Ambrose Wong
MD, MSEd, MHS
Assistant Professor; Director of Simulation Research; Fellowship Director, Medical Simulation, Dept Clinical: Emergency Medicine
Research & Publications
Biography
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Research Summary
Dr. Wong's research focuses on utilizing simulation technology to improve healthcare systems and provider teamwork. His current studies address workplace violence and aim to improve agitation management during behavioral emergencies.
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Research Interests
Aggression; Behavioral Medicine; Competency-Based Education; Education, Medical; Interprofessional Relations; Mental Health; Patient Simulation; Behavioral Research; Patient Safety; Workplace Violence
Selected Publications
- Racial and ethnic disparities in use of chemical restraint in the emergency departmentRobinson L, Cramer LD, Ray JM, Brashear TK, Agboola IK, Bernstein SL, Taylor RA, Wong AH. Racial and ethnic disparities in use of chemical restraint in the emergency department Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 1496-1499. PMID: 35934988, PMCID: PMC9771988, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14579.
- Qualitative study of patient experiences and care observations during agitation events in the emergency department: implications for systems-based practiceWong 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.
- A qualitative system dynamics model for effects of workplace violence and clinician burnout on agitation management in the emergency departmentWong AH, Sabounchi NS, Roncallo HR, Ray JM, Heckmann R. A qualitative system dynamics model for effects of workplace violence and clinician burnout on agitation management in the emergency department BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 75. PMID: 35033071, PMCID: PMC8760708, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-07472-x.
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Physical Restraint Use for Pediatric Patients in the Emergency DepartmentNash 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.
- Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency DepartmentWong AH, Ray JM, Cramer LD, Brashear TK, Eixenberger C, McVaney C, Haggan J, Sevilla M, Costa DS, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Venkatesh AK. Design and Implementation of an Agitation Code Response Team in the Emergency Department Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 453-464. PMID: 34863528, PMCID: PMC9038629, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.10.013.
- Impact of a Virtual Simulation-Based Educational Module on Managing Agitation for Medical StudentsChaffkin J, Ray JM, Goldenberg M, Wong AH. Impact of a Virtual Simulation-Based Educational Module on Managing Agitation for Medical Students Academic Psychiatry 2021, 46: 495-499. PMID: 34505279, PMCID: PMC8428505, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-021-01521-z.
- Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 PandemicRay JM, Wong AH, Yang TJ, Buck S, Joseph M, Bonz JW, Auerbach MA, Couturier K, Tomassoni AJ, Schwartz ML, Evans LV. Virtual Telesimulation for Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Academic Medicine 2021, 96: 1431-1435. PMID: 33883398, PMCID: PMC8475640, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000004129.
- Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot ProgramRay JM, Wong AH, Finn EB, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Sudikoff SN, Auerbach MA, Sather JE, Venkatesh AK. Improving Safety and Quality During Interhospital Transfer of Patients With Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Simulation-Based Pilot Program Journal Of Patient Safety 2021, 18: 77-87. PMID: 33852541, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000808.
- “The Coats That We Can Take Off and the Ones We Can’t”: The Role of Trauma-Informed Care on Race and Bias During Agitation in the Emergency DepartmentAgboola IK, Coupet E, Wong AH. “The Coats That We Can Take Off and the Ones We Can’t”: The Role of Trauma-Informed Care on Race and Bias During Agitation in the Emergency Department Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 77: 493-498. PMID: 33579587, PMCID: PMC8085054, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.11.021.
- Association of Race/Ethnicity and Other Demographic Characteristics With Use of Physical Restraints in the Emergency DepartmentWong AH, Whitfill T, Ohuabunwa EC, Ray JM, Dziura JD, Bernstein SL, Taylor RA. Association of Race/Ethnicity and Other Demographic Characteristics With Use of Physical Restraints in the Emergency Department JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2035241. PMID: 33492372, PMCID: PMC7835716, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35241.
- A Call for Behavioral Emergency Response Teams in Inpatient Hospital Settings.Parker CB, Calhoun A, Wong AH, Davidson L, Dike C. A Call for Behavioral Emergency Response Teams in Inpatient Hospital Settings. The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2020, 22: e956-964. PMID: 33274709, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.956.
- Virtual Mentoring: Two Adaptive Models for Supporting Early‐career Simulation Investigators in the Era of Social DistancingStapleton SN, Wong AH, Ray JM, Rider AC, Moadel T, Bentley S, Cassara M. Virtual Mentoring: Two Adaptive Models for Supporting Early‐career Simulation Investigators in the Era of Social Distancing AEM Education And Training 2020, 5: 105-110. PMID: 33521496, PMCID: PMC7821069, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10540.
- Addressing Workplace Safety in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Investigation of Health Worker Assault Experiences.Vrablik MC, Lawrence M, Ray JM, Moore M, Wong AH. Addressing Workplace Safety in the Emergency Department: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Investigation of Health Worker Assault Experiences. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2020, 62: 1019-1028. PMID: 32991380, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002031.
