Dr. Paul Easton
University Title
Associate Professor, Department of Critical Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary
Clinical Interests
- - Sleep Physician, Calgary Health Region, Foothills Hospital
- - Sleep Physician, Lethbridge Chinook Regional Hospital
- - Director, Sleep Laboratory, Chinook Healthcare Region, Lethbridge
- - Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, School of Medicine, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
Research Interests
- - Basic science: Respiratory muscle compensation during wakefulness and sleep, following diaphragm paralysis, muscle weakness, or spinal cord injury. Effects of beta agonists on respiratory muscles
- - Human clinical: Use of low flow oxygen therapy in end stage pulmonary disease during sleep and wakefulness. Sleep in critically ill patients. Effects of beta agonists on respiratory muscles.
- - Clinical Medicine: Sleep/respiratory medicine. Oxygen therapy
Academic Record
- - 2000 - Dip. American Board Sleep Medicine
- - 1992 - Ph.D. - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
- - 1982 - Dip. American Board Internal Medicine - Respiratory Medicine
- - 1982 - F.R.C.P.(C) - Respiratory Medicine
- - 1980 - Dip. American Board Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
- - 1980 - F.R.C.P.(C) - Internal Medicine
- - 1976 - M.D. - Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
Postgraduate Training
- - 1976-79 - Intern, Assistant Resident, Internal Medicine,Queen's University, Kingston
- - 1979-80 - Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston
- - 1980-81 - Clinical Fellow, Respiratory Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
- - 1981-84 - Research Fellow, Respiratory Investigation Unit, University of Manitoba Supervisor: Dr. N.R. Anthonisen
- - 1984-88 - Research Fellow, Meakins-Christie Laboratories, PhD candidate, McGill University. Supervisor: Dr. A.E. Grassino
Awards and Distinctions
- - 1995-2000 - Senior Scholar of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
- - 1993 - McGill University, Montreal "with excellence", Dean's Honour Roll
- - 1989-94 - Scholar of the Medical Research Council of Canada
- - 1988-93 - Scholar of the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
- - 1982-87 - Fellow of the Medical Research Council of Canada
- - 1981-82 - Fellow of the Manitoba Lung Association
Publications (Last 3 Years)
- Yokoba M, Hawes HG, Easton PA. Geniohyoid muscle function in awake canines. J Appl Physiol. Manuscript in press.
- Yokoba M, Abe T, Katagiri M, Tomita T, Easton PA. Respiratory muscle electromyogram and mouth pressure during isometric contraction. Resp Physiol. Manuscript in press.
- Katagiri M, Abe T, Yokoba M, Dobashi Y, Tomita T, Easton PA. Neck and abdominal muscle activity during a sniff. Respiratory Medicine. Manuscript in press.
- Skjodt NM, Farran RP, Rothwell B, Easton PA. Simulation of acute spinal cord injury: effects on respiration. Resp Physiol. 127:3-11, 2001.