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Opioid, Addiction, Palliative care, Supportive care
Canada

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Employment (4)

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre: Toronto, Ontario, CA

2018-06-01 to present | Medical Director, Harold and Shirley Lederman Palliative Care Centre (Department of Supportive Care)
Employment
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Jenny Lau

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre: Toronto, Ontario, CA

2016-01-01 to present | Staff Palliative Care Physician (Supportive Care)
Employment
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Jenny Lau

Toronto General Hospital: Toronto, ON, CA

2015-08-01 to 2015-12-31 | Staff Palliative Care Physician (Supportive Care)
Employment
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Jenny Lau

Diane Morrison Hospice, The Ottawa Mission: Ottawa, ON, CA

2015-07-01 to 2015-08-31 | Staff Palliative Care Physician
Employment
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Jenny Lau

Education and qualifications (5)

University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2018-09-01 to present | Master of Science with Collaborative Specialization in Addiction Studies (Institute of Medical Science)
Qualification
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Jenny Lau

University of Alberta: Edmonton, AB, CA

2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30 | Resident Physician (Palliative Medicine Year of Added Competency)
Qualification
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Jenny Lau

University of Ottawa: Ottawa, ON, CA

2012-07-01 to 2014-06-30 | Resident Physician (Family Medicine)
Qualification
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Jenny Lau

Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary: Edmonton, AB, CA

2009-07-01 to 2012-06-30 | Doctor of Medicine (Medicine)
Qualification
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Jenny Lau

University of Alberta: Edmonton, AB, CA

2006-09-01 to 2009-04-30 | Bachelor's of Science, Physiology (Honours)
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Jenny Lau

Professional activities (8)

Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians: Surrey, British Columbia, CA

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Jenny Lau

Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Cancer Research and Ontario Institute for Cancer Research: Ottawa , Ontario, CA

2019-11 | Early Career Investigator Program New Principal Investigator Award
Distinction
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Jenny Lau

European Association for Palliative Care : Berlin, DE

2019-05 | One of Top 3 Posters, 16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care
Distinction
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Jenny Lau

University of Toronto: Toronto, ON, CA

2019-03 | Oriana Josseau Kalant Award (Collaborative Program in Addiction Studies)
Distinction
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Jenny Lau

Cancer Quality Council of Ontario: Toronto, ON, CA

2018-05 | Quality and Innovation Award
Distinction
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Jenny Lau

Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians: Calgary, Alberta, CA

2015-05 | Palliative Medicine Resident Research Award
Distinction
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Jenny Lau

College of Family Physicians of Canada: Mississauga, ON, CA

2014-11 | Leadership Award
Distinction
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Jenny Lau

Bruyere Academic Family Health Team: Ottawa, ON, CA

2014-06 | Leadership Award (Family Medicine)
Distinction
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Jenny Lau

Works (19)

Should an Acute Palliative Care Unit be Mandatory for Cancer Centers and Tertiary Care Hospitals?

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
2025-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Sebastiano Mercadante; Camilla Zimmermann; Jenny Lau; Declan Walsh
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Subcutaneous administration of drugs and hydration in acute palliative care units: Physician attitudes and beliefs in the United States and Canada

Palliative and Supportive Care
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Michael Tang; Rida Khan; Alejandra Ruiz Buenrostro; Clark R. Andersen; Jenny Lau; David Hui; Camilla Zimmermann; Eduardo Bruera
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Telehealth outpatient palliative care in the COVID-19 pandemic: patient experience qualitative study

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
2024-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Mirza Jacqueline Alcalde Castro; Shenhab Zaig; Rinat Nissim; Brenda O’Connor; Jenny Lau; Ernie Mak; Camilla Zimmermann; Breffni Hannon
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Palliative care interventions for patients with head and neck cancer: protocol for a scoping review

BMJ Open
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Nadisha Ratnasekera; Rouhi Fazelzad; Rebecca Bagnarol; Vanessa Cunha; Camilla Zimmermann; Jenny Lau
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Safe Prescribing Practices: Clinicians' Views on Prescribing Opioids to Patients With Early-Stage Cancer

JCO Oncology Practice
2023-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Timothy Wood; Winson Cheung; Dean Ruether; Aynharan Sinnarajah; Robert Tanguay; Yoko Tarumi; Jenny Lau; Colleen Ann Cuthbert
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Family physicians' involvement in palliative cancer care

