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Education
- 2015 PhD, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, National Cheng Kung University
Experience
- Professor, School of Pharmacy & Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, NCKU, Aug 2023 - Present
- Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy & Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, NCKU, Feb 2020 – Jul 2023
- Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy & Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, NCKU, Aug 2016 – Jan 2020
- Board of Directors (Academic), International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE), Aug 2025 – Present
- Fellow, International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE), Aug 2023 – Present
- Director, Center for Population Health Data, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), May 2024 – Present
- Head, Institutional Research and Data Section, Office of Research & Development, NCKU, Aug 2024 – Present
- Executive Secretary, Sustainability Promotion Committee, NCKU, Aug 2024 – Present
- Member, International Affairs Committee, Pharmaceutical Society of Taiwan, Jan 2023 – Present
- Member, Academic Development Committee, Pharmaceutical Society of Taiwan, Jan 2023 – Present
- Consultant Expert, Tainan City Government Center for Drug Abuse Prevention and Control, Aug 2022 – Present
Research Interests
- Real-world data analysis
- Parmacoepidemiology
- Epidemiologic Method
- Causal inference
- International Multi-database study
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Development of Open Casual Effect Analysis Network for Real-World Data (Ocean)( II )
Lai, E. (PI)
25-08-01 → 26-07-31
Project: Research project
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Development of Open Casual Effect Analysis Network for Real-World Data (Ocean)( I )
Lai, E. (PI)
24-08-01 → 25-07-31
Project: Research project
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Predicting Real-World Effectiveness of New Drugs Using International Big Data and Clinical Trial Results (Predict)( III )
Lai, E. (PI)
23-08-01 → 24-07-31
Project: Research project
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Predicting Real-World Effectiveness of New Drugs Using International Big Data and Clinical Trial Results (Predict)( II )
Lai, E. (PI)
22-08-01 → 23-07-31
Project: Research project
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Predicting Real-World Effectiveness of New Drugs Using International Big Data and Clinical Trial Results (Predict)( I )
Lai, E. (PI)
21-08-01 → 22-07-31
Project: Research project
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Advancing Principled Pharmacoepidemiologic Research to Support Regulatory and Healthcare Decision Making: The Era of Real-World Evidence
Hernandez, R. K., Critchlow, C. W., Dreyer, N., Lash, T. L., Reynolds, R. F., Sørensen, H. T., Lange, J. L., Gatto, N. M., Sobel, R. E., Lai, E. C. C., Schoonen, M., Brown, J. S., Christian, J. B., Brookhart, M. A. & Bradbury, B. D., 2025 Apr, In: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 117, 4, p. 927-937 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Adverse renal events between ranibizumab and aflibercept in patients with diabetic macular oedema in Taiwan: a comparative cohort study
Lee, W. J. A., Shao, S. C., Hsieh, M. H. C., Liao, T. C., Lin, S. J. & Lai, E. C. C., 2025 Oct 1, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 109, 10, p. 1171-1178 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
A multinational cohort study of trends in survival following dementia diagnosis
Luo, H., Koponen, M., Roethlein, C., Becker, C., Bell, J. S., Beyene, K., Chai, Y., Chan, A. H. Y., Chui, C. S. L., Haenisch, B., Hartikainen, S., Hsu, A. T., Ilomaki, J., Kim, J. H., Knapp, M., Kunkel, E., Lai, E. C. C., Lau, K. K., Lau, W. C. Y. & Lee, H. & 7 others, , 2025 Dec, In: Communications Medicine. 5, 1, 203.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antipsychotic therapy and suicide risk in patients with treatment-resistant depression: Target trial emulation framework study
Tsai, D. H. T., Yang, A. S. H., Wong, Z. X., Chuang, A. T. M., Cheng, M. C. Y., Shen, C. Y., Shao, S. C. & Lai, E. C. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: British Journal of Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Association between dementia and left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation: A TriNetX-based retrospective cohort study with target trial emulation
Lu, K. H., Hsieh, C. Y., Hsiang-Te Tsai, D., Chia-Cheng Lai, E., Hsieh, M. T., Hsu, W. H. & Lin, K. H., 2025 Feb, In: Heart Rhythm O2. 6, 2, p. 151-158 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus)