Dr Esther Lau
Dr

Esther Lau

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Dr Esther Lau is:
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Research Commercialisation, The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice, Queensland University of Technology

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37 works between 2012 and 2025
All (37) Journal Article (35) Book Chapter (1) Other Outputs (1)

21 - 37 of 37 works

2018

Journal Article

Nurse experiences of medication administration to people with swallowing difficulties living in aged care facilities: a systematic review of qualitative evidence

Forough, Aida Sefidani, Wong, Simon Y. M., Lau, Esther T. L., Santos, Jose Manuel Serrano, Kyle, Greg J., Steadman, Kathryn J., Cichero, Julie A. Y. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2018). Nurse experiences of medication administration to people with swallowing difficulties living in aged care facilities: a systematic review of qualitative evidence. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16 (1), 71-86. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003334

Nurse experiences of medication administration to people with swallowing difficulties living in aged care facilities: a systematic review of qualitative evidence

2017

Journal Article

Opioid rotation is not an exact science

Lau, Esther and Hall, Tony (2017). Opioid rotation is not an exact science. Australian Journal of Pharmacy, 98 (1168), 65-68.

Opioid rotation is not an exact science

2017

Journal Article

"There's no touching in pharmacy": Training pharmacists for Australia's first pharmacist immunization pilot

Lau, Esther T.L., Rochin, Michelle E., DelDot, Megan, Glass, Beverley D. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2017). "There's no touching in pharmacy": Training pharmacists for Australia's first pharmacist immunization pilot. Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, 70 (4), 281-287. doi: 10.4212/cjhp.v70i4.1678

"There's no touching in pharmacy": Training pharmacists for Australia's first pharmacist immunization pilot

2017

Journal Article

A systematic review of healthcare workers' opinions and experiences of administering medicines to people with swallowing difficulties in aged-care facilities

Forough, Ayda S., Wong, Simon YM., Lau, Esther TL., Santos, Jose Manuel Serrano, Kyle, Gregory J., Steadman, Kathryn J., Cichero, Julie AY. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2017). A systematic review of healthcare workers' opinions and experiences of administering medicines to people with swallowing difficulties in aged-care facilities. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 13 (4). doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2017.04.036

A systematic review of healthcare workers' opinions and experiences of administering medicines to people with swallowing difficulties in aged-care facilities

2017

Journal Article

Optimizing prednisolone loading into distiller’s dried grain kafirin microparticles, and in vitro release for oral delivery

Lau, Esther T. L., Johnson, Stuart K., Williams, Barbara, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, McCourt, Elizabeth, Stanley, Roger, Mereddy, Ram, Halley, Peter J. and Steadman, Kathryn (2017). Optimizing prednisolone loading into distiller’s dried grain kafirin microparticles, and in vitro release for oral delivery. Pharmaceutics, 9 (2) 17, 17. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics9020017

Optimizing prednisolone loading into distiller’s dried grain kafirin microparticles, and in vitro release for oral delivery

2017

Journal Article

Persistent pain management: We need a paradigm shift!

Lau, Esther and Hall, Tony (2017). Persistent pain management: We need a paradigm shift!. Australian Journal of Pharmacy, 98 (1161), 84-87.

Persistent pain management: We need a paradigm shift!

2017

Journal Article

You should know better! Do health students have different risk attitudes to unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases?

Whyte, Stephen, Lau, Esther T.L., Nissen, Lisa M. and Torgler, Benno (2017). You should know better! Do health students have different risk attitudes to unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases?. Applied Economics Letters, 24 (21), 1526-1532. doi: 10.1080/13504851.2017.1305085

You should know better! Do health students have different risk attitudes to unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases?

2016

Journal Article

Emerging roles for pharmacists - All in a day’s work

Nissen, Lisa M. and Lau, Esther T. L. (2016). Emerging roles for pharmacists - All in a day’s work. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 46 (4), 310-310. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1295

Emerging roles for pharmacists - All in a day’s work

2015

Journal Article

Formulation and characterization of drug-loaded microparticles using distillers dried grain kafirin

Lau, Esther T. L., Johnson, Stuart K., Stanley, Roger A., Mereddy, Ram, Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Halley, Peter J. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2015). Formulation and characterization of drug-loaded microparticles using distillers dried grain kafirin. Cereal Chemistry, 92 (3), 246-252. doi: 10.1094/CCHEM-05-14-0096-R

Formulation and characterization of drug-loaded microparticles using distillers dried grain kafirin

2015

Journal Article

Prevalence of swallowing difficulties and medication modification in customers of community pharmacy

Lau, Esther T. L., Steadman, Kathryn J., Mak, Marilyn, Cichero, Julie A. Y. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2015). Prevalence of swallowing difficulties and medication modification in customers of community pharmacy. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 45 (1), 18-23. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1052

Prevalence of swallowing difficulties and medication modification in customers of community pharmacy

2015

Journal Article

Preparation and in vitro release of drug-loaded microparticles for oral delivery using wholegrain sorghum kafirin protein

Lau, Esther T. L., Johnson, Stuart K., Stanley, Roger A., Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Fang, Zhongxiang, Halley, Peter J. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2015). Preparation and in vitro release of drug-loaded microparticles for oral delivery using wholegrain sorghum kafirin protein. International Journal of Polymer Science, 2015 343647, 1-8. doi: 10.1155/2015/343647

Preparation and in vitro release of drug-loaded microparticles for oral delivery using wholegrain sorghum kafirin protein

2014

Journal Article

Pharmacist, general practitioner, and nurse perceptions, experiences, and knowledge of medication dosage form modification

Nguyen, Thi-My-Uyen, Lau, Esther T. L., Steadman, Kathryn J., Cichero, Julie A.Y., Dingle, Kaeleen and Nissen, Lisa M. (2014). Pharmacist, general practitioner, and nurse perceptions, experiences, and knowledge of medication dosage form modification. Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice, 3, 1-9. doi: 10.2147/IPRP.S53797

Pharmacist, general practitioner, and nurse perceptions, experiences, and knowledge of medication dosage form modification

2013

Journal Article

Encapsulation of hydrocortisone and mesalazine in zein capsules

Lau, Esther T. L., Giddings, Steven J., Mohammed, Salmaan G., Dubois, Paul, Johnson, Stuart K., Stanley, Roger A., Halley, Peter J. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2013). Encapsulation of hydrocortisone and mesalazine in zein capsules. Pharmaceutics, 5 (2), 277-293. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics5020277

Encapsulation of hydrocortisone and mesalazine in zein capsules

2013

Journal Article

Compounding practices in Queensland: experiences and perceptions of pharmacists and pharmacy students

Lau, Esther T. L., Jones, Anthea L., Kairuz, Therese, Nissen, Lisa M. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2013). Compounding practices in Queensland: experiences and perceptions of pharmacists and pharmacy students. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 43 (1), 19-24. doi: 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2013.tb00209.x

Compounding practices in Queensland: experiences and perceptions of pharmacists and pharmacy students

2012

Journal Article

Inflammatory bowel disease: where we are now?

Lau, Esther and Steadman, Kathryn (2012). Inflammatory bowel disease: where we are now?. Australian Pharmacist, 31 (7), 572-576.

Inflammatory bowel disease: where we are now?

2012

Journal Article

Preparation and in vitro release of zein microparticles loaded with prednisolone for oral delivery

Lau, Esther T. L., Johnson, Stuart K., Mikkelsen, Deirdre, Halley, Peter J. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2012). Preparation and in vitro release of zein microparticles loaded with prednisolone for oral delivery. Journal of Microencapsulation, 29 (7), 706-712. doi: 10.3109/02652048.2012.686527

Preparation and in vitro release of zein microparticles loaded with prednisolone for oral delivery

2012

Other Outputs

Targeted release of medications using delivery systems based on proteins derived from maize and sorghum seeds

Lau, Esther Tsing-Lim (2012). Targeted release of medications using delivery systems based on proteins derived from maize and sorghum seeds. PhD Thesis, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland.

Targeted release of medications using delivery systems based on proteins derived from maize and sorghum seeds

Past funding

  • 2010 - 2012
    Using plant proteins in controlled release drug delivery
    Queensland Pharmacy Research Trust
    Open grant

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