Anthony (Anton) Chau

December 18, 2024

Anthony (Anton) Chau

Clinical Associate Professor

BC Women’s Hospital, St. Paul’s Hospital

Director of Obstetric Anesthesia, St. Paul’s Hospital
Director of Anesthesia Research, BC Women’s Hospital
Competence Committee Chair, UBC Clinician Investigator Program
Associate Editor, Anaesthesia

Email: anton.chau@ubc.ca

Faculty Bio

Dr. Anton Chau is an Anesthesiologist and Physician-Scientist with joint appointments at BC Women’s Hospital and St. Paul’s Hospital. After completing his anesthesiology residency at UBC, he pursued a Clinical Fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesia at Brigham and Women’s Hospital under the mentorship of Dr. Lawrence Tsen. He subsequently completed a research fellowship and earned a Master’s in Clinical and Translational Research at Harvard Medical School.

During his seven-year tenure as Fellowship and Research Director at BC Women’s Hospital (2016–2023), Dr. Chau established and led a comprehensive clinical and research curriculum in obstetric anesthesia, fostering academic excellence and innovation.

Currently, Dr. Chau serves as the Competency Chair for the UBC Clinician-Investigator Program, Vice-Chair of the CAS Obstetric Anesthesia Section, Vice-Chair of the CAS Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee and a faculty member of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesiology and Perinatology (SOAP) Research Committee. He is also on the editorial boards for the Anaesthesia Journal and the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia.

Social Media / Lab or Research Website

Website (or Lab): https://twitter.com/antonchau1

Research Interests

Neuraxial Analgesia and Anesthesia

Dural Puncture Epidural Technique

Patient and Drug Safety

Publication Link:

PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Chau+A%22+and+anesthesia+NOT+%22Chau+AW%22+NOT+%22Chau+AK%22&sort=date

Clinical Interests

Obstetric Anesthesiology

Perioperative Medicine

Drug Safety and Effectiveness

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Zoe Elizabeth Brown

December 18, 2024

Zoe Elizabeth Brown

Clinical Associate Professor

BC Children’s Hospital

Program Director, UBC Anesthesia Residency Program

Email: zoe.brown@ubc.ca

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Obstetric Anesthesiology

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Richard Francis Alexander

December 18, 2024

Richard Francis Alexander

Clinical Assistant Professor

Victoria General Hospital

Email: richard.alexander@ubc.ca

Faculty Bio

Dr. Richard F. Alexander is a dedicated Consultant Anesthesiologist at the Royal Jubilee Hospital and Victoria General Hospital, with a robustcommitment to medical education and clinical excellence. He completed his Anesthesiology Residency at the University of British Columbia (UBC),graduating in 2019, and has since held several pivotal roles within the UBC Faculty of Medicine, including Discipline Specific Site Lead forAnesthesiology and Assistant Clinical Instructor. Dr. Alexander’s academic journey began with a Bachelor of Sciences with Honors in Biology from BrownUniversity, where he demonstrated outstanding leadership as a team captain of the NCAA swimming team and contributed to various communityinitiatives. He has continued to excel in his medical career, evidenced by numerous awards, including the Dr. Derek Daniel Wolney Prize for ClinicalProficiency and the Dr. Paul Kliffer Golden Epidural for excellence in obstetric anesthesia. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, Dr. Alexander isactively involved in leadership and committee roles within the South Island Department of Anesthesiology and the UBC Department of Anesthesiology,focusing on competency development and curriculum design. His research interests include the environmental impact of anesthetic choices, which hehas addressed in various publications, contributing valuable insights to the field. Dr. Alexander is also committed to fostering the next generation ofmedical professionals, serving as a physician clinical examiner for multiple national and provincial examinations and mentoring medical students andresidents alike. His extensive involvement in professional organizations and committees reflects his dedication to advancing medical education andpractice standards in anesthesiology. Outside of his professional endeavors, Dr. Alexander is a proud father of two young amitious girls. He is also asupportive husband who is also part of the faculty of medicine at UBC. Dr. Alexander remains passionate about swimming, cycling, skiing. He is also astrong advocate for amateur sport in BC.

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Website (or Lab): https://ca.linkedin.com/in/dr-richard-alexander

Research Interests

Anesthesia and the environment. Medical education.

Research Theme(s)

Clinical Outcomes and Patient Safety

Publication Link(s)

Greenhouse gases: the choice of volatile anesthetic does matter

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DSSL – South Island 2019-2024; CARMS selection committee 2014-present; UBC Competency Committee Association of Victoria Anaesthesiologists – Executive Member; South Island Department of Anesthesiology- Executive Member.

