Tag: general practitioners

Multifaceted intervention to increase the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in primary care: a mixed-methods process analysis

This paper assessing the effectiveness of the REACH program, which aimed to increase the use of alcohol brief interventions in general practice, was published in the British Journal of General Practice (PDF | Web). Sturgiss E, Advocat J, Lam T, …, Tam CWM, … et al. Multifaceted intervention to increase the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in …

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Melanoma risk assessment and management: a qualitative study among Australian GPs

This qualitative study looking at understanding and describing melanoma risk assessment and management by Australia GPs was published in the British Journal of General Practice. (PDF | Web) Anandasivam B, Tam CWM, McGeechan K, et al. British Journal of General Practice. 2022; 72(723): e737-e746. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2021.0668

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Quoted in, “Long phone consultations end in NSW with hotspot change”

I was interviewed and quoted in the article, “Long phone consultations end in NSW with hotspot change”, written by Mr Jolyon Attwooll, published in newsGP. Attwooll J. Long phone consultations end in NSW with hotspot change. 2021 October 18. Available from: https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/professional/long-phone-consultations-end-in-nsw-with-hotspot-c

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Patient and clinician perspectives of factors that influence the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in Australian primary care: a qualitative descriptive study

This paper on patient and clinician perspectives on what influences the delivery of alcohol brief interventions in the Australian primary care context was published in Family Practice. [PDF : Link] Sturgiss E, Lam T, Russell G, Ball L, Gunatillaka N, Barton C, Tam CWM, O’Donnell R, Chacko E, Skouteris H, Mazza D, Nielsen S. Patient and clinician …

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The role of older patients’ goals in GP decision-making about medicines: a qualitative study

Our paper on GP perspectives of the role of patient goals of older people in decision-making about medicines was published in BMC Family Practice on 8 January 2021. [URL : PDF] Weir KR, Naganathan V, Carter SM, Tam CWM, McCaffery K, Bonner C, et al. The role of older patients’ goals in GP decision-making about …

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A qualitative study of clinicians and patients exploring how alcohol brief interventions can be better embedded in routine general practice

This poster was presented at the AAAPC Annual Research Conference 2020, held online on 14-15 August 2020. [Abstract (PDF) : Poster (PNG)] Gunatillaka N, Russell G, Nielsen S, O’Donnell R, Lam T, Skouteris H, Ball L, Barton C, Jacka D, Tam M, Mazza D, Rowe C, Wells N, Sturgiss L. A qualitative study of clinicians and patients …

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