Cancer Medicine
2023-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Christine C. Moon; Kenneth Mah; Ashley Pope; Nadia Swami; Breffni Hannon; Jenny Lau; Ernie Mak; Ahmed al‐Awamer; Subrata Banerjee; Laura A. Dawson et al.
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Palliative care interventions for people who use substances during communicable disease outbreaks: a scoping review

BMJ Open
2022-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Jenny Lau; Philip Ding; Samantha Lo; Rouhi Fazelzad; Andrea D Furlan; Sarina R Isenberg; Sheryl Spithoff; Alissa Tedesco; Camilla Zimmermann; Daniel Z Buchman
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Opioid safety recommendations in adult palliative medicine: a North American Delphi expert consensus

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Jenny Lau; Paolo Mazzotta; Ciara Whelan; Mohamed Abdelaal; Hance Clarke; Andrea D Furlan; Andrew Smith; Amna Husain; Robin Fainsinger; David Hui et al.
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Assessment tools for problematic opioid use in palliative care: A scoping review

Palliative Medicine
2021-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Jenny Lau; Paolo Mazzotta; Rouhi Fazelzad; Suzanne Ryan; Alissa Tedesco; Andrew J. Smith; Abhimanyu Sud; Andrea D. Furlan; Camilla Zimmermann
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Managing Opioids and Mitigating Risk: A Survey of Attitudes, Confidence and Practices of Oncology Health Care Professionals.

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)
2021-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Tedesco A; Brown J; Hannon B; Hutton L; Lau J
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Jenny Lau via Europe PubMed Central

Challenges of Providing Palliative and End-of-Life Care to Refugee Claimants in Canada: A Case Report.

Journal of palliative medicine
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Abdelaal M; Blake C; Lau J
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Jenny Lau via Europe PubMed Central

Palliative care provision at a tertiary cancer center during a global pandemic.

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
2020-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Hannon B; Mak E; Al Awamer A; Banerjee S; Blake C; Kaya E; Lau J; Lewin W; O'Connor B; Saltman A et al.
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Jenny Lau via Europe PubMed Central

Outpatient palliative medicine consultations: urgent or routine?

BMJ supportive & palliative care
2020-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Alam S; Pope A; Le L; Al-Awamer A; Banerjee S; Lau J; Mak E; Zimmermann C; Hannon B
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Jenny Lau via Europe PubMed Central

Interventional anesthesia and palliative care collaboration to manage cancer pain: a narrative review

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
2020-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Jenny Lau; David Flamer; Patricia Murphy-Kane
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Optimizing the Care of Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Patients With Advanced Gynecologic Cancer.

Journal of oncology practice
2019-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Lee YC; Jivraj N; Wang L; Chawla T; Lau J; Croke J; Allard JP; Stuart-McEwan T; Nathwani K; Bowering V et al.
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Jenny Lau via Europe PubMed Central

Team-based outpatient early palliative care: a complex cancer intervention.

BMJ supportive & palliative care
2019-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Zimmermann C; Ryan S; Hannon B; Saltman A; Rodin G; Mak E; Al-Awamer A; Lau J
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Jenny Lau via Europe PubMed Central

Factors associated with discharge disposition on an acute palliative care unit.

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
2018-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Hausner D; Kevork N; Pope A; Hannon B; Bryson J; Lau J; Rodin G; Le LW; Zimmermann C
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Jenny Lau via Europe PubMed Central

Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Advanced Gynecologic Cancers: An Updated Review from a Multidisciplinary Perspective.

Obstetrics and gynecology international
2018-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Lee YC; Jivraj N; O'Brien C; Chawla T; Shlomovitz E; Buchanan S; Lau J; Croke J; Allard JP; Dhar P et al.
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Jenny Lau via Europe PubMed Central

Patient-Reported Functional Status in Outpatients With Advanced Cancer: Correlation With Physician-Reported Scores and Survival.

Journal of pain and symptom management
2018-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Popovic G; Harhara T; Pope A; Al-Awamer A; Banerjee S; Bryson J; Mak E; Lau J; Hannon B; Swami N et al.
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Jenny Lau via Europe PubMed Central

Peer review (4 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMJ open. (1)
Review activity for BMJ supportive & palliative care. (1)
Review activity for Canadian journal of anaesthesia. (1)
Review activity for Journal of pain and symptom management. (1)