Department of Critical Care

Academic Support

Ward Patrick, MD, FRCPC

Professor

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Department of Critical Care

Email: ward.patrick@nshealth.ca
Phone: 902-473-3486
Mailing Address: 
Suite 377, Bethune Bldg
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9
 
Research Topics:
  • QA QI initiatives
  • Teaching and medical education
  • Administration and leadership practices

 

Education

  • Critical Care (Adult) Fellowship (University of Manitoba)
  • Internal Medicine Residency (Memorial University)
  • MD (Memorial University)
  • BSc (Memorial University)

Professional appointments

  • Senior Medical Director, Provincial Critical Care Program

Professional interests

Dr. Patrick’s areas of focus are academic administration & leadership, and medical education & teaching. Providing quality, up-to-date and accessible critical care to the district and province represent overarching goals. Dr. Patrick is a longstanding member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, both as an oral examiner and on the Written Examination Board.

Selected publications

  • McMullen SM and Patrick WD.  (2013) Cyanosis.  The American Journal of Medicine.  26 (3): 210-212, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.11.004).
  • Marrie TJ, Costain N, La Scola B, Patrick WD, Forgie S, Xu Z, MacNeil SA.. The Role of Atypical Pathogens in Community-Acquired Pneumonia. In: Restrepo MI, Anzueto A., eds. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Thieme Medical;2012; :244-256.
  • Moeller J, Ma M, Hernandez P, Marrie T, Touchie C, Patrick WD. Discharge delay in patients with
  • community-acquired pneumonia managed on a critical care pathway. The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases& Medical Microbiology, 2006; 17(2):109-113. PubMed ID: 18418484.
  • Kew AK, Couban S, Patrick WD, Thompson K, White D. Outcome of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. Science Direct-Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation,2006; 12 (3):301-305. PubMed ID: 16503499.
  • Campbell SG, Patrick WD, Murray DD, Awass A, Urquhart D, Ackroyd-Stolarz SA, Maxwell D. Patients with community-acquired pneumonia discharged from the emergency department according to a clinical practice guideline. Emerg Med J, 2004; 21:667-669. PubMed ID: 15496690.

Selected awards/honours

  • Division of Critical Care Medicine Overall Teaching Award (2011, 2012)
  • Division of Critical Care Medicine Postgraduate Educator of the Year (2007-2009)
  • Division of Critical Care Educator of the Year (2005)
  • Excellence in Medical Education Award (Department of Medicine, 2004)