Sep 03 2013
This article was preliminarily published in BMC Family Practice on 20 August 2013. The final web and PDF versions were published on 3 September 2013. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-121 BMC Family Practice is an open access publisher and the full online and PDF versions are available from the above link. You can contact the corresponding author, C W Michael …
Aug 21 2013
The following article was published in The Conversation. Explainer: what is stomach flu? By Michael Tam Nausea, vomiting, tummy pain and cramps, watery diarrhoea … We’ve all had acute gastroenteritis at some stage. As a general practitioner, my patients usually refer to their condition in more colloquial terms – “gastro”, “the runs”, “the trots”, “stomach flu”, …
Jul 12 2013
This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).
Jul 06 2013
Tam M, Zwar N, Markham R. Detection of at-risk drinking – beliefs and attitudes of Australian GPs. Presented at: Primary Health Care Research Conference; 2013 July 10; Sydney, Australia. Download abstract (PDF): click here Download poster (PDF): click here
Jul 05 2013
My articles published in the Monday Medical Myth series on The Conversation were included in a paperback and e-book publication, “99 & Counting: Medical Myths Debunked”, edited by Helen Sykes & Fron Jackson-Webb. This series of articles was brainchild of Fron, who engaged with field experts to write on a commonly believed myth, explain where it might …
Jun 24 2013
vitualis’ Medical Rants – Collections 2003-2013 is a collection of articles, essays, letters and comments that I have written over the last 10 years. The book is divided into 10 parts – each section having a different flavour and style of writing. The historical context of my experiences links the separate sections together. This book …