulder Score for measuring pain in clinical trials evaluating interventions for people with shoulder disorders according to the OMERACT filter 2.2.

Summary of findings tables for measurement property reviews: The evolution and application of OMERACT's summary of measurement properties (SOMP) Table.

Implementing the PEIR Framework and PEIRS-22 to facilitate improved and sustainable patient engagement in OMERACT.

Association of Elevated Serum S100A8/A9 Levels and Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): table templates for effective communication.

Intraindividual cognitive function course over time in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Consensus of the definitions of the OMERACT glucocorticoid impact core domain set for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

Advancing composite outcome measures: Insights on weighting components from OMERACT 2023.

Sustainable work participation: work disability prevention and improvement of employment outcomes among those with chronic, episodic health conditions

Frequent collaborators

Peter Tugwell

Beverley Shea

Zahi Touma

Robin Green

Kathleen Bingham

Karine Toupin April

Peter Tugwell

Joan Wither

Martin Offringa

Dawn Stacey

Peter Szatmari

David Moher

Gillian Hawker

Peter Szatmari

Arif Jetha

Cameron Mustard

Muhammad Mamdani

George Wells

Anne Lyddiatt

Diane Lacaille

Farah Ahmad

Lihi Eder

Robby Nieuwlaat

Nicole Anderson

Dawn Stacey

Claire Bombardier

Farah Ahmad

Rosemary Martino

Emil Schemitsch

Cheryl Barnabe

Anne Lyddiatt

Emil Schemitsch

Susan Jaglal

Ian Gilron

Marie-Claude Beaulieu

May Choi

Andrea Knight

Joel Gagnier

Bonnie Kirsh

Brian Hutton