David Moher
PhD
Senior Scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Director, Centre for Journalology
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Full Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Ottawa
Contact
613-737-8899 x79424
Ottawa Methods Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, Centre for Practice Changing Research Building 501 Smyth Road, PO BOX 201B, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1H 8L6
Bio
Dr. David Moher is a senior scientist, Methodological and Implementation Research program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, where he directs the Centre for Journalology (publication science). Dr. Moher is also a full Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa. Dr. Moher holds an MSc in epidemiology and PhD in clinical epidemiology and biostatistics.
Over the last decade Dr. Moher has focused his research on several intersectional topics: open science, meta-science, responsible research assessment, manuscript peer review, and reproducibility. He is involved in the REPRISE program and is leading a program on the reproducibility of systematic review included in clinical practice guidelines. Dr. Moher is still deeply committed to developing optimal ways to conduct and report systematic reviews, reporting randomized trials, and other types of research. He spearheaded the initial development of CONSORT and PRISMA and was actively involved in their updates. Dr. Moher is a member of the PRISMATIC (PRISMA, Technology, and Implementation to enhance reporting Completeness) group, a program of research (Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Ideas Grant (GNT2019670) aimed at using novel methods to enable more efficient and effective translation of PRISMA reporting guidelines into practice. Dr. Moher is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Research Goals and Interests
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Publications
Developing methods guidance for health researchers: literature review of proposed and applied strategies
2026-11-01 Go to publicationPRISMA 2020: strengthening transparency and usefulness of systematic reviews
2026-11-01 Go to publicationAssessment of facilitators and barriers to open science implementation in the Brain-Heart Interconnectome Research Program: a qualitative study
2026-10-09 Go to publicationCONSORT-A 2026: An Extended Reporting Guideline for Acupuncture Randomized Controlled Trials
2026-10-01 Go to publicationResponsible Research Assessment of Faculty: maximizing quality, transparency, and trustworthiness of scientific research in Research-Performing Organizations
2026-09-24 Go to publication