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Sadiq Abdulla

December 18, 2024

Sadiq Abdulla

Clinical Assistant Professor

BC Women’s Hospital

Email: sadiq.abdulla@ubc.ca

Faculty Bio

Dr. Sadiq Abdulla is an Anesthesiologist at BC Women’s Hospital. He has a clinical fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesia from Mount Sinai Hospital inToronto, Ontario. He has also completed the UBC Sauder Physician Leadership Program and was the inaugural Associate Program Director for theAnesthesia Training Program. His research interests include optimizing uterotonic use, ultrasound use in obstetric anesthesia, and developing anenhanced recovery pathway for cesarean delivery. He is currently a Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada examiner for the Anesthesiology specialty.

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POCUS in obstetric anesthesia Uterotonic dose optimization Enhanced recovery after cesarean delivery

Research Theme(s)

Clinical Outcomes and Patient Safety, Obstetric anesthesiology

Publication Link(s)

Carbetocin vs. oxytocin at elective caesarean delivery: a double-blind, randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial of low- and high-dose regimens

Clinical Interests

Obstetric Anesthesiology

Services

Can J Anesthesiology Peer Reviewer; Royal College Examiner; BC Women’s Health Foundation Physician Representative; St John’s School Committee on Governors member

Teaching

Colin Dormuth

December 17, 2024

Colin Dormuth

Associate Professor

Email: colin.dormuth@ubc.ca

Faculty Bio

Dr. Colin Dormuth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia. He is also Co-Managing Director of the Therapeutics Initiative (TI), and the British Columbia Lead for the Canadian Network for Observations Drug and Effectiveness Studies (CNODES). His research focuses on drug safety and effectiveness, as well as the design and evaluation of reimbursement policies for prescription drugs. He has training in economic theory, applied econometrics, epidemiology, health services outcome research, and biostatistics. Dr. Dormuth holds a Sc.D. and S.M. in epidemiology from Harvard University, an M.A. in economics from the University of Victoria, and a B.A. in economics from the University of Manitoba.

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Website: https://ti.ubc.ca/

Research Interests

Preventive drugs for chronic diseases; expensive drugs for rare diseases; likelihood-based methods of inference

Research Theme(s)

Evidence-based medicine and knowledge translation, Pharmacoepidemiology

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0RCID: 0000-0001-8577-8783

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PCTH_V 512

Wade Thompson

December 17, 2024

Wade Thompson

Assistant Professor

Email: wade.thompson@ubc.ca

Faculty Bio

Wade Thompson received his BSc Phm (2013) and PharmD (2017) from University of Waterloo. He has practiced as a clinical pharmacist in long-term care, interdisciplinary primary care clinics (Family Health Teams), and geriatric outpatient clinics. In Wade’s clinical work, he routinely encounters older persons taking many medications, some of which are unnecessary or even causing harm. His clinical and research work aims to address this issue and ensure that older persons are only taking medications that are necessary, effective, safe, and consistent with their healthcare goals and treatment preferences. This often means stopping medications when they are no longer a good fit (termed “deprescribing”). Wade’s research program focuses on developing and evaluating different strategies for deprescribing in clinical practice. This involves knowledge synthesis and knowledge translation, as well as implementation science approaches to deprescribing. He has particular interest in shared decision-making and communication around deprescribing, and strategies that incorporate patient values and preferences into deprescribing decisions. Wade employs various methods in his research including qualitative research, surveys, systematic reviews, guideline development, and clinical trials. He is an co-lead of deprescribing.org, an international leader in deprescribing. He is also an executive committee member of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network, and a member of the Therapeutics Initiative. Wade maintains active collaborations with researchers in Denmark, Australia, United States, Ireland, and United Kingdom. Wade’s work had been published in leading medical and geriatrics journals including BMJ, JAMA Network Open, Age and Ageing, and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Wade completed an MSc in clinical epidemiology at the University of Ottawa (2017) working as part of the deprescribing.org team developing evidence-based guidelines, clinical decision support tools, and patient engagement materials related to deprescribing. He completed a PhD at the University of Southern Denmark (2021) where he was part of a team that examined use and deprescribing of preventive medications among frail older persons. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Women’s College Hospital and ICES in Toronto as part of a team studying an implementation science approach to optimizing cardiovascular care.

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Website: https://deprescribing.org

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https://x.com/wadddee

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wade-thompson-b453853b

https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=aCJUE7oAAAAJ&hl=en

Research Interests

Knowledge synthesis and knowledge translation in deprescribing, Deprescribing guidelines, Implementation science and deprescribing, Pharmacoepidemiological studies on medication use in older persons

Research Theme(s)

Clinical Outcomes and Patient Safety, Evidence-based medicine and knowledge translation, Pharmacoepidemiology

Publication Link(s)

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=aCJUE7oAAAAJ&hl=enQ20.

