Newbigging | Department of Emergency Medicine | School of Medicine

Dr. Joseph Newbigging MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP

Position(s)

Assistant Professor

Director, POCUS

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Dr. Newbigging joined the Department of Emergency Medicine in 2006 after working several years in community EDs in Eastern Ontario. He was a Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) early adopter and has been teaching POCUS to residents and clinicians for over fifteen years. He completed an Ultrasound Fellowship with the Ultrasound Leadership Academy in 2015 and is recognized to have POCUS as an area of focused competence by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. His academic interests are in Medical Education, Simulation and POCUS. He was the Queen’s CFPC(EM) Program Director from 2016-2020 before taking on his current position as Queen’s Emergency Medicine POCUS Director.

Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications:

2023

Twinkle Artifact Observed During POCUS of a Human Myiasis Caused by the Dermatobia hominis Botfly. Jerome D, Stacey M, Newbigging J. POCUS Journal, Nov 2023 8:142-145.
Using cognitive load theory to develop an emergency airway management curriculum: the Queen’s University Mastery Airway Course (QUMAC). McGraw B, Newbigging J, Blackmore E, Stacey M, Mercer C, Lam W, Braund H, Gilic F. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine (2023) 25:378-381. PMD 37133633.
A primer for clinical POCUS leadership in your emergency department. Bell C, Newbigging J, Sheppard G, Aspler A, Kim D. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine; Jan 2023. PMID: 36689191.
Focused carotid ultrasound to predict major adverse cardiac events among emergency department patients with chest pain. Brooks S, Sivilotti M, Hétu MF, Norman P, Day A, O’Callaghan N, Latiu V, Newbigging J, Hill B, Johri A. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine; 2023 25(1), p.81-89. PMID: 36315347.

2022

Perspectives of undergraduate and graduate medical trainees on documenting clinical notes: Implications for medical education and informatics. Rajaram A, Patel N, Hickey Z, Wolfram B, Newbigging J. Health Informatics Journal; Apr-Jun 2022;28(2). PMID: 35593170.

2021

Point-of-Care ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia in older ED patients with hip fractures: a study to test the feasibility of a training programme and time needed to complete nerve blocks by ED physicians after training. Lee J, Bhandari T, Simard R, Emond M, Topping C, Woo M, Perry J, Eagles D, McRae A, Lang E, Wong C, Sivilotti M, Newbigging J,Borgundvaag B, McLeod S, Melady D, Chernoff I, Kiss A, Chenkin J. BMJ Open 2021;11:e047113. PMID: 34226222.
The ultrasound competency assessment tool for four-view cardiac POCUS. Bell C, Wagner N, Hall A, Newbigging J, Rang L, McKaigney C. Ultrasound Journal 13(1): 42, Sept 27, 2021. PMID: 34570287.
Differences in Gaze Fixation Location and Duration Between Resident and Fellowship Sonographers Interpreting a Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma. Bell C, Szulewski A, Walker M, McKaigney C, Ross G, Rang L, Newbigging J, Kendall J. AEM Education and Training 2021;5: 28–36. PMID: 33521488.

2020

The Ultrasound Competency Assessment Tool (UCAT): Development and Evaluation of a Novel Competency‐Based Assessment Tool for Point of Care Ultrasound. Bell C, Hall AK, Wagner N, Rang L, Newbigging J, McKaigney C. AEM Education and Training, 00:1-12, Aug 13, 2020. PMID: 34041429.

2019

Training medical students and residents in the use of electronic health records: a systematic review of the literature. Rajaram A, Hickey Z, Patel N, Newbigging J, Wolfrom B. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 0(0): 1–6, 201, Oct 2019. PMID: 31592531.
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training for Family Medicine Residents: Examining the outcomes and feasibility of a pilot ultrasound curriculum. Yao G, Hong TP, Lee P, Newbigging J, Wolfrom B. POCUS Journal 4(2): 22-26, Nov 2019.

2018

D’Alessandro C, Drennan I, Newbigging J, Johri A. Paramedic POCUS, Turning Our Heads to the Prehospital Side of the Fence: A Narrative Review of Education, Training and Future. POCUS Journal Issue 3(1): 6-12, August 2018
Johri A, Durbin J, Newbigging J, Tanzola R, Chow R, Tam J. Cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound: State of the Art in Medical School Education. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 31(7): 749-760, July 2018.
Olszynski, P et al (incl Newbigging J). The CAEP Emergency Ultrasound Curriculum – Objectives and Recommendations for Implementation in Postgraduate Training: Executive Summary. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 2018 0(0): 1-3.

2017

Sambi R, Sawula H, Wolfram B, Newbigging J. Pilot Project: Does formal bedside training of medical students with a FAST exam increase their knowledge and comfort level with ultrasound use in a community family medicine practice setting? POCUS Journal Issue 2(2): 15-17, September 2017.
Chan W, Newbigging J. Case Report: Point of care ultrasound of a broken heart. POCUS Journal Issue 2(1):02-03, April 2017.

2016

Douglas S, Newbigging J, Robertson D. Case Report: FAST ultrasound interpretation in trauma resuscitation. POCUS Journal, Issue 03 3-4, Oct 2016.

2014

Poley R, Newbigging J, Sivilotti MLA. Estimated Effect of an Integrated Approach to Suspected Deep Venous Thrombosis Using Limited Compression Ultrasound. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014; 21(9) 972-980. PubMed: 25269577

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