Erin Patterson

Name Erin Patterson
School School of Health & Life Sciences
Program Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Academic and Professional Designations
  • BScN
  • MN
  • PhD
Title Professor
Courses Taught
  • Level 3 Problem Based Learning
  • Level 4 Clinical
  • Professional Community Nursing Practice
  • Aging and Society
Areas of Expertise & Interest

  • Care of the older adult population including access to health and supportive care services
  • Home care, including access to services, work, work environments, and home care workers (nurses & support workers) roles, responsibilities and scope of practice
  • Home care nurse retention
Industry Experience, Professional Currency Activities
  • Lead Research Analyst (2014-2016), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    • Primary Investigator:  Dr. Anne Tourangeau
    • Funding Source:  Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
    • Title:  The Impact of Home Care Nurse Staffing, Work Environments and Collaboration on Patient Outcomes
  • Research Assistant (2013-2014), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    • Primary Investigator: Dr. Anne Tourangeau
    • Funding Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Longer Term Care (Nursing Health Services Research Unit)
    • Title: Knowledge Translation and Exchange Program: Database Project
  • Research Assistant (2011-2014), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    • Primary Investigator: Dr. Anne Tourangeau
    • Funding Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
    • Title: Determinants of Nurse Faculty Retention/Determinants of Home Care nurse retention
  • Project Coordintor (2009-2012), Health Interventions Research Centre, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
    • Primary Investigator:  Dr. Souraya Sidani
    • Funding Source:  Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
    • Title:  The forgotten component of care quality:  A study of nursing process
  • Registered Nurse (2008-2009), Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Brampton, Ontario
  • Registered Nurse (2007-2008), Saint Joseph’s Home Care, Hamilton, Ontario
  • Registered Nurse (2005-2008), Neurosurgery, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario
  • Health Care Aide (2002-2004), Saint Elizabeth Health Care, Hamilton, Ontario
Major Research Projects, Scholarly Activities, and/or Publications
  • Examining Variation in Access to Long-term Home Care Services for Ontario Seniors, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
    • Supervisor: Ann Tourangeau, PhD Committee: K McGilton, PhD, A. Laporte, PhD
  • Employment in Home Health Care: The Experience of the New Graduate Nurse, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario
    • Master of Nursing Degree
    • Supervisor: Corinne Hart, PhD Committee: N Purdy, PhD, S Bishop, PhD
Publications: Peer reviewed
  • Saari, M., Xiao, S. Rowe, A., Patterson, E., & Tourangeau, A.E. (2018). The role of unregulated care providers in home care: a scoping review. Journal of Nursing Management. Impact Factor: 1.905
  • Saari, M., Patterson, E., Kelly, S. & Tourangeau, A.E. (2018). The Evolving Role of the Personal Support Worker in Home Care in Ontario, Canada. Health and Social Care in the Community, 26(2), 240-249. Impact Factor: 2.047
  • Saari, M., Patterson, E., Killackey, T., Raffaghello, J., Rowe, A. & Tourangeau, A.E. (2017). Home-Based Care: Barriers and facilitators to expanded unregulated care provider roles in Ontario, Canada. Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 36(3-4), 127-144. Impact Factor: 0.272
  • Wong, M., Saari, M., Patterson, E., Puts, M. & Tourangeau, A.E. (2017). Occupational hazards for home care nurses across the rural-to-urban gradient in Ontario Canada. Health and Social Care in the Community, 25(3), 1276-1286. Impact Factor: 2.047
  • Patterson, E., Wan, Y.W.T., & Sidani, S. (2013). Non-pharmacological nursing interventions for the management of patient related fatigue: a literature review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22, 268-278.
  • Patterson, E., Hart, C., Bishop, S., & Purdy, N. (2013). Deciding if home care is right for me: the experience of the new graduate nurse. Home Health Care Management and Practice, 25(4), 147-154.
  • Tourangeau, A., Patterson, E., Rowe, Al, Saari, M., Thomson, H., MacDonald, G., Cranley, L., & Squires, M. (2014). Factors influencing home care nurse intention to remain employed. Journal of Nursing Management, 22(8), 1015-1026.
  • Tourangeau, A., Saari, M., Patterson, E., Ferron, E.M., Thomson, H., Widger, K & MacMillian, K. (2014). Work, work environments and other factors influencing nurse faculty intention to remain employed: a cross-sectional study. Nurse Education Today, 34(6), 940-947.
  • Tourangeau, A., Wong, M., Saari., M., & Patterson, E. (2015). Generation specific incentives and disincentives for nurse faculty to remain employed. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 71(5), 1019-1031.
  • Tourangeau, A., Patterson E., Saari, M., Thomson, H., & Cranley, L. (2015) – epub ahead of print). Work Related Factors Influencing Home Care Nurse Intent to Remain Employed. Health Care Management Review.

