Dr. Paul Pageau

Dr. Paul Pageau

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Dr. Paul Pageau MD, CCFP-EM, FCFP
Associate Professor
TOH DEM Roles:
Medical Director POCUS, The Ottawa Hospital
External Roles:
Lead, Diagnostic Technology Sciences, Undergraduate Medical Education, The University of Ottawa
National Scientific Chair, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians National Conference.

Site: The Ottawa Hospital (TOH)



Biography

Medical school

  • McMaster University (1999)

Residency

  • CCFP McMaster University
  • CCFP-EM University of Western Ontario (2002)

Academic Focus

  • EM Ultrasound
  • Medical Education Leadership
  • Global EM

Award Highlights

  • Honorary Life Member Award, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (2018)
  • Award of Excellence, College of Family Physicians of Canada (2016)
     

Selected Publications

  • Bapuji R, Eagles D, Ferriera N, Hecht N, Zhang Y, Woo MY, Cheung WJ, Ly V, Pageau P.
        Comparison of peer-assisted learning with expert-led learning in undergraduate medical
        students’ POCUS education: A systematic review and meta-analysis. CJEM 2024;26:188-197
  • Debiasio C, Pageau P, Shefrin A, Woo MY, Cheung WJ. Point-of-care ultrasound in
        undergraduate medical education: A scoping review of assessment methods. The Ultrasound
        Journal. 2023;15:30. doi.org/10.1186/s13089-023-00325-6
  • Hamel C, Margau R, Venturi M, Pageau P. Canadian Association of Radiologists diagnostic
        imaging referral guidelines. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal. 2023;0(0).
        https://doi.org/10.1177/08465371231169746
  • Hamel C, Margau R, Pageau P, et al. Canadian Association of Radiologists Diagnostic Imaging
        Referral Guidelines: A guideline development protocol. CMAJOpen. 2023:11(2) E248-54.
        Doi:10.9778/cmajo.20220098
  • Sheppard G, Williams KL, Metcalfe B, Clark M, Bromley M, Pageau P, Woo MY, Yi Y,
        Devasahayam AJ, Dubrowski A. Using Kane’s framework to build an assessment tool for
        undergraduate medical student’s clinical competency with point of care ultrasound. BMC
        Medical Education, 2023 23:24.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04030-9
  • de Oliviera C, Macpherson A, Hepburn CM, Huang A, Strauss R, Liu N, Fiksenbaum L, Pageau
        P, Gomez D, Saunders NR. Healthcare utilization and costs following non-fatal powdered and
        non-powdered firearm injuries in children and youth. European Journal of Pediatrics Published
        online March 5, 2022. Doi.org/10.1007/s00431-022-04429-4
  • Prager R, Pageau P, Hodges T, Yan C, Woo MW, Nemnon MJ, Millington S, Holden M, 
    St-Gelais R, Cheung WJ. Characterizing the biomechanical differences between novice and expert point-of-care ultrasound practitioners using a low-cost gyroscope and accelerometer integrated sensor: A pilot study. AEM Education and Training, 2022;6(2):e10733. Doi:10.1002/aet2.10733
  • Gilbertson J, Pageau P, Ritcey B, Burwash-Brennan T, Woo MY, Perry JJ. Test characteristics
    of chest ultrasonography for rib fractures following blunt chest trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2022. Published online Doi.org/10.1016/J.annemergmed.2022.02.006
  • Saunders NR, Moore HC, Huang A, de Oliveira C, Strauss R, Fiksenbaum L, Pageau P, Liu N, Gomez D, Macpherson A. Firearm injury epidemiology in children and youth in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study. BMJ Open 2021;0:e053859. Doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053859
  • Desjardin V, Pageau P, Power B, Burnier I, Souza C, Cheung WJ, Woo M, Clerkship Directors’ expectations of physical examination skills with point-of-care ultrasound skills using the RIME framework. POCUS Journal 2021. 6(2), 93-96.  https://doi.org/10.24908/pocus.v6I2.15192

Personal quote

"Listen to the patient, they are telling you the diagnosis." - W Osler

Personal interests

  • Advocacy: ED crowding, gun control.
  • Discovering lakes, rivers and trails where there is no cell coverage.

Relevant Links

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Updated - June 2026