- An interprofessional simulation-based orientation program for transitioning novice nurses to critical care roles in the emergency department: pilot implementation and evaluationRoncallo HR, Ray JM, Kulacz RC, Yang TJ, Chmura C, Evans LV, Wong AH. An interprofessional simulation-based orientation program for transitioning novice nurses to critical care roles in the emergency department: pilot implementation and evaluation The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2020, 46: 640-649. PMID: 32919910, PMCID: PMC7606488, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2020.08.005.
- Management of Agitation During the COVID-19 PandemicWong AH, Roppolo LP, Chang BP, Yonkers KA, Wilson MP, Powsner S, Rozel JS. Management of Agitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 795-800. PMID: 32726244, PMCID: PMC7390577, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.5.47789.
- Healing the Healer: Protecting Emergency Health Care Workers’ Mental Health During COVID-19Wong AH, Pacella-LaBarbara ML, Ray JM, Ranney ML, Chang BP. Healing the Healer: Protecting Emergency Health Care Workers’ Mental Health During COVID-19 Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 76: 379-384. PMID: 32534830, PMCID: PMC7196406, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2020.04.041.
- Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual OrientationHill KA, Samuels EA, Gross CP, Desai MM, Zelin N, Latimore D, Huot SJ, Cramer LD, Wong AH, Boatright D. Assessment of the Prevalence of Medical Student Mistreatment by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation JAMA Internal Medicine 2020, 180: 653-665. PMID: 32091540, PMCID: PMC7042809, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0030.
- Practice Makes Perfect Simulation in Emergency Medicine Risk ManagementWalsh BM, Wong AH, Ray JM, Frallicciardi A, Nowicki T, Medzon R, Bentley S, Stapleton S. Practice Makes Perfect Simulation in Emergency Medicine Risk Management Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2020, 38: 363-382. PMID: 32336331, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2020.02.003.
- Experiences of Individuals Who Were Physically Restrained in the Emergency DepartmentWong AH, Ray JM, Rosenberg A, Crispino L, Parker J, McVaney C, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL, Pavlo AJ. Experiences of Individuals Who Were Physically Restrained in the Emergency Department JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e1919381. PMID: 31977058, PMCID: PMC6991263, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19381.
- Barriers and Solutions to Advancing Emergency Medicine Simulation–based Research: A Call to ActionBentley S, Stapleton SN, Moschella PC, Ray JM, Zucker SM, Hernandez J, Rosenman ED, Wong AH. Barriers and Solutions to Advancing Emergency Medicine Simulation–based Research: A Call to Action AEM Education And Training 2019, 4: s130-s139. PMID: 32072117, PMCID: PMC7011408, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10406.
- Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency DepartmentWong AH, Taylor RA, Ray JM, Bernstein SL. Physical Restraint Use in Adult Patients Presenting to a General Emergency Department Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 73: 183-192. PMID: 30119940, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.06.020.
- Addressing Dual Patient and Staff Safety Through A Team-Based Standardized Patient Simulation for Agitation Management in the Emergency DepartmentWong AH, Auerbach MA, Ruppel H, Crispino LJ, Rosenberg A, Iennaco JD, Vaca FE. Addressing Dual Patient and Staff Safety Through A Team-Based Standardized Patient Simulation for Agitation Management in the Emergency Department Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 154-162. PMID: 29613919, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000309.
- “To Err Is Human” but Disclosure Must be TaughtCrimmins AC, Wong AH, Bonz JW, Tsyrulnik A, Jubanyik K, Dziura JD, Dodge KL, Evans LV. “To Err Is Human” but Disclosure Must be Taught Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2018, 13: 107-116. PMID: 29346222, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000273.
- Human Factors and Simulation in Emergency MedicineHayden EM, Wong AH, Ackerman J, Sande MK, Lei C, Kobayashi L, Cassara M, Cooper DD, Perry K, Lewandowski WE, Scerbo MW. Human Factors and Simulation in Emergency Medicine Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 25: 221-229. PMID: 28925571, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13315.
- The Patient Care Paradox: An Interprofessional Qualitative Study of Agitated Patient Care in the Emergency DepartmentWong A, Combellick J, Wispelwey BA, Squires A, Gang M. The Patient Care Paradox: An Interprofessional Qualitative Study of Agitated Patient Care in the Emergency Department Academic Emergency Medicine 2017, 24: 226-235. PMID: 27743423, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13117.
- Making an “Attitude Adjustment”Wong AH, Gang M, Szyld D, Mahoney H. Making an “Attitude Adjustment” Simulation In Healthcare The Journal Of The Society For Simulation In Healthcare 2016, 11: 117-125. PMID: 27043097, DOI: 10.1097/sih.0000000000000133.
- Team Training for Success: An Interprofessional Curriculum for the Resuscitation of Emergency and Critical PatientsWong A, Gang M, Wing L, Ng G, Szyld D, Mahoney H. Team Training for Success: An Interprofessional Curriculum for the Resuscitation of Emergency and Critical Patients MedEdPORTAL 2014 DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9807.