Michael Tam

Dr Michael Tam is a clinical academic Specialist General Practitioner, combining the provision of family medicine, research, health services development, and governance. Michael’s clinical interest is in the whole-person primary care of people living with mental illness. He is actively involved in mental health policy, strategy, and governance, with local, state, and national bodies. Michael’s research is in integrated care and preventive care in general practice. He has expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Most commented posts

  1. Health Check: can you treat the common cold? — 6 comments
  2. Monday’s medical myth: take an aspirin a day after you turn 50 — 3 comments
  3. Quoted in ABC Life article, “Knowing when you should call into work sick with a cold or flu” — 3 comments
  4. Monday’s medical myth: cranberry juice prevents bladder infections — 2 comments
  5. Why don’t we detect at-risk drinkers? A qualitative study of GP beliefs and attitudes — 2 comments

Author's posts

Nov 23 2016

eHealth and Integrated Primary Care Centres

This poster was presented at the 4th World Congress on Integrated Care, Wellington, New Zealand (WCIC4), 23-25 November 2016. (poster; abstract) Liaw ST, Kearns R, Taggart J, Frank O, Lane R, Tam M, Dennis S, Yu H, Walker C, Russell G, Harris M. eHealth and Integrated Primary Care Centres [poster]. 4th World Congress on Integrated Care, …

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Oct 14 2016

Quotation in “The psychology behind the subtle pressure to work when sick”

I was quoted in an online article published by the BBC on sick leave by Georgina Kenyon, an editor and journalist. (PDF)

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Oct 10 2016

Sterile water injections for acute low back pain

This article was published in the October 2016 edition of Medical Observer under the title, “Treating acute low back pain” (pp. 62-63). (PDF)

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Oct 04 2016

Alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary care – Evidence and a pragmatic practice-based approach

This clinical article on alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary care was published in Australian Family Physician (PDF). Tam CWM, Knight A, Liaw S-T. Alcohol screening and brief interventions in primary care – Evidence and a pragmatic practice-based approach. Australian Family Physician 2016 10/01;45:767-70. GP Unit authors: Michael Tam,  Andrew Knight, Siaw-Teng Liaw

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Aug 08 2016

Does co-enzyme Q10 reduce statin-related muscle pain?

This article was published in the August 2016 edition of Medical Observer under the title, “The place of CoQ10 in prevention” (pp. 62-63). (PDF)

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May 26 2016

Metformin as prevention in people taking antipsychotic medication

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration) under the title, “What’s the evidence for metformin in the absence of diabetes?”.

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