I was interviewed and quoted in this article written by Bevan Wang, in the RACGP “Good Practice” magazine. (PDF)
Tag: screening
Jul 30 2015
How acceptable is it for GPs to ask about drinking? What patients think – a mixed methods study
I presented this abstract (PDF, 344 KB) as an oral presentation at the 2015 Primary Health Care Research Conference, held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, 29-31 July 2015. A recorded version of the presentation is available on YouTube:
Jun 24 2015
Detecting risky drinkers in general practice – why aren’t we there yet?
This oral presentation was delivered in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW Australia, Lunchtime Seminar series. GP Unit authors: Michael Tam
Jun 12 2015
Let’s listen to patients’ and GPs’ perspectives on alcohol-screening research
My opinion piece/viewpoint article on alcohol screening research was published in the June 2015 edition of Australian Family Physician. PDF (167 KB) : Web Authors: Chun Wah Michael Tam Louis Hion-Lam Leong Nicholas Zwar Summary Alcohol-screening questionnaires have been found to be effective in the early detection of risky drinking but are rarely used by clinicians in primary care. As …
Nov 28 2014
Patient acceptability towards receiving alcohol enquiry from GPs – results from a mixed methods study
I presented this abstract (PDF, 344 KB) as an oral short presentation at the 9th annual Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and South Western Sydney Local Health District (2014) Research & Teaching Showcase, held today at the Thomas & Rachel Moore Education Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool NSW Australia. A recorded version of the presentation is available …
Oct 19 2013
Why don’t we detect at-risk drinkers? A qualitative study of GP beliefs and attitudes
This presentation was presented at the 2013 RACGP GP13 Convention in Darwin, 17-19 October 2013. Authors: Michael Tam Nicholas Zwar Roslyn Markham YouTube video presentation: