David H. Wang, MD FAAHPM
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022 Cambia Health Foundation Sojourns Scholar
2022 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Research Award
2022 American College of Emergency Physicians, Service to College Award
2019 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Leadership Scholar
2019 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Research Award
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP
2024-present Palliative Care Quality Collaborative
Advisory Board
2022-2024 American Board of Emergency Medicine
Certification Exam Item Writer
2020-2022 American College of Emergency Physicians Palliative Care Section
Chair
2020, 2022 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Facilitator, National Leadership Training Forum
2015-2020 American Academy of Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Committee
Founding Chair
NATIONAL LECTURES
2024 A Deep Dive Into the Advancements Driving Success In Value Based Care Models
Reuters Total Health
2024 Integrating Palliative Care into EMS Systems: Opportunities and Strategies
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly
2022 Discovery Workshop on Electronic Consent: From Birth to End of Life
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
2022 Leveraging Resources in Emergency Medical Services to Deliver Palliative Care
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly
2022 Embedding Palliative Care in the ED: Achieving the Triple Aim
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Oncology Medical Home Collaborative Meeting
2022 Practical Tips in Geriatric Pharmacology
American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly
2021 State-of-the-Art Research Forum Showcase: Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly
2021 It's What You Say, Not How You Say It: The 5-Minute ED Goals of Care Conversation
American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly
2021 Homeward Bound: A Tale of Two Hospice Patients in Your ED
American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly
2021 The Emergency Department Goals of Care Procedure
American College of Emergency Physicians Virtual Grand Rounds
2021 Expanding Electronic Consent: Advance Care Planning in the 21st Century
Interoperability Institute
2019 Compassionate Extubation: Not Just Pulling the PluG
American Academy of Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly
2018 Joining Forces with the Emergency Department: Successful Initiatives and Emerging Practices
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Annual Assembly
2017 Your Team’s Code Does Not End With “Time of Death"
American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly
2017 The Difficult Abdomen: Approaches to Chronic Abdominal Disorders
American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly
2017 Not Why, But How: Next Steps for Palliative Care in the ED
American Academy of Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly
2017 The Code Does Not End With “Time of Death”
American Academy of Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly
2016 Palliative Care Starts in the Emergency Department
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly
2015 Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine: Why Now?
American Academy of Emergency Medicine Scientific Assembly
2012 LCME Accreditation: Student Analysis Project Planning and Best Practices
Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Wang DH, Dunn C, Brooten JK, et al. "Asynchronous education improves EMS clinician confidence and knowledge in caring for patients near the end-of-life." JACEP Open 2024. [epub ahead of print]
Breyre AM, Wang DH, et al. “EMS Care of Adult Hospice Patients– a Position Statement and Resource Document of NAEMSP and AAHPM.” Prehospital Emergency Care 2023; 27(5):560-565.
Wang DH, Heidt RA. "Emergency Department Embedded Palliative Care Service Creates Value for Health Systems." J Palliat Med 2023; 26(5): 646-652.
Wang DH, Breyre AM, Brooten JK, Hanson KC. "Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Improving Partnerships with Emergency Medical Services." J Palliat Med 2023; 26(5): 704-710.
Loffredo T, Chan G, Wang D, Goett R, Isaacs E, Pearl R, Aberger K, Rosenberg M, Lamba S. "United States Best Practice Guidelines for Primary Palliative Care in the Emergency Department." Annals of Emergency Medicine 2021; 78(5): 658-669.
Wang DH, Heidt RA. "Emergency Department Admission Triggers for Palliative Consultation May Decrease Length of Stay and Costs." J Palliat Med 2021; 24(4): 554-560.
Wang DH, Kuntz J, Aberger K, DeSandre P. "Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Patients in the Emergency Department." J Palliat Med 2020; 22(12): 1597-1602.
Wang D, Creel-Bulos C. "A Systematic Approach to Comfort Care Transitions in the Emergency Department." J Emerg Med 2019; 56(3): 267-274.
Vinson DR, Mark DG, Chettipally UK, Huang J, Rauchwerger AS, Reed ME, Lin JS, Kene MV, Wang DH, et al. "Increasing Safe Outpatient Management of Emergency Department Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: A Controlled Pragmatic Trial." Annals of Internal Medicine 2018; 169(12): 855-865.
Wang DH. "No Easy Way Out: A Case of Physician-Assisted Dying in the Emergency Department." Annals of Emergency Medicine 2018;72(2): 206-210.
Vinson DR, Ballard DW, Huang J, Reed ME, Lin JS, Kene MV, Sax DR, Rauchwerger AS, Wang DH, McLachlan DI, Pleshakov TS, Silver MA, Clague VA, Klonecke AS, Mark DG. “Outpatient management of emergency department patients with acute pulmonary embolism: variation, patient characteristics and outcomes.” Annals of Emergency Medicine 2018;72(1):62-72
Simon JR, Kraus C, Rosenberg M, Wang DH, Clayborne EP, Derse AR. "‘Futile Care’-An Emergency Medicine Approach: Ethical and Legal Considerations." Annals of Emergency Medicine 2017;70(5): 707-713.
Wang DH. "Beyond Code Status: Palliative Care Begins in the Emergency Department." Annals of Emergency Medicine 2017;69(4): 437-443.
