Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS
Associate Professor of Emergency MedicineCards
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Director of Simulation Research, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation
Fellowship Director, Medical Simulation, Emergency Medicine
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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Director of Simulation Research, Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation; Fellowship Director, Medical Simulation, Emergency Medicine
Biography
Ambrose Wong, MD, MSEd, MHS, is a physician-scientist in the Department of Emergency Medicine, with a focus on teamwork, patient safety, behavioral health, and healthcare disparities. He is the Research Director and Simulation Fellowship Director at the Yale Center for Healthcare Simulation. He also has expertise in qualitative and mixed-methods techniques for health services research.
Dr. Wong applies healthcare simulation technology to address workplace violence and improve behavioral care in the emergency setting. He has authored over twenty-five peer-reviewed publications on behavioral emergency care and has received funding from multiple federal agencies and foundations including NIH, YCCI, AHRQ, and PCORI.
Appointments
Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Dean's Advisory Council for LGBTQI Affairs
- Directories
- Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medicine York Street Campus Faculty
- Janeway Society
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Medicine Outlist
Research
Overview
Dr. Wong applies healthcare simulation technology to address workplace violence and improve behavioral care in the emergency setting. He has authored eighteen peer-reviewed publications on behavioral emergency care and received an NIH NCATS KL2 & YCCI Scholar Award to implement an agitation code team response intervention. He is the current recipient of an NIMH K23 career development award to investigate the use of health IT in preventing episodes of agitation for behavioral patients in the emergency department. He also received an NIMHD R21 exploratory/developmental research grant that will identify factors contributing to bias and disparities during episodes of agitation using natural language processing and cognitive methods. In 2023-2024, he received PCORI funding for a broad pragmatic study to implement peer support enhanced behavioral crisis response teams in the emergency department as well as an NIMH R01 award that uses system dynamics modeling techniques to develop patient-centered interventions for agitation management.
Medical Research Interests
ORCID
0000-0001-7471-1647
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Leigh Evans, MD
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
Marc Auerbach, MD, FAAP, MSc
Andrew Taylor, MD, MHS
Terika McCall, PhD, MPH, MBA
Alana Rosenberg, MPH
Workplace Violence
Patient Safety
Aggression
Education, Medical
Interprofessional Relations
Publications
Featured Publications
Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice
Wong AH, Ray JM, Eixenberger C, Crispino LJ, Parker JB, Rosenberg A, Robinson L, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Yonkers KA, Pavlo AJ. Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practice. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059876. PMID: 35545394, PMCID: PMC9096567, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmergency departmentAgitation eventsQualitative studyEmergency careQualitative studies of patients' experiencesPhysical restraintStudies of patients' experiencesAvoidance of physical restraintSystem of healthcare deliveryPhysical restraint useEmergency care networkCommunity-based teaching hospitalSystems-based practiceTertiary care academic centreInterviews of patientsVerbal de-escalationGrounded theory approachPatient-oriented strategiesExposure to psychological traumaExcessive psychomotor activityCare approachSocioeconomic inequalitiesPatient experienceRestraint useCare networkRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department
Nash KA, Tolliver DG, Taylor RA, Calhoun AJ, Auerbach MA, Venkatesh AK, Wong AH. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency Department. JAMA Pediatrics 2021, 175: 1283-1285. PMID: 34515764, PMCID: PMC8438617, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.3348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsDisparities Associated With Electronic Behavioral Alerts for Safety and Violence Concerns in the Emergency Department
Haimovich A, Taylor R, Chang-Sing E, Brashear T, Cramer L, Lopez K, Wong A. Disparities Associated With Electronic Behavioral Alerts for Safety and Violence Concerns in the Emergency Department. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 100-107. PMID: 37269262, PMCID: PMC10689576, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHealth care systemEmergency departmentPatient-level analysisCare systemED visitsLeft-without-being-seenNegative perceptions of patientsElectronic health record dataUnited States health care systemRegional health care systemStates health care systemDiscontinuity of careHealth record dataElectronic health recordsBlack non-Hispanic patientsPerceptions of patientsBlack non-HispanicRetrospective cross-sectional study of adult patientsAdult emergency departmentNon-Hispanic patientsCross-sectional study of adult patientsMixed-effects regression analysisStudy periodRetrospective cross-sectional studyCare deliveryRacial Inequities in Police Transport for Patients to the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Analysis
Gagliardi J, Smith C, Chang-Sing E, Cramer L, Robinson L, Shah D, Jivalagian P, Turner N, Wong A. Racial Inequities in Police Transport for Patients to the Emergency Department: A Multicenter Analysis. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2023, 66: 154-158. PMID: 37661074, PMCID: PMC10842350, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmergency medical careEmergency departmentPolice transportMedical careRacial inequalityElectronic health recordsAdult emergency department visitsRegional hospital systemBehavioral health diagnosesEmergency department visitsAssociated with increased oddsAdult emergency department (ED) visitsCross-sectional studyDrivers of inequalityInfluences clinical outcomeVisit characteristicsHealth recordsDifferent emergency departmentsDepartment visitsMultivariable mixed modelsSubstance use disordersHealth diagnosisHospital systemPatient transportMultivariate mixed models
2024
Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study
