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Maureen Smith

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Adjunct ProfessorEpidemiology DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Maureen Smith

Adjunct Professor

Epidemiology Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Adjunct, part-time and visiting faculty usually co-supervise alongside a core faculty member.
14 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2020.

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Research

Chatbots Comparative Effectiveness Research Cost-Effectiveness Analysis E-Health Tools Genomic Sequencing Patient/User Experience Predictive Algorithms Qualitative Research

Latest papers

The Patient-reported Genetic testing Utility InDEx: A novel measure of personal utility.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2026
Correction: The development and usability of 'The Genetics Navigator': a digital solution for adult and paediatric clinical genetics services.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2026
Partnering with patients and the public in the clinical trials ecosystem: a decade of lessons learned and shared.
BMJ open · 2026

All 15 publications

Latest funding

Recommendations for the Design, Maintenance, and Utilization of Rare Disease Patient Registries: Guidance for Patient Partners, Clinicians, Researchers, and Other Knowledge Users
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$566,100
Network for Integrated Care Excellence (NICE) Canada: Transforming Health with Integrated Care Knowledge Mobilization and Impact Hub
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$2,200,000
Update of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) extensions for network meta-analyses, rapid reviews, and scoping reviews
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$416,925

All 9 grants and awards

15 publications.

The Patient-reported Genetic testing Utility InDEx: A novel measure of personal utility.

Poole E, Xiao B, Luca S, Assamad D, Abbott LS, Armstrong L, Boycott KM, Carroll JC, Chad L, De Bie I, Denburg A, Deyell RJ, Elliott AM, Goudie C, Laberge AM, Mucha BE, Peltekova IT, Quinlan B, Sawyer SL, Smith M, Villani A, Ungar WJ, Hayeems RZ, P-GUIDE Study Team

Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.gim.2026.102670 PMID: 42554147

Correction: The development and usability of 'The Genetics Navigator': a digital solution for adult and paediatric clinical genetics services.

Saeedi S, Hirjikaka D, Clausen M, Luca S, Reble E, Kodida R, Assamad D, Chad L, Costain G, Faghfoury H, Silver J, Shastri-Estrada S, Smith M, Hayeems RZ, Bombard Y, Genetics Navigator Study Team

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-026-02094-x PMID: 41927803

Partnering with patients and the public in the clinical trials ecosystem: a decade of lessons learned and shared.

Richards DP, Fink C, Granieri M, Kobow K, Lane T, Lillie D, Mitchell K, Munro C, Smith M, Walz M, Marlin S

BMJ open2026

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099469 PMID: 42665337

A meta-review of patient engagement, shared decision-making, and factors influencing equity-deserving populations' participation in clinical trials.

Morgan TL, Carroll K, Waqar A, Hudek N, Mosa M, Richards DP, Meeking K, Granieri M, Smith M, Walz M, Etherington C, Marlin S, Gillies K, Presseau J, Brehaut JC

Research involvement and engagement2026

DOI: 10.1186/s40900-026-00868-7 PMID: 41840453

Cobuilding patient and public capacity in knowledge synthesis: designed and delivered by patient and public partners for patient and public partners.

Smith M, Gunderson J, Sreetharan S, Chaudhry S, Tam C, Al-Khateeb S, Veroniki AA, Straus SE, Tricco AC, Zarin W

Journal of clinical epidemiology2025First author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2024.111635 PMID: 39653088

Scoping review authors view knowledge user consultations as beneficial but not without challenges: a qualitative study.

Toomey E, Dabbagh A, Houghton C, O'Connell N, O'Meara C, Pollock D, Smith M, Tricco AC, Colquhoun H

Journal of clinical epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111928 PMID: 40812571

The development and usability of 'The Genetics Navigator': a digital solution for adult and paediatric clinical genetics services.

Saeedi S, Hirjikaka D, Clausen M, Luca S, Reble E, Kodida R, Assamad D, Chad L, Costain G, Faghfoury H, Silver J, Shastri-Estrada S, Smith M, Hayeems RZ, Bombard Y, Genetics Navigator Study Team

European journal of human genetics : EJHG2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41431-025-01871-4 PMID: 40447700

Barriers and facilitators to designing, maintaining, and utilizing rare disease patient registries: a scoping review protocol.

Stratton C, Taylor A, Konstantinidis M, McNiven V, Kannu P, Gill P, Stedman I, Veroniki AA, Offringa M, Potter B, Wong-Rieger D, Adams J, Hodgkinson K, Elliott AM, Neville A, Faughnan M, Dyack S, Zhelnov P, Daly-Cyr J, McGowan J, Straus S, Smith M, Rosella L, Tricco AC

JBI evidence synthesis2025

DOI: 10.11124/jbies-24-00091 PMID: 39428992

Gaps in the Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials: a citation analysis reveals a need for updated ethics guidelines

Goldstein CE, du Toit J, Murphy NB, Nicholls SG, Shaw JF, Althabe F, Binik A, Brehaut J, Eldridge S, Ferrand RA

Research Integrity and Peer Review20252 citations

DOI: 10.1186/s41073-025-00166-y

Genetics Navigator: protocol for a mixed methods randomized controlled trial evaluating a digital platform to deliver genomic services in Canadian pediatric and adult populations.

D'Amours G, Clausen M, Luca S, Reble E, Kodida R, Assamad D, Bernier F, Chad L, Costain G, Dhalla I, Faghfoury H, Friedman JM, Hewson S, Jamieson T, Silver J, Shuman C, Osmond M, Carroll JC, Jobling R, Laberge AM, Aronson M, Liston E, Lerner-Ellis J, Marshall C, Brudno M, Pham Q, Rudzicz F, Cohn R, Mamdani M, Smith M, Shastri-Estrada S, Seto E, Thorpe K, Ungar W, Hayeems RZ, Bombard Y

BMJ open2024

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090084 PMID: 39231549

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Maureen Smith

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The Patient-reported Genetic testing Utility InDEx: A novel measure of personal utility.

Correction: The development and usability of 'The Genetics Navigator': a digital solution for adult and paediatric clinical genetics services.

Partnering with patients and the public in the clinical trials ecosystem: a decade of lessons learned and shared.

A meta-review of patient engagement, shared decision-making, and factors influencing equity-deserving populations' participation in clinical trials.

Cobuilding patient and public capacity in knowledge synthesis: designed and delivered by patient and public partners for patient and public partners.

Scoping review authors view knowledge user consultations as beneficial but not without challenges: a qualitative study.

The development and usability of 'The Genetics Navigator': a digital solution for adult and paediatric clinical genetics services.

Barriers and facilitators to designing, maintaining, and utilizing rare disease patient registries: a scoping review protocol.

Gaps in the Ottawa Statement on the Ethical Design and Conduct of Cluster Randomized Trials: a citation analysis reveals a need for updated ethics guidelines

Genetics Navigator: protocol for a mixed methods randomized controlled trial evaluating a digital platform to deliver genomic services in Canadian pediatric and adult populations.

Frequent collaborators

Lauren Chad

Gregory Costain

Martin Offringa

Yvonne Bombard

Pranesh Chakraborty

Anne-Marie Laberge

Sylvia Stockler

Jamie Brehaut

Kathy Speechley

Monica Taljaard

Ariella Binik

Francois Bernier

Ian Stedman

Eriskay Liston

Ann Jolly

Beth Potter

Jessie McGowan

Cole Etherington

Areti-Angeliki Veroniki

Kevin Thorpe

Jordan Lerner-Ellis

Wendy Ungar

Charles Weijer

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Heather Colquhoun

Nancy Butcher

Laura Rosella

Justin Presseau

Ronald Cohn