Clinical Interests

Deprescribing Polypharmacy management Care of older persons

Services

Co-Lead, Deprescribing.org; Member, Executive Committee of Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network; Editorial boardmember, BMC Primary Care

Teaching

PCTH_V 400

PCTH_V 548F

Jennifer Shabbits

December 17, 2024

Jennifer Shabbits

Associate Professor of Teaching

Email: jennifer.shabbits@ubc.ca

Faculty Bio

Dr. Shabbits earned her BSc (2006) in Biochemistry at Simon Fraser University and her PhD (2003) in Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC. She beganteaching undergraduate biology and pharmacy courses at UBC while still a graduate student herself, and enjoyed the experiences so much that shemade teaching her focused career. She joined the APT department in 2004 as a tenure-track instructor and was promoted to Senior Instructor withtenure in 2011, and subsequently to Associate Professor of Teaching in 2020. Dr. Shabbits teaches introductory pharmacology and health science topicsto 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate science students, 1st and 2nd year medical students and 1st year midwifery students. Her classes range from large(300+ student) lectures distributed across the province to small group case- based learning tutorials. Dr. Shabbits holds curriculum development andleadership roles in the MD Undergraduate Program and is the Year 1 Site Director for the Vancouver-Fraser medical cohort. She is the interim director ofthe MEDD 411 course in the medical program and the MIDW 125 course director in Department of Family Practice.

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Educational leadership during a decade of medical curricular innovation and renewal

A phase I study of AMD473 and docetaxel given once every 3 weeks in patients with advanced refractory cancer: a National Cancer Institute of Canada-Clinical Trials Group trial, IND 131

Intracellular delivery of ceramide lipids via liposomes enhances apoptosis in vitro

Tumor chemosensitization strategies based on apoptosis manipulations

High ceramide content liposomes with in vivo antitumor activity

P-glycoprotein modulates ceramide-mediated sensitivity of human breast cancer cells to tubulin-binding anticancer drugs

Development of an in vitro drug release assay that accurately predicts in vivo drug retention for liposome-based delivery systems

The role for liposomal drug delivery in molecular and pharmacological strategies to overcome multidrug resistance

Molecular and pharmacological strategies to overcome multidrug resistance

Intravenous pretreatment with empty pH gradient liposomes alters the pharmacokinetics and toxicity of doxorubicin through in vivo active drug encapsulation

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PCTH_V 201

PCTH_V 325 (Course Director 2005-2021)

MEDD_V 411 (Course Director 2024)

MEDD_V 412 (Week Lead)

MEDD_V 421

MIDW_V 125 (Course Director 2021 – Present)

Roanne Preston

December 17, 2024

Roanne Preston

Professor

BC Women’s Hospital

Email: roanne.preston@ubc.ca

Faculty Bio

Obstetric Anesthesiologist providing clinical care at BC Women’s Hospital. Former UBC Department Head to 2023

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Research Interests

The obstetric airway, Optimizing labour analgesia and postpartum analgesia, Gastric POCUS, Surgical outcomes.

Research Theme(s)

Acute and Chronic Pain Management, Clinical Outcomes and Patient Safety, Obstetric anesthesiology

Publication Link(s)

ORCID: 0000-0002-1285-7728

Clinical Interests

Obstetric Anesthesia, Perioperative Anesthesia

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C&W MAC Chair College of Physicians and Surgeons; NHMSF Program Committee Chair; UBC Department Head 2012-2023 Department Head; BC Women’s Hospital 2004-2012; Senior Medical Director BC Women’s Hospital 2008-2012; CJA Editorial Board member 9 years, currently; Peer Reviewer Royal College Examiner 2007-2012.

Teaching

PCTH_ 548A Co-director Lecturer

PCTH_V 400

MIDW_V 125

MEDD_V 299

Residency program lecturer: Anesthesiology, Family Practice Anesthesia

CME provider for numerous events

Catherine Pang

December 17, 2024

Professor

Email: ccypang@mail.ubc.ca

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PCTH_V 301

PCTH_V 303

PCTH_V 201

Ismail Laher

December 17, 2024

Ismail Laher

Professor

Email: ismail.laher@ubc.ca

Faculty Bio

My undergraduate education was at the University of London, which was followed by graduate studies in the USA and Canada. I have published more than 290 peer reviewed journal articles and am the Editor of three reference works. I am a full professor at UBC in Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine. My research interests are in the understanding of small artery regulation in health and disease. Our recent work focused on arterial regulation in animal models of sleep apnea, spinal cord injury and type 2 diabetes. We are also examining renal dysfunction in our animal model of sleep apnea. The emphasis is to examine the role of oxidative stress in these disorders with further studies on the role of exercise or anti-oxidant treatment. Our laboratory has more than 25 years of experience performing assessments of blood vessels including those of the systemic, coronary, and cerebral regions of small laboratory animals. In order to complete these assessments, we use pressure and wire myography combined with molecular techniques. We have a keen interest in examining the role of the endothelium in regulating vascular tone.