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Pei Yoong Lam
FRACP, MBBS

Investigator, BC Children's Hospital
Pediatrician, Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program for Children and Adolescents

The Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program for Children & Adolescents, based at BC Children's Hospital, employs evidence-based therapies in the treatment of youth with eating disorders. As the lead pediatrician in this program, I am involved in creating treatment guidelines for the hospital and the province, and reviewing outcomes of youth receiving treatment in this program. I am also interested in the medical complications in youth who develop eating disorders and how we can better monitor and treat these complications.

Academic Affiliations

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Research Theme: Brain, Behaviour & Development
  • Research Group(s): Clinical Practice, Outcomes and Innovation; Mental Health and Behaviour

Contact Information

Location

4500 Oak St, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6H 3N1

(604) 875-2200

plam@cw.bc.ca

Pinch, cinch or step: Evaluating the effectiveness and acceptability of mid upper arm circumference measurements in adolescents with eating disorders

Eating Behaviors

Pei-Yoong Lam and Sheila K. Marshall and Geetha Devi Harjit and Jennifer S. Coelho and Jadine Cairns

DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.03.023

08 / 2016

Characterization of Myocardial Repolarization Reserve in Adolescent Females with Anorexia Nervosa

Circulation

Gareth J Padfield and Carolina A. Escudero and Astrid M. De Souza and Christian Steinberg and Karen A Gibbs and Joseph H. Puyat and Pei Yoong Lam and Shubhayan Sanatani and Elizabeth Sherwin and James E. Potts and George Sandor and Andrew D. Krahn

DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016697

01 / 2016

Attitudes toward anthropometric measurements in youth: The role of eating pathology.

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement

Jennifer S. Coelho and Rachelle Pullmer and MacKenzie Robertson and Sheila Marshall and Pei-Yoong Lam

DOI: 10.1037/cbs0000047

Intrusive Thoughts About Anthropometric Measurements

PsycTESTS Dataset

Jennifer S. Coelho and Rachelle Pullmer and MacKenzie Robertson and Sheila Marshall and Pei-Yoong Lam

DOI: 10.1037/t53156-000

Translating research into clinical practice across the developmental spectrum: Examining the clinical utility of the short treatment allocation tool for eating disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Josie Geller and Jennifer S. Coelho and Suja Srikameswaran and Pei-Yoong Lam and Megumi Iyar and Mark L. Norris

DOI: 10.1002/eat.22654

Medical Complications in Children and Adolescents: A Review of Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders

Pei-Yoong Lam

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-287-087-2_161-1

An Echocardiographic Study of Left Ventricular Size and Cardiac Function in Adolescent Females with Anorexia Nervosa

European Eating Disorders Review

Carolina A. Escudero and James E. Potts and Pei-Yoong Lam and Astrid M. De Souza and Gerald J. Mugford and George G. S. Sandor

DOI: 10.1002/erv.2409

10 / 2015

Male Youth With Eating Disorders: Clinical and Medical Characteristics of a Sample of Inpatients

Eating Disorders

Jennifer S. Coelho and Aarti Kumar and Megan Kilvert and Lucinda Kunkel and Pei-Yoong Lam

DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2015.1027119

03 / 2015

Medical Complications in Children and Adolescents: A Review of Cardiac Complications in Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders

Encyclopedia of Feeding and Eating Disorders

Pei-Yoong Lam

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-287-087-2_117-1

Co-Creation With TickiT: Designing and Evaluating a Clinical eHealth Platform for Youth

JMIR Research Protocols

Sandy R Whitehouse and Pei-Yoong Lam and Ellen Balka and Shelagh McLellan and Mariana Deevska and Daniel Penn and Robert Issenman and Mary Paone

DOI: 10.2196/resprot.2865

10 / 2013

141. To Pilot the Use of the Adolescent Screening Questionnaire (ASQ) in a Canadian Children's Hospital and Exploring Outcomes in Referral Pathways

Journal of Adolescent Health

Pei-Yoong Lam and Curren Warf and Sandy Whitehouse and Michele Yeo and Mariana M. Deevska and Sabrina Gill and Janet Bartnik and Dana Warn

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.10.215

02 / 2012

Does Aggressive Refeeding in Hospitalized Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa Result in Increased Hypophosphatemia?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Melissa Whitelaw and Heather Gilbertson and Pei-Yoong Lam and Susan M. Sawyer

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.11.207

06 / 2010

Does Aggressive Refeeding in Hospitalised Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa Result in Increased Hypophosphataemia?

Journal of Adolescent Health

Melissa Whitelaw and Heather Gilbertson and Pei-Yoong Lam and Susan M Sawyer

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.10.043

02 / 2009

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis: Clinical outcomes after more than five years of follow-up

The Journal of Pediatrics

Adam M. Huber and Pei-Yoong Lam and Catherine M. Duffy and Rae S.M. Yeung and Michael Ditchfield and Dara Laxer and William G. Cole and H. Kerr Graham and Roger C. Allen and Ronald M. Laxer

DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2002.126457

08 / 2002

Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis: Review of Orthopaedic Complications at Maturity

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Catherine M. Duffy and Pei Yoong Lam and Michael Ditchfield and Roger Allen and H. Kerr Graham

DOI: 10.1097/01241398-200207000-00016

07 / 2002

Current Projects

1. BC Pediatric Eating Disorders Cluster
2. FBT Training Hub – collaboration with Jennifer Coelho
3. ANIMATE study – The neurodevelopmental trajectory of youth with anorexia nervosa: A Canada-wide longitudinal multi-modal imaging study.
4. Keto Diet study – Ketogenic diets for children and youth with epilepsy: Long term impact on eating behaviour and quality of life
5. Youth ED Registry

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