Knowledge is empowerment. Reliable health knowledge (information) has a tremendous impact on the social and economic well-being of Canadians. My research involves collaboration between multidisciplinary teams to study people's health information-seeking behavior and develop evidence-based tools and frameworks that can improve health outcomes and quality of care. lives of vulnerable, underserved and disadvantaged populations.

2022-2023

Daraz, L., Morshed KG. Can we streamline the concepts of knowledge translation, dissemination and implementation for lay stakeholders? A perspective. BMJ Open 2023;13:e068946. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-068946.

Lubna Daraz, Bebe Chang and Sheila Bouseh. Inferior: The challenges of gender parity in artificial intelligence ecosystem-a case for Canada. Front Artif Intell. 2022 Jul1; 5:931182. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35865270/.

2021-2022

D'Souza, R. S., Daraz, L., Hooten, W. M., Guyatt, G. et Hassan Murad, M. (2022). Users' guides to the medical literature series on social media (part 1) : how to interpret healthcare information available on platforms. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 27(1), 11-14.

Daraz, L. et Bouseh, S. (2021). Developing a quality benchmark for determining the credibility of web health information - a protocol of a gold standard approach. Frontiers in Digital Health, 3, 801204. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2021.801204. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8732749/

Daraz, L., Bouseh, S., Chang, B. S., Yassine, Y., Yuan, X. et Othman, R. (2021). A rapid systematic review to identify the current state of the evidence addressing issues related to COVID-19 and information. Dans L. Stillman, M. Anwar & C. Rhinesmith (dir.), 19th CIRN Conference 2021 : Technology and This Moment (p. 22-50). Melbourne, Australie: Monash University.

VanderPluym, J. H., Halker Singh, R. B., Urtecho, M., Morrow, A. S., Nayfeh, T., Torres Roldan, V. D., Farah, M. H., Hasan, B., Saadi, S., Shah, S., Abd-Rabu, R., Daraz, L., Prokop, L. J., Murad, M. H. et Wang, Z. (2021). Acute treatments for episodic migraine in adults : A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Association, 325(23), 2357-2369.

D'Souza, R. S., Daraz, L., Hooten, W. M. et Murad, M. H. Users' guides to the medical literature series on social media (part 2) : how to appraise studies using data from platforms. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 27(15-20).

2020-2021

Dobler, C. C., Morrow, A. S., Farah, M. H., Beuschel, B., Majzoub, A. M., Wilson, M. E., Hasan, B., Seisa, M. O., Daraz, L., Prokop, L. J., Murad, M. H. et Wang, Z. (2020). Nonpharmacologic therapies in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : A systematic review with meta-analysis. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 95(6), 1169-1183. doi : DOI:10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.01.018

Halker Singh, R. B., VanderPluym, J. H., Morrow, A. S., Urtecho, M., Nayfeh, T., Torres Roldan, V. D., Farah, M. H., Hasan, B., Saadi, S., Shah, S., Abd-Rabu, R., Daraz, L., Prokop, L. J., Hassan Murad, M. et Wang, Z. (2020). Acute treatments for episodic migraine. Comparative Effectiveness Review, 239.

Recherches antérieures (bibliographie choisie)

Ryan S. D’Souza, MD; Lubna Daraz, PhD; W. Michael Hooten MD; Gordon H Guyatt MD, MSc; M. Hassan Murad MD, MPH. (2021). Part 1. Series on healthcare information on social media platforms. A guide for interpreting data available on platforms. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2021 Dec 21:bmjebm-2021-111817. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2021-111817. Online ahead of print.PMID: 34933925 

Ryan S. D’Souza, MD; Lubna Daraz, PhD; W. Michael Hooten MD; Gordon H Guyatt MD, MSc; M. Hassan Murad MD, MPH. (2021). Part 2. Series on healthcare information on social media platforms. Users’ Guides to the Medical Literature on appraisal of studies using data from platforms. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2021 Dec 21:bmjebm-2021-111850

Daraz, Lubna; Bouseh, Sheila; et al. A rapid systematic review to identify the current state of the evidence addressing issues related to COVID-19 and information. Peer-reviewed conference proceeding. Pages: 22-50. Novembre 2021. https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2905716/CIRN-PRATO-2021-intro-info-pages-merged-with-cover.pdf

Daraz L, Webb S, Kunkle R, Murad MH, Lang E. Training curriculum to help patient representatives participate meaningfully in the development of clinical practice guidelines. BMJ Evidenced-Based Medicine. 2019 Dec; 24(6):227-230. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2019-111186. [Epub ahead of print]

Daraz L, Morrow AS, Ponce OJ, Magdoleen F et al. Can patients trust online health information? A meta-narrative systematic review addressing the quality of health information on the Internet. J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Sep; 34(9): 1884-1891. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05109-0

Daraz L, Morrow AS, Ponce OJ, Farah W, Katabi A, Majzoub A, Seisa MO, Benkhadra R, Alsawas M, Larry P, Murad MH. Readability of online health information – a meta-narrative systematic review. J Med Qual. 2018 Jan 1:1062860617751639. 

