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

Detection of at-risk drinking – beliefs and attitudes of Australian GPs

This is a poster that will be presented at the UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine Annual Research Symposium on 21 September 2012. The authors are: Dr Michael Tam (School of Public Health and Community Medicine, The University of New South Wales, and the New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry) Prof Nicholas Zwar …

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Building e-learning modules with free Web 2.0 services

This short presentation will be given at the AMEE (Association for Medical Education in Europe) 2012 Conference in Lyon, France, on 29 August 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] …

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Monday’s medical myth: warts aren’t contagious

The following article was published on The Conversation. Monday’s medical myth: warts aren’t contagious By Michael Tam, University of New South Wales As a general practitioner (GP), I see a lot of warts. They’re a common skin complaint that most people experience at least one in their lives. Common warts are small dome-shaped lumps on the …

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Does warming LAs reduce the pain of injection?

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

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Antibiotic drops for conjunctivitis in children

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

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Twitter: We must respect scientific evidence along with experience

Twitter: This is the reason we must respect scientific EVIDENCE along with experience! The Trouble With ‘Doctor Knows Best’ http://nyti.ms/M5VzNT  ‪#EBM