Tim Lau

VCH Clinical Title(s)

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Research Focus

Immune System

Degrees / Designations

BSc(Pharm), PharmD

Contact Info

tim.lau@vch.ca

604-875-4111 ext. 63361

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Biography

Dr. Tim Lau works as a clinical pharmacy specialist in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship at Vancouver General Hospital and is the pharmacy lead for ASPIRES (Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme: Innovation, Research, Education, and Safety) at Vancouver Coastal Health, where he is involved in initiatives to promote rational antimicrobial prescribing based on best practices. Dr. Lau is also a clinical professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and associate member in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. His main research interests are focused on antimicrobial stewardship, clinical pharmacy practice and clinical practice-based systematic reviews.

News and Awards

Antibiotic for preventing surgical infections proven safe in penicillin-allergic patients

Aug 20, 2021

Publications

Lancet Regional Health. Americas -
Reduced fixed dose tocilizumab 400 mg IV compared to weight-based dosing in critically ill patients with COVID-19: A before-after cohort study.
Stukas S, Goshua G, Kinkade A, Grey R, Mah G, Biggs CM, Jamal S, Thiara S, Lau TTY, Piszczek J, Partovi N, Sweet DD, Lee AYY, Wellington CL, Sekhon MS, Chen LYC
Surgery -
Safety of administering cefazolin versus other antibiotics in penicillin-allergic patients for surgical prophylaxis at a major Canadian teaching hospital.
Grant JM, Song WHC, Shajari S, Mak R, Meikle AT, Partovi N, Masri BA, Lau TTY
The Annals of pharmacotherapy -
What Is the Evidence for Co-trimoxazole, Clindamycin, Doxycycline, and Minocycline in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant (MRSA) Pneumonia?
Hong J, Ensom MHH, Lau TTY
Sexually transmitted diseases -
Treatment of Acute Epididymitis: A Systematic Review and Discussion of the Implications for Treatment Based on Etiology.
Louette A, Krahn J, Caine V, Ha S, Lau TTY, Singh AE
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases -
Effect of an antimicrobial stewardship programme on antimicrobial utilisation and costs in patients with leukaemia: a retrospective controlled study.
So M, Mamdani MM, Morris AM, Lau TTY, Broady R, Deotare U, Grant J, Kim D, Schimmer AD, Schuh AC, Shajari S, Steinberg M, Bell CM, Husain S

Tim Lau

Biography

News and Awards

Antibiotic for preventing surgical infections proven safe in penicillin-allergic patients

Publications

Reduced fixed dose tocilizumab 400 mg IV compared to weight-based dosing in critically ill patients with COVID-19: A before-after cohort study.

Safety of administering cefazolin versus other antibiotics in penicillin-allergic patients for surgical prophylaxis at a major Canadian teaching hospital.

What Is the Evidence for Co-trimoxazole, Clindamycin, Doxycycline, and Minocycline in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant (MRSA) Pneumonia?

Treatment of Acute Epididymitis: A Systematic Review and Discussion of the Implications for Treatment Based on Etiology.

Effect of an antimicrobial stewardship programme on antimicrobial utilisation and costs in patients with leukaemia: a retrospective controlled study.

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