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Francis Lau

ResearcherSchool of Health Information ScienceUniversity of Victoria

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Francis Lau

Researcher

School of Health Information Science

Health Sciences

University of Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2019.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2010.

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Research

Health Informatics Health Information Exchange Standards Health Terminology Standards Sex And Gender Social Determinants Of Health Factors

Latest papers

Current state of electronic problems lists in primary care: a rapid scoping review.
Family practice · 2026 · senior author
AI Quality Standards in Health Care: Rapid Umbrella Review.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2024 · senior author
Authors' Reply: Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Data Through Engagement and Education.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2023

All 50 publications

Latest funding

Planning Digital Health Anatomic Inventories for Individualized Inclusive Care
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$19,998
Modernizing Sex and Gender Information Practices in Electronic Health Records
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
$20,000
The PINNACLE Project: community-based Primary healthcare INNovations for people with Advancing Chronic LifE-limiting conditions
CIHR · 2012 · Co-investigator

All 8 grants and awards

50 publications.

Current state of electronic problems lists in primary care: a rapid scoping review.

Nair R, Bekker I, Singer A, Lau F

Family practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmag036 PMID: 42275183

AI Quality Standards in Health Care: Rapid Umbrella Review.

Kuziemsky CE, Chrimes D, Minshall S, Mannerow M, Lau F

Journal of medical Internet research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/54705 PMID: 38776538

Authors' Reply: Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Data Through Engagement and Education.

Queen R, Courtney KL, Lau F, Davison K, Devor A, Antonio MG

Journal of medical Internet research2023

DOI: 10.2196/52286 PMID: 37966876

What's Next for Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Terminology in Digital Health Systems? Viewpoint on Research and Implementation Priorities.

Queen R, Courtney KL, Lau F, Davison K, Devor A, Antonio MG

Journal of medical Internet research2023

DOI: 10.2196/46773 PMID: 37490327

Seeing the person before the numbers: Personas for understanding patients' life stories when using patient-reported outcome measures in practice settings.

Kwon JY, Moynihan M, Lau F, Wolff AC, Torrejon MJ, Irlbacher G, Hung L, Lambert L, Sawatzky R

International journal of medical informatics2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105016 PMID: 36758303

Advancing digital patient-centered measurement methods for team-based care.

Antonio MG, Davis S, Smith M, Burgener P, Price M, Lavallee DC, Fletcher S, Lau F

Digital health2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/20552076221145420 PMID: 36601284

Paving the Way for Electronic Patient-Centered Measurement in Team-Based Primary Care: Integrated Knowledge Translation Approach.

Davis S, Antonio M, Smith M, Burgener P, Lavallee DC, Price M, Fletcher SC, Lau F

JMIR formative research2022Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/33584 PMID: 35302508

Toward an inclusive digital health system for sexual and gender minorities in Canada.

Antonio M, Lau F, Davison K, Devor A, Queen R, Courtney K

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2022

DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab183 PMID: 34605910

An Environmental Scan of Anesthesia Information Management Systems in the American and Canadian Marketplace.

Kazemi P, Lau F, Matava C, Simpao AF

Journal of medical systems2021

DOI: 10.1007/s10916-021-01781-0 PMID: 34661760

Correction: The State of Evidence in Patient Portals: Umbrella Review.

Antonio MG, Petrovskaya O, Lau F

Journal of medical Internet research2021Senior author

DOI: 10.2196/32421 PMID: 34398799

Planning Digital Health Anatomic Inventories for Individualized Inclusive Care

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Courtney, Karen L

Keywords: Anatomic Inventory; Digital Health Information Systems; Health Terminology Standards

$19,998

Modernizing Sex and Gender Information Practices in Electronic Health Records

Nominated PICIHR2019Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Lau, Francis; Jollimore, Jody; Lachowsky, Nathan J

Keywords: Health Informatics; Health Information Exchange Standards; Health Terminology Standards; Sex And Gender; Social Determinants Of Health Factors

$20,000

The PINNACLE Project: community-based Primary healthcare INNovations for people with Advancing Chronic LifE-limiting conditions

