Dr. Michael O'Connor reviews medical content for
Healthwise, a nonprofit organization with a mission to help people make better
health decisions. Dr. O'Connor is a professor and former Chair in the
Department of Emergency Medicine at Queen's University in Ontario. He is a
former chair of the Specialty Training Committee (Emergency Medicine) for the
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. O'Connor serves as a
peer reviewer for the Journal of Emergency Medicine and
the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. He was
recently appointed as the Medical Director of the National Office-Health
Emergency Response Team-for the Public Health Agency in Canada.
Dr. O'Connor is actively involved in teaching and development of
educational materials at Queen's University. He is a regular presenter,
educator, and invited speaker at a variety of professional meetings and
conferences.
Board Certifications
- Fellowship: Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Canada, Emergency Medicine-1984
Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed
Dr.
O'Connor reviews emergency medicine and symptom topics for Healthwise.
Education
- MD: Queen's University, ON,
1978
- Residency in Emergency Medicine: Queen's University, ON,
1978-1981
- MMEd: University of Dundee, Scotland, 1990
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Queen's University, ON, 1997-present
- Former Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Queen's
University, ON
Hospital Affiliations
- Hotel Dieu Hospital, Kingston,
ON
- Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Association of Emergency
Physicians
- Canadian Medical Association
- Ontario Medical
Association
- Trauma Association of Canada
Selected Publications
- Kuzak N, O'Connor HM, Pickett W, O'Brien T,
Reid K, Pearson M (2001). Impact of a triage system on prison injuries
presenting to the emergency department. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 3: 199-204.
- Poenaru D, Morales D,
Richards A, O'Connor M (1997). Running an objective structured clinical
examination on a shoestring budget. American Journal of Surgery, 173: 538-541.
- O'Connor M (1995). The evaluation of psychomotor skills. In
Evaluation Methods: A Resource Handbook. Hamilton, ON:
McMaster University Program for Faculty Development.
Financial Disclosure
This reviewer reported no
financial conflicts.
