
Eleanor B Peterson, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Pediatrics
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Eleanor B Peterson
Academic Title
Professor of Pediatrics
Biography/ Philosophy of Care
As a member of SPARC – (Simulation for Pediatric Assessment, Resuscitation and Communication), Dr. Peterson is the director of PACE – the Program for the Approach to Complex Encounters – a multidisciplinary effort to provide education and training in the area of patient-family-provider communication. She also serves as chair for the Resident Communication Skills Curriculum within the department of Pediatrics.
Recognition
Publications:
Calhoun A, Peterson E, Meyer E, Rider E. Multi-rater feedback with gap analysis: An Innovative Means to Assess Communication Skill and Self-Insight. Patient Education and Counseling. 80(3):321-326. September 2010
Calhoun A, Boone M, Peterson E, Montgomery V, Boland K. Integrated In-Situ Simulation Using Redirected Educational Time to Minimize Costs: A Feasibility Study. Simulation in Healthcare. 6(6):337-44. December 2011
Peterson E, Porter M, Calhoun A. A Simulation-Based Curriculum to Address Relational Crises in Medicine. Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2012;4(3):351-356.
Peterson E, Rider E, Calhoun A. The reliability of a modified Kalamazoo Consensus Statement Checklist for assessing the communication skills of clinicians in the simulated environment. Patient Education and Counseling 2014;96(3):411-8.
Peterson EB, Boland KA, Bryant KA, McKinley TF, Porter MB, Potter KE, Calhoun AW. Development of a comprehensive communication skills curriculum for pediatrics residents. J Grad Med Educ. 2016;4(3):739-46.
Peterson, E. Disputes in the declaration of brain death: A case illustration. J Pediatr Intensive Care. 2017;6:248-50.
Clinical Interests/Research
Clinical and Research Interests:
Communication, team dynamics, multidisciplinary education, simulation
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2011
- Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals, Pediatrics, 2007
- Medical Education: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 2004
Board Certifications
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: American Board of Pediatrics, 2012
- Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics, 2007
Insurance
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health
- Aetna Medicare Advantage
- Ambetter from MHS
- Ambetter from WellCare of Kentucky
- Anthem
- Anthem Indiana Medicaid
- Anthem MediBlue HMO/PPO
- Anthem Pathway
- Anthem Pathway Transition
- CareSource Indiana Medicaid
- CareSource Marketplace Kentucky and Indiana
- Cigna
- CorVel
- Coventry
- Encore
- Essence
- First Health Group Corp. (First Health)
- HealthSmart
- Hosparus
- Humana Medicaid
- Humana Medicare
- Indiana Health Network
- Indiana Medicaid
- Indiana Medicare
- Kentucky Medicaid
- Kentucky Medicare
- MDwise
- MHS
- Molina Healthcare
- MultiPlan
- Passport Health Plan Kentucky MCO
- Passport Marketplace
- Provider Net/OMCA
- Sagamore
- Signature Advantage
- SIHO
- TRICARE Humana Military
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Community Plan Indiana and Kentucky
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
- UofL Health – Frazier Rehabilitation Institute
- Veterans Affairs (VA)
- WellCare
- WellCare Medicare
- WellCare of Kentucky Medicaid (Kentucky MCO)
- Wellpath
- Workers’ Compensation