Dr. Bill Whitelaw

Dr. Bill Whitelaw

Position in Division

Respirologist

University Title

Professor

Clinical and Research Interests

Graduating School & Year

McGill University – 1968

Residency/Fellowship

Publications (Last 5 Years)

  1. Straus C, Vasilakos K, Wilson RJA, Oshima T, Zelter M, Derenne J-Ph, Similowski T, Whitelaw WA; A phylogenetic hypothesis for the origin of hiccough. Bioessays 25:182-188, 2003.
  2. Whitelaw WA. Hic, Hic, Hurray! Yes Mag 35:6, 2003.
  3. Whitelaw WA. Proceedings of the 10th Annual History of Medicine Days. University of Calgary, 2001.
  4. Flemons WW, Whitelaw WA; Clinical features of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. In: Breathing Disorders in Sleep. McNicholas, WT and Philipson EA (eds.). W. B. Saunders, London, 64-85, 2002.
  5. Similowski T, Whitelaw WA, Derenne J-P (Editors). Clinical Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Lung Biology in Health and Disease Series/165. Marcel Dekker, Inc NY. 2002.
  6. Whitelaw WA. Proceedings of the 11th Annual History of Medicine Days. University of Calgary, 2002.
  7. Whitelaw WA. Proceedings of the 12th Annual History of Medicine Days. University of Calgary, 2003.

Abstracts

  1. Bradley J, Whitelaw WA; Fatal summer diarrhea at the Melbourne Hospital for Sick Children: 1900-1940. RCPSC Annals - History of Medicine Program, Ottawa, 2001.
  2. Morrow S, Maltby JR, Whitelaw WA; Carl Koller and the discovery of the first local anesthetic: cocaine. RCPSC Annals - History of Medicine Program, Ottawa, 2001.
  3. Dang B, Tarrant M, Whitelaw WA; The royal touch. RCPSC Annals - History of Medicine Program, Ottawa, 2001.
  4. Whitelaw WA, Remmers JE, Flemons WW; Clinical utility of home monitoring for OSA compared to PSG. ATS 2002.
  5. Whitelaw WA; Does overnight PSG or level 3 testing contribute to assessment of uncomplicated OSA? APSS 2002.
  6. Hines U, Whitelaw WA; Replacing 'what seems to be the matter?' with 'where does it hurt?': pain management in 1800 and 2001. RCPSC Annals 35(6): 4, 2002.
  7. Nasser Y, Derenne J-P, Whitelaw WA; Ibn Tufayl's treatise on asthma - lost and found. RCPSC Annals 35(6): 4, 2002.
  8. Nasser Y, Whitelaw WA, Black J; Madness in Hamlet: A Shakespearean take on Elizabethan psychiatry. RCPSC Annals 35(6): 6, 2002.
  9. Kydd A, Smith D, Whitelaw, WA; Dr. Guy Richmond: the life and times of a prison doctor. RCPSC Annals – History of Medicine Program, Halifax, 2003.
  10. Taylor R, Whitelaw WA. Linnaeus' Legacy. RCPSC Annals – History of Medicine Program, Halifax, 2003.
  11. Yu J, Stapleton M, Whitelaw WA; Chinese footbinding: the disappearance of a thousand-year old custom. RCPSC Annals – History of Medicine Program, Halifax, 2003.
  12. Skorenki, A., Cooper, K., Whitelaw, WA; James Currie: physician, scientist, epidemiologist and author. RCPSC Annals – History of Medicine Program, Halifax, 2003.

Invited Speaker

  1. Guest Lecturer - SAIT Respiratory Therapy Program "The role of hypoxic drive in acute exacerbations of COPD" - January 2002.
  2. Invited Speaker – The Calgary Institute for the Humanities – “The History of Sleep Apnea” – Feb 2003.
  3. Invited Speaker – The University of Alberta – “The Teaching of History of Medicine” Workshop – Nov 2003.