A qualitative study of the influence of childcare on high antibiotic use in a multicultural, lower socioeconomic community

This paper on a qualitative study that I’m very proud of, where we interviewed early childhood educators and parents/carers, including in local community language, on their perspectives of antibiotic use in the Fairfield Local Government Area.

Knight AW, Hasan I, Tam CWM,  Qummouh R, Shehata A. A qualitative study of the influence of childcare on high antibiotic use in a multicultural, lower socioeconomic community. BMC Public Health 2025; 25(1732): DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22725-0

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Integrated Care for People Living With Rare Disease: A Scoping Review on Primary Care Models in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Countries

This paper is a scoping review of the models of integrated care for people living with rare diseases, in primary care settings in OECD countries.

Vidic N, McGlynn A, Abdi F, Tam CWM, Cramptom RM, Lim K-S, Palmer EE, Taylor N, Harris-Roxas B. Integrated Care for People Living With Rare Disease: A Scoping Review on Primary Care Models in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Countries. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2025;16. doi:10.1177/21501319241311567

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Development and pilot testing of the Population And ContExt adaption of decision aids (PACE) framework

This paper on a contextualisation framework for clinical decision support aids to local populations was published in PEC Innovation. [Link : PDF]

Dolan H, Bateson D, Li M, Thompson R, Tam CWM, Bonner C, Trevena L. Development and pilot testing of the Population and ContExt adaption of decision aids (PACE) framework. PEC Innovation 2024;5: 100347 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecinn.2024.100347

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Heavy drinkers’ expectations and experiences when discussing alcohol use during a general practice visit in Australia: A qualitative study

This was a sub-analysis, specifically looking at patient perspectives to alcohol discussions in general practice, within the REACH program (PDF | Web).

Gunatillaka N, Tam CWM, Ngo K, Sturgiss E. Heavy drinkers’ expectations and experiences when discussing alcohol use during a general practice visit in Australia: a qualitative study. Australian Journal of General Practice 2024;53(6): 403-407 doi: 10.31128/AJGP-08-23-6952

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RACGP Future Leaders Program 2023 Breakfast Oration

I was lucky enough to have been invited to speak to the 2023 RACGP Future Leaders Program group, and the invited guests, at the Breakfast held at The Gardens by Lotus (Chinese Garden of Friendship, Darling Harbour) on Sunday 29 October 2023 at 0800.

 

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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 primary care: a mixed-methods process analysis. British Journal of General Practice. 2023; 73 (735): e778-e788. DOI: 10.3399/BJGP.2022.0613

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