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Mary Deffner Patterson, MD, MEd

Title

Medical Director, Cincinnati Children's Center for Simulation and Research; Attending Physician

Appointment

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine

Email

mary.patterson@cchmc.org

Fax

513-636-1173

Bio

Mary D. Patterson, MD, has been a member of the Division of Emergency Medicine since 1977. She completed pediatric residency training in Columbus, Ohio and then served as a primary care physician in the United States Air Force for three years. During her service in the Air Force, she developed an interest in trauma and pediatric resuscitation.

Subsequently, she entered fellowship training in pediatric emergency medicine at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Since completing fellowship training she has served as faculty at Children's in Washington, D.C., and Bowman Gray School of Medicine/Wake Forest University.

Dr. Patterson's primary research interests are pediatric trauma management, resuscitation and prehospital care of the pediatric patient.

Credentials

BS: Magna Cum Laude , Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., 1980.

MD: The College of Medicine of the Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pa., 1984.

MEd: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Residency: Pediatric Residency, Columbus Children's Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1987.

Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 1992, 1998, 2006; Executive Fellowship Program in Patient Safety, Williamson Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, 2005-2006.

Certification: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, 1988, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2006; General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 1988, 1999; Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 1989; Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor, February 1989 to present; Pediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor and Course Director, December 1988 to present.

Position History

1987-1990 Staff Pediatrician
United States Air Force Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center in Andrews Air Force Base, MD.

1987-1990 Instructor in Pediatrics
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD.

1992-1995 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Assistant Medical Director, Emergency Medical Trauma Center at
George Washington University Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, DC.

1995-1997 Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Director of Pediatric Emergency Department at The Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

1997-2005 Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Awards and Honors

Division Teaching Award to Emergency Medicine by the housestaff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2001, 2004, 2007.
Pediatric Golden Apple Teaching Award (individual) by the housestaff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2002.
Division Teaching Award to Emergency Medicine by the housestaff of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 1998 to1999.
Golden Apple Teaching Award to the Emergency Medical Trauma Center Faculty by the Housestaff of Children's National Medical Center, 1992-1993.
Attending of the Year, 1988-1989, housestaff of Malcolm Grow, United States Air Force Medical Center.

Research

Medical simulation, teamwork and communication, patient safety and system issues.

Research Grants and Contracts

In Situ Teamwork Training and Detection of Safety Threats in High Risk Settings. AHRQ, October 1, 2006 to Sept 30, 2008. Research related and peer reviewed (Award number U18 HS16615-01: (US)) Principal Investigator.

Implementation of a simulation based patient safety curriculum in a pediatric emergency department. AHRQ, July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2007 Research related and peer reviewed. (Award number U18 HS015841-01: (U.S)) Principal Investigator.

Effect of a focused Paramedic educational intervention on the acquisition and retention of airway management skills in the pediatric trauma patient. Ohio Emergency Medical Services/Trauma Research Grant. Research related and peer reviewed. July 1 2003-June 30 2004.

Publications, Most Recent

Geis, G, Patterson, M, Becker A, Pio B, Moyer M. The Use of Simulation to Assess the Safety of Formed Teams and New Facilities.Simulation in Healthcare 2008; 3: 265.

Patterson M, Geis G , Manos J, Moyer M, Pio P et al. The Use of In Situ Simulation for the Detection of Safety Threats in a Pediatric Emergency Department.Simulation in Healthcare 2008; 3:284.

Kobayashi L, Overly FL, Fairbanks RJ, Patterson, M, et al. Advanced Medical Simulation Applications For Emergency Medicine Microsystems Evaluation and Training. Acad Emerg Med 2008; 15: 1058-1070.

Ruddy RM, Patterson MD, Medical simulation: a tool for recognition of and response to risk. Pediatric Radiology 2008 Sep 23. /s00247-008-0951-5.

Falcone RA, Daugherty M, Schweer L, Patterson M, Brown RL, Garcia VF. Multidisciplinary Pediatric Trauma Team Training Utilizing High Fidelity Trauma Simulation. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 43(6) 1065-1071 June, 2008.

Kobayashi L, Patterson M, Overly, F, Shapiro, M, Williams K, Jay G. Educational and Research Implications of Portable Human Patient Simulation in Acute Care Medicine. Acad Emerg Med 2008; 15: 1166-1174.

Patterson, M, Blike, G, Nadkarni V. In Situ Simulation: Challenges and Results. Henriksen K, Battles JB, Keyes MA, Grady ML, editors. Advances in patient safety: New directions and alternative approaches. Vol. 3. Performance and Tools. AHRQ Publication No. 08-0034-3. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; August 2008. ii.

