Joe Blais
@BlaisJoseph
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#Pharmacoepidemiology | #Pharmacy | Assistant Professor @HKUMed
Hong Kong
Joined August 2012
RT @FranciscoTTLai1: My lab’s latest @TheLancet Psychiatry study showing increased infections following clozapine use; excellent work by my….
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Clinicians should balance the therapeutic benefits of clozapine with infection control measures, including regular monitoring and preventive strategies.
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RT @EricWan_HKU: Our 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Studies in UK and HK finds that younger age of #hypertension onset is associated with hig….
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Introduction: This study examines the association between the age of hypertension onset and the risks of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and mortality. Methods: ...
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RT @EricWan_HKU: The #validated #Cantonese-Chinese #translation of the Pharmacy Services #Questionnaire #PSQ is a reliable #instrument to a….
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The Pharmacy Services Questionnaire (PSQ) was developed to measure patient satisfaction with pharmaceutical care. However, it has not been translated into Cantonese-Chinese and validated in the Hon...
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RT @IVANCHLAM: 🔬Recent #multinational study involving 22.4M individuals from 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇹🇩🇪 showed extensive multi-organ involvement of post-CO….
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Objectives To generate comprehensive evidence on the risk of clinical sequelae involving different organ systems over time after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID...
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RT @Ian_HKU: Our multinational network cohort study shows that extensive multi-organ involvement of post-COVID-19 condition over the short….
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Objectives To generate comprehensive evidence on the risk of clinical sequelae involving different organ systems over time after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID...
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RT @Cheevnn: For elderly Asia patients with acute myeloid leukaemia, venetoclax combination with hypomethylating agents showed superior ove….
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Background: The pivotal trial on venetoclax and hypomethylating agents in unfit elderly acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) has got FDA approval. However, Asian patie...
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RT @KyungJinLee19: Our latest longitudinal study on trends in #benzodiazepines and #Z-drug prescribing in Hong Kong has just been published….
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RT @HaoLuo_UW: Our latest multinational study on trends in survival after #Dementia diagnosis has just been published with @SpringerNature….
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Letter written with Dr Angel Wong on bias in a study of PCSK9 inhibitors. Read it in European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy @hkumed .@hkupharm.@csmpr_hkupharm.#epidemiology #lipids #pharmacotherapy #cardiology.
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We read with interest the study by Huang et al.1 published in the European Heart Journal—Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy.1 Their study attempts to provide i
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RT @ChuiCeline: Our study, the largest conducted to date examining various classes of antihypertensive drugs and dementia risk. We found a….
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AbstractBackground. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin-II receptor blockers (ARBs) are first-line antihypertensive drugs for
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RT @EricWan_HKU: Our study investigated the #COVID19 pandemic effects on #CVD incidence among #hypertensive patients without SARS-CoV-2 inf….
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Hypertension Research - Indirect effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular diseases incidence, mortality, and healthcare use among patients with hypertension but without SARS-CoV-2...
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RT @jasondly: Our new study comparing #VectorARIMA & #TemporalFusionTransformers for #forecasting population-wide #depression incidence in….
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Background: Accurate prediction of population-wide depression incidence is vital for effective public mental health management. However, this incidence is often influenced by socioeconomic factors,...
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RT @snowly12191: Country Income, Gini Index, Disease Burden and Universal Health Coverage, which one you would expect as the driving factor….
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RT @QiuyanYu_: Our study used cohort and case-crossover design to investigate the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with combine….
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npj Cardiovascular Health - The association between proton pump inhibitors and the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding in oral anticoagulants users
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RT @FranciscoTTLai1: Delighted to share this new paper led by my PhD student @clairewei0830, investigating rates and rate ratio of multimor….
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npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine - Multimorbidity incidence following hospitalization for SARS-CoV-1 infection or influenza over two decades: a territory-wide retrospective cohort study
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RT @EricWan_HKU: Our @LancetLongevity study finds that #Statin therapy is beneficial for #hypercholesterolemic patients with chronic #kidne….
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Statin therapy is beneficial for hypercholesterolemic older patients with chronic kidney disease aged 75 years and older regarding the primary prevention against cardiovascular diseases and all-cause...
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RT @snowly12191: Our last but not least paper about Covid published at BMJ Public Health - re-infection posed greater risk for hospitalizat….
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Introduction COVID-19 infection is associated with post-acute adverse outcomes affecting multiple organ systems. Although preliminary studies have suggested that COVID-19 re-infection may have a...
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RT @EricWan_HKU: Long-Term Benefits and Safety of Statins in Patients with. : Journal of the American Society of Nephrology https://t.co/….
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.Statin therapy was associated with a lower risk of major cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality without a higher risk of major adverse events. Background Patients with kidney failure are at...
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RT @EricWan_HKU: Our study in @CancerMedicineJ showed an increased risks of CVDs and mortality in cancer patients.
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Background Limited research exists on the risks and spectrum of complications in post-acute phase of COVID-19 in cancer patients. This study aimed to evaluate the post-acute effects of COVID-19 on...
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