Dr. Alan Low
Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC; Manager, Reimbursement and Medical Affairs, Servier Canada
Dr. Low is a Manager, Reimbursement and Medical Affairs with Servier Canada, Clinical Associate Professor with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC, and an Instructor and Course Developer with the School of Health Sciences at the Justice Institute of BC (JIBC).
In his role with Servier, he participates in the development of new drug submissions to Canadian and Provincial Authorities for the approval and coverage of medications for people in Canada and BC. Fostering support of government and other stakeholders is important to ensure good access to appropriate evidence-based medicines and care delivery that improve health outcomes.
Within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC, Dr. Low is one of the founders of the Faculty based Pharmacists Clinic as well as helped to develop and lead the business case for the Pharmacists Clinic. He is also the Course Coordinator for the Pharmacy Management course for 4th year Student Pharmacists. In addition, he is also a Board Advisor with the GI Society and sits on the Medical Board of HealthChoicesFirst.com, a patient video education resource. Dr. Low has experience in a wide variety of health and administrative settings including direct patient care in the hospital and clinics, clinical and practice-based research, consultant in healthcare projects and clinical pharmaceutical consulting. He has held positions such as Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Specialist and Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist within teaching hospitals, as well as Senior Health Sciences Advisor and Medical Science Liaison in the research-based pharmaceutical companies (P&G Pharmaceuticals and Servier) and Chief Operating Officer at Network Healthcare. Alan is a Certified Clinical Densitometrist (CCD), the coauthor of the recently released “The Osteoporosis Book, 3rd Edition: Bone Health” and has authored numerous publications and articles in scientific and health journals and newsletters. Alan led the design, development, implementation and management of the Pharmacy Practice Model’s Initiative (PPMI) in Alberta as well as the design and implementation of the BC Medication Management Project (BCMMP), which are province-wide pharmacy demonstration projects funded by Provincial Ministries of Health.
Alan has been an active member and sat on various committees (with the College of Pharmacists of BC, BC Pharmacy Association, Canadian Pharmacists Association, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, GI Society, etc). He has interests in the areas of, rheumatology, osteoporosis, gastroenterology, diabetes, and cardiology. Alan enjoys being involved in projects that improve health knowledge translation, healthcare delivery, medical health education and health outcomes research. He has been an invited speaker at local, national and international conferences presenting on a variety of healthcare and practice-based topics as well as research posters at conferences in North America.
Dr. Low is a Manager, Reimbursement and Medical Affairs with Servier Canada, Clinical Associate Professor with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC, and an Instructor and Course Developer with the School of Health Sciences at the Justice Institute of BC (JIBC).
In his role with Servier, he participates in the development of new drug submissions to Canadian and Provincial Authorities for the approval and coverage of medications for people in Canada and BC. Fostering support of government and other stakeholders is important to ensure good access to appropriate evidence-based medicines and care delivery that improve health outcomes.
Within the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC, Dr. Low is one of the founders of the Faculty based Pharmacists Clinic as well as helped to develop and lead the business case for the Pharmacists Clinic. He is also the Course Coordinator for the Pharmacy Management course for 4th year Student Pharmacists. In addition, he is also a Board Advisor with the GI Society and sits on the Medical Board of HealthChoicesFirst.com, a patient video education resource. Dr. Low has experience in a wide variety of health and administrative settings including direct patient care in the hospital and clinics, clinical and practice-based research, consultant in healthcare projects and clinical pharmaceutical consulting. He has held positions such as Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Specialist and Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist within teaching hospitals, as well as Senior Health Sciences Advisor and Medical Science Liaison in the research-based pharmaceutical companies (P&G Pharmaceuticals and Servier) and Chief Operating Officer at Network Healthcare. Alan is a Certified Clinical Densitometrist (CCD), the coauthor of the recently released “The Osteoporosis Book, 3rd Edition: Bone Health” and has authored numerous publications and articles in scientific and health journals and newsletters. Alan led the design, development, implementation and management of the Pharmacy Practice Model’s Initiative (PPMI) in Alberta as well as the design and implementation of the BC Medication Management Project (BCMMP), which are province-wide pharmacy demonstration projects funded by Provincial Ministries of Health.
Alan has been an active member and sat on various committees (with the College of Pharmacists of BC, BC Pharmacy Association, Canadian Pharmacists Association, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, GI Society, etc). He has interests in the areas of, rheumatology, osteoporosis, gastroenterology, diabetes, and cardiology. Alan enjoys being involved in projects that improve health knowledge translation, healthcare delivery, medical health education and health outcomes research. He has been an invited speaker at local, national and international conferences presenting on a variety of healthcare and practice-based topics as well as research posters at conferences in North America.
