Patterson, Jan EvansSchool of Medicine |
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3/2010 - Present | Associate Dean for Quality & Lifelong Learning | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
9/2008 - Present | Adjunct Professor | University of Texas at Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX |
1/1999 - Present | Professor of Medicine and Pathology with tenure, Division of Infectious Diseases, Director Epidemiology Laboratory | The University of Texas Health Science Center, Medicine, San Antonio, TX |
1/1993 - Present | Attending Physician in Medicine; Consultant in Infectious Diseases | South Texas Veterans Health Care System |
Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
2010 | MS | Health Care Management | Harvard School of Public Health Boston , MA |
1988 | Postdoctoral Fellowship | Medicine/Infectious Diseases | Yale University School of Medicine New Haven , CT |
1985 | Residency | Medicine | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville , TN |
1983 | Internship | Medicine | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville , TN |
1982 | MD | Medicine | The University of Texas Medical School Houston , TX |
1978 | BA | Biology & Chemistry (Summa Cum Laude) | Hardin-Simmons University Abilene , TX |
Antibiotic utilization- Interest in the effect of antibiotic utilization on antibiotic resistance |
Antimicrobial resistance- Interest in multi-drug resistant pathogens such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE), extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Gram-negative organisms. Experience in clinical investigation of new agents for the treatment of multi-drug resistant pathogens |
Healthcare-associated Infections- 20 years of experience in the field of healthcare epidemiology, with particular interest in hospital-acquired infections and the use of molecular typing methods applied to the study of hospital infections |
Infectious Diseases Emergency Preparedness- Since 2001, served as Infectious Diseases subject matter expert to the Regional Emergency Medical Preparedness Steering Committee and Emergency Hospital Disaster Group. Participation in regional exercises on bioterrorism and smallpox, consultation on anthrax, smallpox, smallpox vaccine, SARS, pandemic influenza and other infectious disease issues. |
Integrative Medicine- Holistic approach to patient care, integrating natural-based therapies into traditional ones. |
Leadership in academic medicine- Interest in developing leaders in academic medicine, especially in women and other underrepresented groups. |
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety- Graduate of UT System Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Program. Course Director of UTHSCSA Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Course; project-based learning for quality improvement. PI for grants related to clinical quality and safety. |
Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
1/2013 - Present | Infectious Diseases Core Curriculum, Quality Improvement lecture | UT Health San Antonio, School of Medicine | |
3/2009 - Present | Clinical Safety & Effectiveness Course | UTHSCSA | 15 students |
Course Director and lectured on Patient Safety. Project-based learning for quality improvement and patient safety principles. | |||
2/2008 - Present | Ph.D. Dissertations Directed | UTHSCSA School of Nursing | |
7/2004 - Present | ID Didactic Lecture series | University Health System | 25 students |
Participate in lecture series for residents, fellows, students, pharmacists on infectious disease and HIV rotations | |||
7/2004 - Present | EPH Topics in Infectious Diseases | 20 students | |
Co-Course Director - Co-direct annual Graduate Summer Session Topics in Infectious Diseases course with Dr. Philip Brachman of Emory University and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Participated in choice of topics, lectured, participated in discussions of topics of other lecturers. Class consists of graduate, post-graduate level students. Annually 2004-2007, 2009-2011 | |||
3/2000 - Present | Individual Instruction | UTHSCSA | |
1/1993 - Present | Infectious Diseases Consult Service, 1-3 months/year | UT Health San Antonio, School of Medicine | |
Abstract |
Garza C, Bresnahan L, Patterson JE. Creating a facilitator preparation program for a project-based longitudinal quality improvement course: Society for Academice Continuing Medical Education; 2020 Jan. |
Adams Sandra MD, Patterson Jan E MD, Bresnahan Leticia MBA. UT Health San Antonio Quality Improvement and WipeDiseases? Education Interventions Facilitate Sustainable Clinical Practice Changes in Primary Care: n/a; 2018 Feb. (Shine Academy 2018 Innovations Conference; vol. n/a, no. n/a). |