Publications: Reports

  • Tourangeau, A., Villeneuve, M., Laporte, A. Berta, W., Patterson, E., Saari, M., Rowe, A., Ye, L., & Killackey, T. (2014 [December]). Examing the impact of home care nurse staffing, work environments and collaboration of patient outcomes: A scoping literature review. Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-term Care.
  • Tourangeau, A., Saari, M., Rowe, A., Patterson, E., & Villeneuve, M., (2015[March]). The Role of Nurses in Assigning, Delegating, Teaching and Supervising Patient Care Activities to Unregulated Care Providers in Home Care: A Jurisdictional Scan of Legislation, Regulation and Policy in Canada. Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-term Care.
  • Tourangeau, A., Villeneuve, M., Saari, M., & Patterson, E. (2015 [March]. The Impact of Home Care Nurse Staffing, Work Environments and Collaboration on Patient Outcomes Phase II: Policy Implications for Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Health & Long-term Care.

Presentations:

Research talks: External

  • Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Toronto, Ontario
    • Presenters: Patterson, E., & Saari, M.
    • Title: Examining Variation in Access to Post Acute Home Care Services
  • Canadian Association on Gerontology Conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario
    • Presenters: Saari, M., Patterson, E., & Tourengeau, A.
    • Title: Structures of Post-Acute Home Care Service Delivery and Extended Home Care Length of Stay Among Ontario Seniors
  • Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA) Home Care Summit, Ottawa, Ontario
    • Presenters: Saari, M., Patterson, E., & Tourangeau, A.E.
    • Title: Understanding the Structures of Home-Based Care Delivery: Developing A Picture of the Home Care Team

Research talks: Invited

  • A presentation for the Ontario Renal Network, Toronto, Ontario
    • Presenters: Saari, M. & Patterson, E.
    • Title: Understanding the Structures of Home-Based Care Delivery: A Presentation for The Ontario Renal Network
  • A presentation for Home Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario
    • Presenters: Tourangeau, A., Saari, M. & Patterson, E.
    • Title: Understanding the Structures of Home-Based Care Delivery: A Presentation for Home Care Ontario

Research posters: Internal

  • The Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing 3rd Annual Research Day, Toronto, Ontario
    • Presenter: Patterson, E.
    • Title: Employment in home health care: The experience of the new graduate nurse
  • The Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Doctoral Research Symposium, Toronto, Canada
    • Presenters: Tourangeau, A., Patterson, E., Thomson, H., Saari, M., Widger, K., & MacMillan, K.
    • Title: Work, Work Environments and Other Factors Influencing Nurse Faculty Intention to Remain Employed in Academic Institutions
    • Presenters: Saari, M., Patterson, E. & Tourangeau, A.
    • Title: The Impact of Continuity of Care on Outcomes for Community-based Seniors with Dementia

Research posters: External

  • The 5th National Community Health Nurses Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia
    • Presenter: Patterson, E.
    • Title: Employment in home health care: The experience of the new graduate nurse
  • The University Health Network Nursing Research Day, Toronto, Ontario
    • Presenters: Sidani, S., Patterson, E., Lo, J., Leung, J. & Kelly, H.
    • Title: Interventions to address nursing sensitive outcomes: Nurses’ perspective
  • The International Nursing Administration Research Conference, Baltimore, MD
    • Presenters: Tourangeau, A., Patterson, E., Saari, M., & Thomson H.
    • Title: Factors Affecting Home Care Nurse Intention to Remain Employed
    • Presenters: Saari, M., & Patterson, E.
    • Title: Cost Utility Analysis of Post-Acute Care for Hip Fracture: A Canadian Perspective
  • Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) Conference, Calgary, Alberta
    • Presenters: Saari, M., Patterson, E., Harry, R., Raffaghello, J. & Tourangeau, A.
    • Title: Task-shifting: Unregulated Care Providers’ Expanded Role in the Care of Complex Patients in Home Care
  • Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) Conference, Markham, Ontario
    • Presenters: Patterson, E., Saari, M., Rowe, A., Killackey, T. & Tourangeau, A.
    • Title: Understanding the Evolving Role of the Personal Support Worker: Task Shifting in Home-Based Care
  • World InterRAI Conference, Toronto, Ontario
    • Presenters: Saari, M., Patterson, E. & Tourangeau, A.E.
    • Title: The Impact of Continuity of Care on Outcomes for Community-based Seniors with Dementia
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