Jane M. Garbutt M.D.

Dr. Garbutt graduated from medical school in England and did post-graduate training in Canada. She has specialty training in Family Medicine and Community Health, and completed a General Medical Sciences Fellowship at Washington University in 1998. Dr. Garbutt is interested in research to improve the quality of care in the ambulatory setting. Particular interests include assessment of treatment strategies for upper respiratory illnesses in children and adults, developing and evaluating methods to change physician behavior and measurement of health care quality. Dr. Garbutt is currently involved in a project dealing with the evaluation of a practice management system to improve antimicrobial treatment of children with upper respiratory illnesses.

• Nelson KA, Freiner D, Garbutt J, Trinkaus K, Bruns J, Sterkel R, Smith SR, Strunk RC. Acute asthma management by a pediatric after-hours call center. Telemed J E Health 2009 Jul-Aug; 15(6):538-45. PMID: 19566399 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Evanoff B, Cottler L, Nagarajan R, Garbutt J, Polonsky K. The Washington University Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences. Clinical and Translational Science 2009; 2(5):322-324.
• Garbutt JM, Freiner D, Highstein G, Nelson K, Smith SR, Strunk R. Home use of albuterol for asthma exacerbations. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2009 Jun; 102(6):504-9. PMID: 19558010 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
• Garbutt JM, Littenberg B. Inadequate evidence to support high dose amoxicillin/clavulanate for acute sinusitis (Letter). Pediatrics Online, 14 Sep 2009. [http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/eletters/124/1/9#45305]
• Fritz SA, Epplin EK, Garbutt J, Storch GA. Skin infection in children colonized with community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Infect 2009 Dec; 59(6):394-401. Epub 2009 Sep 9 PMID: 19747505 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] PMCID: PMC2788074 [Available on 2010/12/1]
• Sterkel R, Banister C, Bruns J, Wells S, Swerczek L, Epstein J, Bloomberg GR, Garbutt JM. Collaboration with a pediatric call center for patient recruitment. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2009 Jun; 163(6):588-9. PMID: 19487619 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
• Garbutt JM, Sterkel R, Banister C, Walbert C, Strunk RC. Physician and parent response to the FDA Advisory about use of over-the-counter cough and cold medications. Acad Pediatr 2010 January-February; 10(1):64-69. PMID: 19819775 [PubMed – in process] (5):322-324.
• Garbutt J, Highstein G, Nelson KA, Rivera-Spoljaric K, Strunk R. Detection and home management of worsening asthma symptoms. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2009 Dec; 103(6):469-73. PMID: 20084839 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]
• Loren DJ, Garbutt J, Dunagan WC, Bommarito KM, Ebers AG, Levinson W, Waterman AD, Fraser VJ, Summy EA, Gallagher TH. Risk managers, physicians, and disclosure of harmful medical errors. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety 2010 Mar; 36(3):101-108.
• Garbutt JM, Banister C, Highstein, G, Sterkel R, Epstein J, Bruns J, Swerczek L, Wells S, Waterman B, Strunk RC, Bloomberg GR. Telephone coaching for parents of children with asthma: impact and lessons learned. Arch Pediatr Adoles Med 2010; 164(7):625-30.