Greg Harvey

Title: Staff Physician, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Designations: MD, FRCPC (Paediatrics, PEM)

Chair Positions: Chair, Ultrasound Standards Committee

Other Positions: Member of ED Quality and Safety Committee, Choosing Wisely Committee, Clinical Decision Support Committee, Physician Builder Committee, Epic Provider Advisory Council

Hospital Positions

Epic Physician Champion, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Learning Positions

Point-of-Care Ultrasound Faculty Member, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Biography

Dr. Greg Harvey is a divisional and hospital leader in the area of electronic medical record utilization as well as point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). He joined the Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) in 2014 as an academic fellow and has been a full-time academic faculty since 2018.

While his daily passion is his clinical work in the emergency department, he actively facilitates iterative improvements to the electronic medical record to advance standardization of state of the art care and is an active faculty teacher for trainees in PEM and POCUS.

Research

Dr. Harvey collaborates with colleagues on research in the area of quality improvement and electronic medical record clinical decision support utilizing his expertise as an Epic Physician Champion and Builder.

Education and experience

2016–2017: Point-of-Care Ultrasound Fellowship, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario.
2014–2016: Academic Fellow, Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario.
2010–2014: Paediatric Resident, McMaster Children’s Hospital, McMaster University. Hamilton, Ontario.
2006–2010: MD, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. Ottawa, Ontario.
2003–2006: B.Sc. (equiv.) Medical Sciences and Engineering, University of Western Ontario. London, Ontario.

Achievements

2018: Clinical Excellence Award Co-Recipient for the Epic Physician Champion Group

Publications

Ostrow O, Prodanuk M, Fong Y, Singh V, Morrissey L, Harvey G, Campigotto A, Science M. Decreasing Misdiagnoses of Urinary Tract Infections: A Stewardship Initiative. Pediatrics (2022) 150 (1): e2021055866
Al-Dubisi F, Harvey G, Lam R, Ostrow O, Science M, Kitai I. Distinguishing Features of Adolescents with Undiagnosed Infectious Tuberculosis Atttending a Pediatric Emergency Department. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2021; Vol 8, Issue 9.
Jeong D, Harvey G, Rosenfield D, Boutis K, Principi T. Say Nay to the X-ray: A Toolkit for Reducing Unnecessary Ankle X-Rays in Patients with Low-Risk Ankle Injuries. Choosing Wisely Canada. Published online May 2021.
Rosenfield D, Harvey G, Jessa K. Implementing Electronic Medical Records in Canadian Emergency Departments. CJEM. 2018; 21(1), 15-17.
Harvey G, Foster G, Manan A, Thabane L, Parker MJ. The Paediatric Fast Fluid Trial: Effect of Syringe Size in Isotonic Fluid Resuscitation. BMC Emergency Medicine 2013, 13:14.

P2SK: SickKids Point of Care Ultrasound