Fults E, Gerwin J, Boyce M, Joseph M, Wong A, Evans L. Educational and personal impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on emergency medicine resident physicians: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education 2024, 24: 1055. PMID: 39334215, PMCID: PMC11429862, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05972-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEmergency medicine resident physiciansResident physiciansQualitative studyEmergency departmentResident physicians' experiencesEmergency medicine facultyCOVID-19 pandemicResident physician trainingResidency program leadershipSocial support systemsBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemicData saturationPhysician trainingCode teamFrontline physiciansPractice styleUrban academic institutionProgram leadershipPhysician experienceMedicine facultyResident experiencePersonal impactPhysiciansMoral injuryResident preparationComparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Solberg M, Wong A, Ikejiani S, Bonz J, Evans L. Comparing Male and Female Resident Physicians in Central Venous Catheter Insertion Self-confidence and Competency: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-7. PMID: 39117882, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08982-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraining programPost-trainingCentral venous catheterFemale resident physiciansSelf-confidenceSelf-reported confidenceMale traineesDifferences pre-Simulation training programVenous cathetersCannulation attemptsDesigning training programsPhysician residentsInserting central venous cathetersSkill-based outcomesLinear regressionDesignUsing dataMale physiciansResident physiciansCentral venous catheter insertionRetrospective cohort studyClinical competenceSpecialty designationBaseline demographic characteristicsPhysician educationAssessment of an organizational effort to increase emergency medicine faculty on National Institutes of Health study sections
Pulcini C, Barton D, Cassara M, Davis J, DeMasi S, Durant E, Garg N, Greineder C, McMillian M, Paxton J, Puskarich M, Vogel J, Wong A, Sharp W. Assessment of an organizational effort to increase emergency medicine faculty on National Institutes of Health study sections. Academic Emergency Medicine 2024 PMID: 39056157, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacial, Ethnic, and Age-Related Disparities in Sedation and Restraint Use for Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Jivalagian P, Gettel C, Smith C, Robinson L, Brinker M, Shah D, Kumar A, Faustino I, Nath B, Chang-Sing E, Taylor R, Kennedy M, Hwang U, Wong A. Racial, Ethnic, and Age-Related Disparities in Sedation and Restraint Use for Older Adults in the Emergency Department. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 33: 1-14. PMID: 39054237, PMCID: PMC11625012, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical restraint useRestraint useOlder adultsED visitsPhysical restraintEmergency departmentElectronic health record dataHealth record dataBlack non-HispanicPatient-level characteristicsAge-related disparitiesAssociated with increased useRegional hospital networkCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsChemical sedationRetrospective cross-sectional studyNon-Hispanic groupNon-HispanicAgitation managementHospital sitesHospital networkRecord dataWhite non-Hispanic groupPrimary outcomeApplying simulation learning theory to identify instructional strategies for Generation Z emergency medicine residency education
Hrdy M, Tarver E, Lei C, Moss H, Wong A, Moadel T, Beattie L, Lamberta M, Cohen S, Cassara M, Hughes M, De Castro A, Sahi N, Chen T. Applying simulation learning theory to identify instructional strategies for Generation Z emergency medicine residency education. AEM Education And Training 2024, 8: s56-s69. PMID: 38774828, PMCID: PMC11102949, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneration Z learnersInstructional strategiesLearning preferencesSimulation-based educationLearning environmentLearning theoryInteractive small-group learningStudent-centered educationSmall group learningVisual learning environmentEffective educational strategiesSelf-paced learningClinical learning environmentDeliver effective educationEducational innovationInstructional landscapeEducational environmentAcademic supportAsynchronous educationEducational allianceEffective educationDidactic environmentEducational strategiesMultimedia designEducationThe MIDAS touch: Frameworks for procedural model innovation and validation
Stapleton S, Cassara M, Roth B, Matulis C, Desmond C, Wong A, Cardell A, Moadel T, Lei C, Munzer B, Moss H, Nadir N. The MIDAS touch: Frameworks for procedural model innovation and validation. AEM Education And Training 2024, 8: s24-s35. PMID: 38774824, PMCID: PMC11102942, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModel creationProcedural modelNovel modelMinimization frameworkDevelopment expertiseMidas touchValidation processModel innovationLow timeSimulation communityFrameworkEducational outcomesTraining qualityEngineering fieldsSimulationistsWorking GroupDevelopment of modelsImproved modelTrainingProcedural practicesSkills trainingSimulationStandard approachWorkshop participantsPreconference workshop
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - Simulation Academy
Professional OrganizationsBoard MemberDetailsTreasurer; President05/14/2018 - Presentactivity Annals of Emergency Medicine
Journal ServiceEditorDetailsAssistant Editor03/15/2021 - Presentactivity Academic Emergency Medicine Education & Training
Journal ServiceEditorial Board MemberDetails12/01/2022 - Presenthonor R01 Research Project Grant "System Dynamics Modeling to Promote Health Equity in Management of Agitation"
National AwardNational Institute of Mental HealthDetails01/16/2024honor Peer Support Enhanced Behavioral Crisis Response Teams in the Emergency Department (Broad Pragmatic Study)
National AwardPatient-Centered Outcomes Research InstituteDetails09/12/2023
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Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2015
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- March 26, 2024
Heckmann and Wong Receive R01 award from National Institute of Mental Health for System Dynamics Modeling to Promote Health Equity in Management of Agitation
- March 08, 2024
Yale Emergency Medicine Ranks First for Third Year in NIH Funding According to National Report
- March 01, 2024Source: SAEM Pulse March-April 2024
An Interview with R01 Grant Recipients Drs. Ambrose Wong and Rebekah Heckmann
- February 21, 2024Source: YaleNews
Police Transport May Influence Restraint Use in the ED
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