The University of Queensland

Are medication swallowing lubricants suitable for use in dysphagia? Consistency, viscosity, texture, and application of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) Framework

Malouh, Marwa A., Cichero, Julie A.Y., Manrique, Yady J., Crino, Lucia, Lau, Esther T. L., Nissen, Lisa M. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2020). Are medication swallowing lubricants suitable for use in dysphagia? Consistency, viscosity, texture, and application of the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) Framework. Pharmaceutics, 12 (10) 924, 1-18. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12100924

Factors affecting Australian aged care facility workers in administering oral medication to residents with swallowing difficulties

Sefidani Forough, Aida, Lau, Esther T. L., Steadman, Kathryn J., Kyle, Greg J., Cichero, Julie A. Y., Serrano Santos, Jose Manuel and Nissen, Lisa M. (2020). Factors affecting Australian aged care facility workers in administering oral medication to residents with swallowing difficulties. Research in Nursing and Health, 43 (4) nur.22042, 419-430. doi: 10.1002/nur.22042

Factors that affect health-care workers’ practices of medication administration to aged care residents with swallowing difficulties: an Australia-wide survey study

Sefidani Forough, Aida, Lau, Esther T. L., Steadman, Kathryn J., Kyle, Greg J., Cichero, Julie A. Y., Serrano Santos, Jose Manuel and Nissen, Lisa M. (2020). Factors that affect health-care workers’ practices of medication administration to aged care residents with swallowing difficulties: an Australia-wide survey study. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 40 (1) ajag.12856, e79-e86. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12856

Counseling interactions between patients living with persistent pain and pharmacists in Australia: are we on the same page?

Lau, Esther T.L., Tan, Shirin H., Antwertinger, Yasmin J., Hall, Tony and Nissen, Lisa M. (2019). Counseling interactions between patients living with persistent pain and pharmacists in Australia: are we on the same page?. Journal of Pain Research, 12, 2441-2455. doi: 10.2147/jpr.s199017

Baltic amber teething necklaces: could succinic acid leaching from beads provide anti-inflammatory effects?

Nissen, Michael D., Lau, Esther T. L., Cabot, Peter J. and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2019). Baltic amber teething necklaces: could succinic acid leaching from beads provide anti-inflammatory effects?. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 19 (1) 162, 162. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2574-9

Crushing and dispersing medicines

Lau, Esther, Steadman, Kathryn J. and Nissen, Lisa M. (2018). Crushing and dispersing medicines. Australian Pharmacist, 37 (3), 46-50.

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.