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - LOI

Principal investigators: Stajduhar, Kelli I; Edwards, Lynn H; Tayler, Carolyn; Burge, Frederick I

Keywords: Access To Health Care; Action-Oriented Research; Chronic Advancing Life-Limiting Conditions; Community-Based Primary Health Care; Equity; Health Services Research; Knowledge Translation; Palliative Approach; Quantitative And Qualitative Approaches; Vulnerable Populations

Transitions and Trajectories in Late Life Care: Patterns and Predictors

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Partnerships for Health System Improvement (PHSI)

Principal investigators: Penning, Margaret J; Taylor, Deanne C; Cloutier, Denise S

Keywords: Care Transitions; Collaborative Research; Later Life; Life Course Perspective; Long-Term Care; Longitudinal Analyses; Mixed Models; Rai-Mds Data; Trajectories

$233,259

Increasing Capacity in eHealth Benefits Evaluation

Nominated PICIHR2011Knowledge Translation Supplement

Principal investigators: Lau, Francis

Keywords: Benefits Evaluation; Ehealth; Health Informatics; Knowledge Products; Virtual Community

$90,000

Community-Based Primary Healthcare for People with Chronic Life-Limiting Conditions

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Planning Grants - PA: Community-based Primary Healthcare

Principal investigators: Stajduhar, Kelli I

Keywords: Care Delivery Models And Systems; Chronic Life-Limiting Conditions; Home And Community Care; Long Term Care; Vulnerable Populations

$25,000

Reducing the Disruptive and Inefficient Nature of Clinical Communication on the Medical Ward

SupervisorCIHR2010Master's Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Quan, Sherman

Keywords: Action Research; Human Factors; Information And Communications Technology; Interprofessional Communication; Semi-Structured Interviews; Thematic Analysis

$17,500

The role of technology in the production, consumption and use of health information in varied settings: implications for policy and practice

Co-investigatorSSHRC2003INE Collaborative Research Initiative Grants

Principal investigators: Balka, Ellen

Keywords: technological change; health sector; public access to the internet; health informatics; health promotion; technological design; new economy workplace; socio-technical impacts

$3,000,000

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

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Francis Lau

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Current state of electronic problems lists in primary care: a rapid scoping review.

AI Quality Standards in Health Care: Rapid Umbrella Review.

Authors' Reply: Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Data Through Engagement and Education.

What's Next for Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Terminology in Digital Health Systems? Viewpoint on Research and Implementation Priorities.

Seeing the person before the numbers: Personas for understanding patients' life stories when using patient-reported outcome measures in practice settings.

Advancing digital patient-centered measurement methods for team-based care.

Paving the Way for Electronic Patient-Centered Measurement in Team-Based Primary Care: Integrated Knowledge Translation Approach.

Toward an inclusive digital health system for sexual and gender minorities in Canada.

An Environmental Scan of Anesthesia Information Management Systems in the American and Canadian Marketplace.

Correction: The State of Evidence in Patient Portals: Umbrella Review.

Planning Digital Health Anatomic Inventories for Individualized Inclusive Care

Modernizing Sex and Gender Information Practices in Electronic Health Records

The PINNACLE Project: community-based Primary healthcare INNovations for people with Advancing Chronic LifE-limiting conditions

Transitions and Trajectories in Late Life Care: Patterns and Predictors

Increasing Capacity in eHealth Benefits Evaluation

Community-Based Primary Healthcare for People with Chronic Life-Limiting Conditions

Reducing the Disruptive and Inefficient Nature of Clinical Communication on the Medical Ward

The role of technology in the production, consumption and use of health information in varied settings: implications for policy and practice

Frequent collaborators

Morgan Price

Morgan Price

Aaron Devor

Kelly Davison

Lillian Hung

Richard Sawatzky

Leah Lambert

Karen Courtney

Jae-Yung Kwon

Clyde Matava

Jens Weber

Gillian Strudwick

Carolyn Tayler

Alexander Singer

Richard Sawatzky

Jens Weber