L Daraz, JC MacDermid, L Shaw, S Wilkins, J Gibson. Experiences of women living with Fibromyalgia – an exploratory study of their information needs and preferences, Rheumatology Reports, Volume 3, pp.e15. 2011.

Brouwers MC, Garcia K, Makarski J, Daraz L; Evidence Expert Panel; KT for Cancer Control in Canada Project Research Team. The landscape of knowledge translation interventions in cancer control: What do we know and where to next? A review of systematic reviews. Implementation Science, Volume 6, pp. 130. 2011

L Daraz, JC MacDermid, L Shaw, S Wilkins, J Gibson. Information preferences of people living with Fibromyalgia – a survey of their information needs and preferences. Rheumatology Reports. Volume 3 (1). 2011.

Daraz L, Macdermid JC, Wilkins S, Gibson J, Shaw L. The quality of websites addressing fibromyalgia – an assessment of quality and readability using standardized tools. BMJ Open. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000152. 2011.

L Daraz, JC MacDermid, L Shaw, S Wilkins, J Gibson. Tools to Evaluate the Quality of Web Health Information: A Structured Review of Content and Usability. The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society. Volume 5, No. 3. 2009.

Lynn Shaw, Lubna Daraz, Mary Beth Bezzina, Amy Patel, Gillian Gorfine , (2014), Examining Macro and Meso Level Barriers to Hiring Persons with Disabilities: A Scoping Review, in Barbara M. Altman , Sharon N. Barnartt (ed.) Environmental Contexts and Disability (Research in Social Science and Disability, Volume 8) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.185 - 210.

Lynn Shaw, Joy C MacDermid, Lubna Daraz, Challenges and opportunities in Knowledge Transfer by informal and formal knowledge brokers that support persons with chronic pain, In llic, D. NOVA (Eds), Knowledge Transfer: Practices, Types, and Challenges, Nova Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-62081-579-3. 2012.

L Daraz, JC MacDermid, L Shaw, S Wilkins, J Gibson. Health information from the Web-assessing its quality: A KET intervention. IEEE Xplore. Science & Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH). Pages: 244 – 251. ISBN: 978-1-4244-3877-8. 2009.

Daraz L, Chun W. Towards a General Health Information Behaviour Model. iSHIMR 2006. Advancing Health Information Management and Health Informatics: Issues, Strategies, and Tools. ISBN 0-7703-9016-1. 2006. 

Dobler CC, Morrow AS, Farah MH, Beuschel B, Majzoub AM, Wilson ME, Hasan B, Seisa MO, Daraz L, Prokop LJ, Murad MH, Wang Z. Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Patients With Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Jun; 95(6):1169-1183.

M.R. deBaun, L.C. Jordan, A.A. King, J. Schatz, E. Vichinsky, C.K.Fox, R.C.McKinstry, P. Telfer, M.A. Kraut, L. Daraz, F.J. Kirkham, M.H. Murad. American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cerebrovascular disease in children and adults. Blood Adv (2020) 4 (8): 1554–1588. 

Wilson ME, Dobler CC, Morrow AS, Beuschel B, Alsawas M, Benkhadra R, Seisa M, Mittal A, Sanchez M, Daraz L, Holets S, Murad MH, Wang Z. Association of Home Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation With Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA. 2020 Feb 4;323(5):455-465. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.22343

Halker Singh, R. B., VanderPluym, J. H., Morrow, A. S., Urtecho, M., Nayfeh, T., Torres Roldan, V. D., Farah, M. H., Hasan, B., Saadi, S., Shah, S., Abd-Rabu, R., Daraz, L., Prokop, L. J., Hassan Murad, M. et Wang, Z. (2020). Acute treatments for episodic migraine. Comparative Effectiveness Review, 239.

2021-2022

Daraz, L. (2022, février). Addressing digital mis-health-information for the vulnerable populations - a gold standard approach. Centre de recherche en santé publique (CReSP), Montréal, QC.

Daraz, L. (2021, novembre). A rapid systematic review to identify the current state of the evidence addressing issues related to COVID-19 and information. CIRN2021 : Communities, Technology and this Moment, Melbourne, Australie.

Daraz, L. (2021, juillet). Current state of the reliability of online health information. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.