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Tim Lau

Clinical Professor
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
tim-lau-6a123844/

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
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