He is currently an emeritus clinician investigator with the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and an associate professor of Medicine and Psychology at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Wilson has published over 100 articles and book chapters, mostly related to behavioural and mental health concerns in palliative care and rehabilitation populations. He was the principal investigator for the Canadian National Palliative Care Survey, a multi-centre study of the quality of life of patients who were receiving palliative care for cancer. Dr. Wilson was the 2013 recipient of the Research Excellence Award from the Canadian Association for Psychosocial Oncology