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Dr. Jo-Ann Talbot
Jo-Ann Talbot, MD, FRCP EM
Appointment
- Site Academic Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, Saint John, Horizon Health Network
- Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University
- Clinical Associate Professor, Memorial University
Education
Dr. Talbot completed her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Royal Military College and worked as an aerospace engineer before joining the medical profession. She completed both her MD and her FRCP Emergency Medicine training at the University of Manitoba
Academic EM Interests
Dr Talbot loves the enthusiasm of medical education and is working with new technologies in teaching and distributive learning. She also has a special interest in teaching evidenced based clinical practice. She is a faculty member of the Best Evidence in Emergency Medicine (BEEM) group and is a tutor for the McMaster University Evidence Based Clinical Practice conference. Her research interests include knowledge translation and quality improvement. She belongs to the knowledge translation faculty of the Teaching Evidence Assimilation for Collaborative Healthcare (TEACH) workshop at the New York Academy of Medicine.
Other Interests
Jo-Ann enjoys spending time with friends and family engaged in many outdoor activities including (summer) biking, hiking, swimming, canoeing, kayaking and camping, (winter) skiing, snowboarding, skating, sledding and snowshoeing. Saint John New Brunswick is a perfect playground for outdoor enthusiasts where all of these activities can be found within 5 to 40 minutes of your front door. Her hobbies include reading and photography.
Dr. Paul Atkinson
Paul Atkinson BSc(Hons), MB BCh BAO, MA(Cantab), FRCPC(EM)
Appointment
- Clinical Academic Head, Department of Emergency Medicine, Horizon Health Network, Saint John Area
- Assistant Dean Research, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick
- Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University
- Clinical Associate Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Deputy Editor, Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Past Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine Research Committee, Dalhousie University
- Past Chair, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians Research Committee
- Past Chair, Provincial Research Subcommittee, New Brunswick Trauma Program
- Tutor, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick
- Co-Director, Emergency Critical Care Ultrasound, Canada
Undergraduate:
- The Queen’s University of Belfast, UK
- Bachelor of Science (Physiology) with First Class Honours 1992
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Obstetrics, with Honours 1995
Postgraduate:
- Membership of the Royal College of Physicians; MRCP (UK) 1998
- Higher Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine, East of England (Cambridge) 1999-2004
- Fellowship of the Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine (now The Royal College of Emergency Medicine);FFAEM (FCEM) 2003
- Certificate in Focused Emergency Ultrasound (Royal College of Emergency Medicine) CFEU 2009
- Master of Arts (Cambridge University) MA(Cantab) 2010
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (Emergency Medicine) 2015
Awards
- “Best in Class” Award. Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, for preclinical teaching 2012
- Grant Innes Award for Top Research Abstract, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2014
- “Emergency Physician Teacher of the Year” 2015 (awarded by Family Medicine Residents, Saint John)
- Dalhousie University Department of Emergency Medicine Top Research Award 2015
- Dr. Ian Stiell Researcher of the Year Award, Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians, 2019
Academic EM Interests
Research, Point of Care Ultrasound, Trauma, Simulation, Medical Education, Healthcare Systems, Wellbeing, Critical Thinking
Other Interests
Family, Hiking, Music, Being outside, preferably on or near water
Dr Joanna Middleton
Dr Paul Keyes
Paul D Keyes MD CCFP(EM)
Appointment
- Emergency Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Horizon SJRH site, Horizon Health Network, Saint John Zone
- Assistant Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University
- Assistant Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Education
- Bachelor of Science Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish Nova Scotia 1990,
- Bachelor of Medical Science Memorial University of Newfoundland 1995
- Medical degree Memorial University of Newfoundland 1995
- Rural Family Medicine Residency Memorial University of Newfoundland 1997
- Emergency Medicine Residency Dalhousie University 1998
Academic EM Interests
- Emergency Medicine Finance Committee Chair
- Emergency Department Efficiency and Peer Review
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Other Interests
- Sailing, Boating, Skiing, Fishing, Hunting
Dr Todd Way
Todd Way, BSc, BEd, MSc, MD, CCFP
Appointment
Lecturer, Dalhousie University, Department of Emergency Medicine
Academic Emergency Physician, Saint John Regional Hospital, Emergency Department
Education
Dr. Todd Way completed his BSc at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Education at St. Thomas University and MSc in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of New Brunswick. After obtaining his MD at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Dr. Way completed both his residency training in Family Medicine and his CCFP Emergency Medicine residency training at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
Academic EM Interests
Dr. Way was a teacher in Math and Sciences for five years in the Fredericton area before he transitioned to a career in medicine and brings unique skills to our medical education program. He is also interested in the trauma program and specifically orthopaedic injuries.
Recreation
Todd is an avid sailor who has hosted the department on lovely cruises on the Kennebecasis River system. He plays golf, enjoys swimming, and in the winter his sport is hockey. His hobbies include reading and woodworking. Most of all Todd loves to spend time with his family.