Dr. Paul Atkinson is Professor in Emergency Medicine at Dalhousie University and Horizon Health, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. He is past Department Head and past chair of the departmental research committee. Paul is also deputy editor for CJEM, Assistant Dean Research at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, and is currently Chief Medical Consultant for WorkSafeNB. He is co-director of the Emergency Critical Care Ultrasound (ECCU) course and CanPOCUS. His international training included Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia, and Cambridge University Hospitals in the UK.

He has over 160 peer reviewed publications, as well as being an editor on three textbooks. Awards include the inaugural “Best in Class” award from Dalhousie University in 2012, the national Grant Innes Award for EM research in 2014, the Dr. Ian Stiell Researcher of the Year Award from the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, 2019, and the Dr. Donald Morgan Service Award (NBMS) 2024 for outstanding contribution in areas such as community education and wellness or research in health promotion, or community humanitarian service.

Current research interests include medical education, ultrasound, trauma systems and prevention, as well as quality in emergency medicine.

Paul enjoys cycling and hiking in the wide-open spaces of our great country.

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