Patterson JE, Cadena J, Traugott K, Kelly C, Dallas S. In vitro susceptibility testing of essential oils against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and selected ATCC strains; 2017 Dec. (Open Forum Infectious Diseases; vol. 3, no. 1). |
Patterson JE, McElmeel L, Wiederhold N. In vitro Susceptibility Testing of Essential Oils against Gram-positive and Gram-negative Clinical Isolates, including Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). Abstract #64676 San Diego, CA; 2017 Oct. (Infectious Diseases Society of America, IDWeek 2017, San Diego, CA). |
Adams S, Patterson J, Bresnahan L. Transformational learning for care of chronic lung disease using interprofessional pedagogies; 2017 May. (Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education, Scottsdale, AZ). |
Nahid M, Bowen E, Provost SM, Leykum LK, Patterson JE. Perceptions of barriers and enablers among quality improvement team participants before and after project implementation; 2017 Apr. (8th Annual University of Texas McCombs Healthcare Initiative Symposium, Austin, TX). |
Bowen E, Ozturgut O, Bresnahan LZ, Patterson JE. Quality improvement programs? contribution to successful clinical practice changes; 2017 Apr. (8th Annual University of Texas McCombs Healthcare Initiative Symposium, Austin, TX). |
Patterson JE Cadena-Zuluaga J Traugott K Kelly C Dallas S Wiederhold. In vitro susceptibility testing of essential oils against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and selected ATCC strains. Abstract #2053 New Orleans, LA; 2016 Oct. (Infectious Diseases Society of America IDWeek 2016, New Orleans, LA). |
Adams SG, Bresnahan LZ, Bowen EO, Patterson JE. Web-based, interactive professional education in COPD (WipeCOPD) facilitates practice changes in primary care; 2016 Mar. (World Congress on Continuing Professional Development Conference, San Diego, CA). |
Adams SG, Bowen EO, Bresnahan LZ, Hart MK, Patterson JE. COPD educational interventions improve clinical practice; 2016 Jan. (Alliance for Continuing Education in Health Professions Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD). |
Bowen EO, Bresnahan LZ, Adams SG, Patterson JE. Evidence of transformation learning through the use of interprofessional pedagogies; 2016 Jan. (Alliance for Continuing Education in Health Professions Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD). |
Adams SG, Hart MK, Bowen EO, Bresnahan LZ, Patterson JE. COPD continuing education improves quality in clinical practice; 2015 Oct. (CHEST 2015 Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada). |
Adams SG, Bresnahan LZ, Bowen EO, Patterson JE. COPD educational interventions improve clinical practice; 2015 May. (The Alliance for Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals Industry Summit, Philadelphia, PA). |
Electronic/Web Publication |
Trautner B, Grigoryan L, Petersen N, Hysong S; Cadena J, Patterson JE, Naik A. Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Approach for Urinary Catheter Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria n/a: n/a; 2015 May. |
Trautner B, Grigoryan L, Petersen N, Hysong S; Cadena J, Patterson JE, Naik A. Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Approach for Urinary Catheter Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria n/a: n/a; 2015 May. |
Trautner B, Grigoryan L, Petersen N, Hysong S; Cadena J, Patterson JE, Naik A. Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Approach for Urinary Catheter Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria 2015 May. |
Journal Article |
Patterson JE, McElmeel L, Wiederhold N. In vitro activity of essential oils against Gram-positive and Gram-negative clinical isolates, including carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019 2019 Dec;6(12). |
Berrios-Torres SI, Umscheid CA, Bratzler DW, et al. and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection JAMA Surg 2017 May;. |
Cadena J, Castro-Pena NA, Javeri H, Hernandez B, Michalek J, Arzola AF, Shroff M, Jinadatha C, Valero G, Bowling J, Przykucki J, Adams M, Jorgensen J, Patterson JE, Sreeramoju P. Tuberculosis patients who are a potential source for unprotected exposure in health care systems: A multicenter case control study OPen Forum Infectious Diseases 2017 Jan;. |
Patterson JE - Workgroup Chair. 2016 Antibiotic stewardship statement for guidelines. Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee Healthcare Infections Control Practices Advisory Committee 2016 Feb;. |
Trautner BW, Grigoryan L, Petersen NJ, Hysong S, Cadena J, Patterson JE, Naik AD. Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Approach for Urinary Catheter-Associated Asymptomatic Bacteriuria JAMA Intern Med 2015 Jul;175(7):1120-1127. |
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Grigoryan L Naik A Horwitz D Cadena J Patterson JE Zoorob R Trautner B. A Successful Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention for asymptomatic bacteriuria addressed cognitive biases IDWeek 2016 2016 Oct;. |