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.
