Fawziah Lalji, University of British Columbia

Research

Primary Care Antibiotics Antimicrobial Stewardship Administrative Data Migrants Appropriateness Epidemiology Population Health

Latest papers

Prevention of Herpes Zoster: A Focus on the Effectiveness and Safety of Herpes Zoster Vaccines.
Viruses · 2022 · senior author
The reporting of observational studies of drug effectiveness and safety: recommendations to extend existing guidelines
Expert Opinion on Drug Safety · 2021

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Population-based study to determine the appropriateness and determinants of antibiotic use in primary care for migrants in Canada using administrative data: from data science to policy and action
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Population-based study to determine the appropriateness of antibiotic use for primary care in British Columbia and Ontario using administrative data
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$374,851
From Patient to Policy: Using data to drive TB elimination in Canada's foreign born population
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$1,208,699

All 5 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Prevention of Herpes Zoster: A Focus on the Effectiveness and Safety of Herpes Zoster Vaccines.

Marra Y, Lalji F

Viruses2022Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/v14122667 PMID: 36560671

02

The reporting of observational studies of drug effectiveness and safety: recommendations to extend existing guidelines

Cragg JJ, Azoulay L, Collins G, De Vera MA, Etminan M, Lalji F, Gershon AS, Guyatt G, Harrison M, Jutzeler C

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety20212 citations

DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2021.1849134

Population-based study to determine the appropriateness and determinants of antibiotic use in primary care for migrants in Canada using administrative data: from data science to policy and action

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant - PA: Antimicrobial Resistance (Bridge Grant)

Principal investigators: Lalji, Fawziah

Keywords: Administrative Data; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial Stewardship; Migrants; Primary Care

$100,000

Population-based study to determine the appropriateness of antibiotic use for primary care in British Columbia and Ontario using administrative data

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lalji, Fawziah

Keywords: Antibiotics; Antimicrobial Stewardship; Appropriateness; Epidemiology; Population Health; Respiratory Tract Infection

$374,851

From Patient to Policy: Using data to drive TB elimination in Canada's foreign born population

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Johnston, James C; Brode, Sarah K; Greenaway, Christina A; Janjua, Naveed Z; Schwartzman, Kevin

Keywords: Migrant Health; Population Health; Tuberculosis

$1,208,699

Community-Associated Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-MRSA) Infections: From Knowledge to Action

Nominated PICIHR2012Dissemination Events - Priority Announcement: Infection and Immunity

Principal investigators: Lalji, Fawziah

Keywords: Antibiotic Resistance; Antibiotic Stewardship; Ca-Mrsa; Integrated Knowledge Exchange; Knowledge Dissemination; Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus; Optimal Prescribing; Patient Safety; Primary Care; Skin/Soft Tissue Infections

$13,725

Improving health system efficiency in latent tuberculosis treatment through text messaging.

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Lester, Richard T; Johnston, James C; Ogilvie, Gina S

Keywords: Latent Tb Infection; Mhealth; Tb Service Delivery; Tuberculosis

$346,967

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Medicine/Neurology
Oncology
Ophthalmology
Medicine/Respirology
School of Population and Public Health
Department of Medicine
Other

Co-authors at University of British Columbia, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Mahyar Etminan

Ophthalmology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Medicine/Respirology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Larry Lynd

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Mark Harrison

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Rosemin Kassam

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Tetyana Kendzerska

Department of Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Laurent Azoulay

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Gordon Guyatt

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Laurent Azoulay

Oncology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Helen Tremlett

Medicine/Neurology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Primary Care Dear Professor Lalji, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Prevention of Herpes Zoster: A Focus on the Effectiveness and Safety of Herpes Zoster Vaccines." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Population-based study to determine the appropriateness and determinants of antibiotic use in primary care for migrants in Canada using administrative data: from data science to policy and action" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]