Henricksen, K, Patterson, M. Simulation in Healthcare: Setting Realistic Expectations.Journal of Patient Safety 3(3):127-134, September, 2007.

Johnson, L, Patterson, M, Simulation Education in Emergency Medical Services for Children.Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine 7 (2): 121-127 June, 2006.

Presentations, Most Recent

Patterson M, Hunt Elizabeth. Pediatric Simulation Annual Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation Conference and Exhibition. March 17, 2009, Washington, DC

Raemer D, Patterson M. Difficult Debriefing-Advanced Post-Graduate Course. International Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare. January 11, 2009, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Mancini M, Sinz, E, Patterson M, O’Donnell J. The Society for Simulation in Healthcare’s Plan for Accreditation of Simulation Centers: The Why, Who, When, And How Of It, International Meeting of Simulation in Healthcare. January 12, 2009, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Eppich W, Patterson, M, Geis, G. Simulation in the Emergency Department: Team Training and Crisis Resource Management. American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition. October 10, 2008. Boston, MA.

Kobayashi L, Overly FL, Fairbanks RJ, Patterson, M. Systems Expertise: Effective Simulation at the Organizational Level . Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference, May 27, 2008, Washington, DC

Geis, G, Patterson, M. Team Training Innovation - Moving Simulation Training to the Actual Clinical Environment. Annual NPSF Patient Safety Congress, May 16, 2008. Nashville, TN (presented by Gary Geis)

DeVita M, Patterson M, Wilson Katherine. Team Training Innovation Expert Panel. International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Jan 15, 2008, San Diego, CA

DeVita M, Patterson M. Write a Great Abstract, Make a Great Poster. International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Jan 15, 2008, San Diego, CA

Patterson M, Blike G, Nadkarni V. In Situ Simulation: Painful Challenges Powerful Results. International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. Jan 14, 2008, San Diego, CA

Alexander J, Battles J, Farley, D, Kaushal R, Mick S, Mittman, B, Patterson M, Rosenthal M, Soumerai, Dougherty D, Atkins D, Harrison M, Nix M, Wadhwani K. Implementation Research Methodology: Current State, Future Directions. First AHRQ Annual Meeting, September 26, 2007, Rockville MD.

Patterson M, Geis G, Wears R, LeMaster T, Moyer M. Implementation of Multidisciplinary Simulation Based Teamwork Training in a Pediatric ED. National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions Annual Meeting (NACHRI) October 10, 2007. San Antonio, TX. Presented by Gary Geis and Tom LeMaster

Patterson, M. Implementing a Simulation-Based Safety Curriculum in a Pediatric Emergency Site. National Patient Safety Foundation Annual Meeting. Meet the Experts, May 3, 2007. Washington, DC

Patterson M. Geis G, Wears RL, LeMaster T, Moyer M, Pio B, Hounchell M. Implementation of multidisciplinary simulation based teamwork training in a pediatric emergency department. NICHQ Annual Forum for Improving Children’s Health Care. March 20, 2007. San Francisco, CA. Presented by Gary Geis.

Hunt, E, Frush, K, Patterson, M. Critical needs to advance pediatric simulation. International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare. January 16, 2007, Orlando, FL

Patterson, M, Moyer, M. Improving Training, Quality and Patient Outcomes using High-Fidelity Patient Simulation. American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Hospital Roundtable 2006 - Improving Patient Outcomes with Staff Training and MET Teams American Heart Association, Dallas, TX, August 3, 2006

Patterson, M, Wang, H, Jones, L. Patient Safety in Emergency Care. AHRQ Patient Safety and Health IT Conference. June 7, 2006. Washington, DC

Schenkel, S, Vinen, J, Patterson, M. Talking Safety: The Latest in Resident and Medical Student Education in Emergency Medicine Patient Safety. Workshop Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. May 19, 2006: San Francisco, CA

Halamek, L, Lopreiato, J, Patterson, M. High fidelity pediatric simulation: Setting a national human performance and patient safety research and training agenda. Workshop The American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research, April 30, 2006, San Francisco, CA

Patterson, M, Wears, R, Flanagan, B. Simulation in Emergency Medicine: Value, Challenges and Innovation. Emergency Medicine Roundtable, International Meeting for Medical Simulation. January 16, 2006, San Diego, CA

Professional Organization Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics, 1987 to present; Section on Emergency Medicine to 1992; on Transport Medicine to 1996
Ambulatory Pediatric Association to 1999
Member, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research Committee of the AAP, 1991 to present.
Society for Simulation in Health Care Board of Directors, Executive Committee President-elect 2009, Secretary-2007-2009, Nominations Committee chair- 2007, Accreditation subcommittee member 2007-present.
Chair, Membership and Bylaws Committee 2005-2007.
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine.