Overview
Background
Dr. Mohd Hafiz Abdul-Aziz is an Early Career Research Fellow and Clinical Research Pharmacist at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR), Australia. He currently leads the Clinical Dosing Studies and Knowledge Translation Workstream within the Antimicrobial Optimisation Group and the Centre for Research Excellence for Personalising Antimicrobial Dosing to Reduce Resistance (CRE RESPOND) at UQCCR. Dr. Abdul-Aziz holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy (IIUM) and a Master of Clinical Pharmacy (UKM) from Malaysia and completed his PhD at the University of Queensland in 2016. His doctoral thesis focused on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic-optimised beta-lactam dosing in critically ill patients.
As a clinical pharmacist with a strong interest in clinical research, Dr. Abdul-Aziz is particularly focused on multi-centre and multi-national collaborations. His current research program aims to develop innovative methods for optimising antimicrobial dosing and delivery to improve patient outcomes in the ICU. He has extensive experience in designing and conducting multi-national clinical pharmacokinetic studies in the ICU. Over the past five years, he has led or coordinated eight multi-national antimicrobial pharmacokinetic studies, including the ASAP ECMO, BLING 3, BLING 3 PK/PD, and PNEUDOS studies.
Dr. Abdul-Aziz is a Fellow of the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) and serves as the Chair of the Infections in the ICU and Sepsis Working Group of ISAC. He has maintained active collaborations with over 100 collaborators from 36 countries.
Availability
- Dr Hafiz Abdul-Aziz is:
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Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2019
Book Chapter
Clinical Pharmacy Considerations in ICU
Jamal, Janattul-Ain, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz, Levkovich, Bianca and Roberts, Jason A. (2019). Clinical Pharmacy Considerations in ICU. Encyclopedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy. (pp. 849-865) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-812735-3.00576-8
2018
Journal Article
New paradigm for rapid achievement of appropriate therapy in special populations: coupling antibiotic dose optimisation rapid microbiological methods
Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Driver, Elicia, Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2018). New paradigm for rapid achievement of appropriate therapy in special populations: coupling antibiotic dose optimisation rapid microbiological methods. Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism and Toxicology, 14 (7), 1-16. doi: 10.1080/17425255.2018.1484452
2018
Journal Article
Optimising drug dosing in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Cheng, Vesa, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz, Roberts, Jason A. and Shekar, Kiran (2018). Optimising drug dosing in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 10 (Suppl 5), S629-S641. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.154
2018
Journal Article
Prolonged Infusion Piperacillin-Tazobactam Decreases Mortality and Improves Outcomes in Severely Ill Patients: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Rhodes, Nathaniel J., Liu, Jiajun, O'Donnell, J. Nicholas, Dulhunty, Joel M., Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Berko, Patsy Y., Nadler, Barbara, Lipman, Jeffery and Roberts, Jason A. (2018). Prolonged Infusion Piperacillin-Tazobactam Decreases Mortality and Improves Outcomes in Severely Ill Patients: Results of a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Critical Care Medicine, 46 (2), 236-243. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002836
2018
Conference Publication
Does dosing of ceftriaxone in critically ill patients on ECMO need to change? A pharmacokinetics study
Cheng, V., Shekar, K., Abdul-Aziz, M. H., Buscher, H., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Gilder, A., Jarrett, P., Lye, I., McGuinness, S., Parke, R., Pellegrino, V., Reynolds, C., Wallis, S. C., Welch, S., Zacharias, D., Fraser, J. F. and Roberts, J. A. (2018). Does dosing of ceftriaxone in critically ill patients on ECMO need to change? A pharmacokinetics study. European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Annual Congress, Paris, France, 20-24 October 2018. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
2018
Conference Publication
Does dosing of piperacillin-tazobactam in critically ill patients on ECMO need to change? A pharmacokinetics study
Cheng, V., Shekar, K., Abdul-Aziz, M.H., Buscher, H., Corley, A., Diehl, A., Gilder, E., Jarrett, P., Lye, I., McGuinness, S., Parke, R., Pellegrino, V., Reynolds, C., Wallis, S. C., Welch, S., Zacharias, D., Fraser, J. F. and Roberts, J. A. (2018). Does dosing of piperacillin-tazobactam in critically ill patients on ECMO need to change? A pharmacokinetics study. European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Annual Congress, Paris, France, 20-24 October 2018. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
2018
Book Chapter
Antibiotic dosing during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Abdul-Aziz, M. H., Shekar, Kiran and Roberts, Jason A. (2018). Antibiotic dosing during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Antibiotic Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Considerations in the Critically Ill. (pp. 151-171) edited by Andrew A. Udy, Jason A. Roberts and Jeffrey Lipman. Gateway East, Singapore: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-5336-8_8
2017
Journal Article
Identifying "at-risk" patients for sub-optimal beta-lactam exposure in critically ill patients with severe infections
Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2017). Identifying "at-risk" patients for sub-optimal beta-lactam exposure in critically ill patients with severe infections. Critical Care, 21 (1) 283, 1-3. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1871-2
2017
Journal Article
Incremental research approach to describing the pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Sinnah, Fabrice, Shekar, Kiran, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H, Buscher, Hergen, Diab, Sara D., Fisquet, Stephanie, Fung, Yoke L., McDonald, Charles I., Reynolds, Claire, Rudham, Sam, Wallis, Steven C., Welch, Susan, Xie, Jiao, Fraser, John F., Roberts, Jason A. and ASAP ECMO investigators (2017). Incremental research approach to describing the pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 19 (Suppl 1), 8-14.
2017
Journal Article
Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics-optimized antimicrobial therapy in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia/ventilator-associated pneumonia
Sulaiman, Helmi, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H. and Roberts, Jason A. (2017). Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics-optimized antimicrobial therapy in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia/ventilator-associated pneumonia. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 38 (3) 01275, 271-286. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1602716
2016
Journal Article
Antibiotic dosing for multidrug-resistant pathogen pneumonia
Abdul-Aziz, Mohd. H., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2016). Antibiotic dosing for multidrug-resistant pathogen pneumonia. Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 30 (2), 231-239. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000348
2016
Journal Article
Prolonged administration of beta-lactam antibiotics - a comprehensive review and critical appraisal
Osthoff, Michael, Siegemund, Martin, Balestra, Gianmarco, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H. and Roberts, Jason A. (2016). Prolonged administration of beta-lactam antibiotics - a comprehensive review and critical appraisal. Swiss Medical Weekly, 146 (4142) w14368, w14368-w14368. doi: 10.4414/smw.2016.14368
2016
Journal Article
Continuous versus intermittent β-lactam infusion in severe sepsis: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized trials
Roberts, Jason A., Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz, Davis, Joshua S., Dulhunty, Joel M., Cotta, Menino O., Myburgh, John, Bellomo, Rinaldo and Lipman, Jeffrey (2016). Continuous versus intermittent β-lactam infusion in severe sepsis: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized trials. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 194 (6), 681-691. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201601-0024OC
2016
Other Outputs
Optimizing beta-lactam antibiotic dosing in critically ill patients: Prolonged infusion versus intermittent bolus administration
Abdul Aziz, Mohd H. (2016). Optimizing beta-lactam antibiotic dosing in critically ill patients: Prolonged infusion versus intermittent bolus administration. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2016.450
2016
Journal Article
What is the effect of obesity on piperacillin and meropenem trough concentrations in critically ill patients?
Alobaid, Abdulaziz S., Brinkmann, Alexander, Frey, Otto R., Roehr, Anka C., Luque, Sonia, Grau, Santiago, Wong, Gloria, Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz, Roberts, Michael S., Lipman, Jeffrey and Roberts, Jason A. (2016). What is the effect of obesity on piperacillin and meropenem trough concentrations in critically ill patients?. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71 (3) dkv412, 696-702. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv412
2016
Journal Article
Impact of the MIC of piperacillin/tazobactam on the outcome for patients with bacteraemia due to Enterobacteriaceae: the Bacteraemia-MIC project
Delgado-Valverde, Mercedes, Torres, Eva, Valiente-Mendez, Adoracion, Almirante, Benito, Gomez-Zorrilla, Silvia, Borrell, Nuria, Corzo, Juan E., Gurgui, Mercedes, Almela, Manuel, Garcia-Alvarez, Lara, Fontecoba-Sanchez, Maria Crus, Martinez-Martinez, Luis, Canton, Rafael, Praena, Julia, Causse, Manuel, Gutierrez-Gutierrez, Belen, Roberts, Jason A., Farkas, Andras, Pascual, Alvaro, Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus, de Cueto, Marina, Planes Reig, Ana Maria, Quintano, Fe Tubau, Pena, Carmen, Galan Otalora, M. Elvira, Alegria, Carlos Ruiz de, Morosini, M. Isabel, Lepe, Jose Antonio, Cisneros, Jose Miguel ... Abdul-Aziz, Mohd-Hafiz (2016). Impact of the MIC of piperacillin/tazobactam on the outcome for patients with bacteraemia due to Enterobacteriaceae: the Bacteraemia-MIC project. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71 (2) dkv362, 521-530. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv362
2016
Journal Article
Is prolonged infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem in critically ill patients associated with improved pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and patient outcomes? An observation from the Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients (DALI) cohort
Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Lipman, Jeffrey, Akova, Murat, Bassetti, Matteo, De Waele, Jan J., Dimopoulos, George, Dulhunty, Joel, Kaukonen, Kirsi-Maija, Koulenti, Despoina, Martin, Claude, Montravers, Philippe, Rello, Jordi, Rhodes, Andrew, Starr, Therese, Wallis, Steven C., Roberts, Jason A., Paul, Sanjoy, Ribas, Antonio Margarit, De Crop, Luc, Spapen, Herbert, Wauters, Joost, Dugernier, Thierry, Jorens, Philippe, Dapper, Ilse, De Backer, Daniel, Taccone, Fabio S., Ruano, Laura, Afonso, Elsa, Alvarez-Lerma, Francisco ... Ozveren, Arife (2016). Is prolonged infusion of piperacillin/tazobactam and meropenem in critically ill patients associated with improved pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic and patient outcomes? An observation from the Defining Antibiotic Levels in Intensive care unit patients (DALI) cohort. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 71 (1), 196-207. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkv288
2016
Journal Article
Population pharmacokinetics of doripenem in critically ill patients with sepsis in a Malaysian intensive care unit
Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Abd Rahman, Azrin N., Mat-Nor, Mohd-Basri, Sulaiman, Helmi, Wallis, Steven C., Lipman, Jeffrey, Roberts, Jason A. and Staatz, Christine E. (2016). Population pharmacokinetics of doripenem in critically ill patients with sepsis in a Malaysian intensive care unit. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 60 (1), 206-214. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01543-15
2015
Journal Article
Applying Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Principles in Critically Ill Patients: Optimizing Efficacy and Reducing Resistance Development
Abdul-Aziz, Mohd H., Lipman, Jeffrey, Mouton, Johan W., Hope, William W. and Roberts, Jason A. (2015). Applying Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Principles in Critically Ill Patients: Optimizing Efficacy and Reducing Resistance Development. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 36 (1), 136-153. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1398490
2015
Conference Publication
The BLISS Study: Beta-Lactam Infusion in Severe Sepsis- Randomised controlled trial of continuous versus intermittent beta-lactam infusion in critically ill patients with severe sepsis in a Malaysian ICU setting
Abdul-Aziz, M. H., Sulaiman, H., Mat-Nor, M., Rai, V., Wong, K., Hasan, M., Wallis, S., Lipman, J., Staatz, C. E. and Roberts, J. (2015). The BLISS Study: Beta-Lactam Infusion in Severe Sepsis- Randomised controlled trial of continuous versus intermittent beta-lactam infusion in critically ill patients with severe sepsis in a Malaysian ICU setting. Interscience Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), San Diego, CA United States, 17-21 September 2015.
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Establishing effective antibiotic and sedative dosing in paediatrics with extracorporeal therapies (including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and renal replacement therapies)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Luregn Schlapbach, Professor Jason Roberts
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Master Philosophy
Determining bEta-lactam Exposure targets in Patients with deep-seated infections.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Robert Horvath
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Master Philosophy
Determining bEta-lactam Exposure targets in Patients with deep-seated infections.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Robert Horvath
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Defining Optimal Dosing Regimens of Colistin and Polymyxin B in Malaysian Patient Populations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Fekade Sime, Professor Jason Roberts
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Strategies to improve the use of antimicrobials in hospitalised Indonesian patients
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jeffrey Lipman, Professor Jason Roberts
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Optimising antimicrobial dosing in critically ill patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kiran Shekar, Professor Jason Roberts
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