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

Short interview on warts on Drive with Russell Woolf (720 ABC Perth Radio)

I gave a short interview talking about warts on Drive with Russell Woolf, on 720 ABC Perth radio at 1845 (AEST).  This was based on the warts article on The Conversation.

Script Concordance test in real-time: early developments of an innovative teaching method

Abstract: Click here to download PDF This short paper was presented at the UNSW Medicine Learning and Teaching Forum, on 5 December 2012. Presenting authors: Joel Rhee and Michael Tam Other authors: Phil Jones, Silas Taylor, and Peter Harris.

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Is glucosamine effective for osteoarthritis pain?

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Available, intuitive and free! Building e-learning modules using web 2.0 services

Tam CW, Eastwood A. Available, intuitive and free! Building e-learning modules using web 2.0 services. Med Teach. 2012 Oct 26. [Epub ahead of print] This article was published in Medical Teacher online on 26 October 2012.  E-mail Michael Tam [ m.tam (at) unsw.edu.au ] for a copy or more information. DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.731105

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Building e-learning modules with free Web 2.0 services

This short presentation was given at the RACGP GP12 Conference in the Gold Coast, Australia, on Friday 26 October 2012. The authors are: Dr Michael Tam (School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales) Dr Anne Eastwood (GP Synergy Ltd) Video recording of the presentation: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8G7S2cdWts] The handout/abstract is in PDF …

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Can exercise be a treatment for depression?

This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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