Patrick McGrath

Patrick J. McGrath, OC, FRSC FCAHS is a Canadian psychologist noted for his contribution to research on childhood pain. Biography Patrick McGrath was born in Ottawa and initially attended the University of Ottawa but transferred to the University of Saskatchewan where he completed his BSc Psychology. He subsequently obtained his PhD in psychology from Queen's University at Kingston. His first post was a clinical post in the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa. It was there that he became interested in childhood pain. He then transferred to Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia to establish a graduate training programme in clinical psychology. It was here that he established the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research and the Centre for Family Health Research. He retired from that institution as emeritus professor of psychiatry. Research He has published extensively in the area of pediatric pain. He also has extensive research on delivery of psychological care at a distance. He has published hundreds of peer-reviewed articles and his Google Scholar h index is over 100 with over 45,000 citations. Administrative experience He was on the Governing Council of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research for 7 years (2004-2011) and was Integrated Vice President Research, Innovation and Knowledge Translation at the IWK Health Centre and the Nova Scotia Health Authority for a decade until September 2017. He is a founder and chairman of the board of the Strongest Families Institute which delivers mental health care to families who have children with mental health problems.