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Beth Potter is a faculty member in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa since 2007. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Western Ontario, obtained in 2003. Dr. Potter's research program focuses on generating evidence to improve healthcare outcomes for children with rare genetic diseases, with specific emphasis on inherited metabolic diseases. Children with rare diseases have high healthcare needs, and the small patient populations present challenges in launching rigorous studies, leading to a scarcity of evidence to guide care. To address this evidence gap, Dr. Potter's program emphasizes multi-centre collaborations aimed at developing research infrastructure that streamlines methods for evaluating care. Her research is co-led with patient partners, health care providers, methodologists, and policy makers, employing co-design studies to prioritize high-impact questions and incorporate meaningful outcomes. Dr. Potter leads the Canadian Inherited Metabolic Diseases Research Network (CIMDRN), which is a pan-Canadian network using observational studies and clinical trials to describe and evaluate outcomes and interventions for children with rare diseases. Additionally, she conducts research on disease screening, particularly in the context of newborn and prenatal screening.
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