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Should PPIs be routinely co-prescribed with long-term NSAIDs?

This article was published in the July 2017 edition of Medical Observer, under the title, “Protecting against ulceration” (pp. 66-67). (PDF)

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General practitioner follow-up in older patients after an emergency department admission

This paper of a study looking at the interface between emergency departments and general practice in older people was published in Australian Family Physician. (PDF) Watson B, Tam CWM, Pellizzon B, Ban L, Doan H. General practitioner follow-up in older patients after an emergency department admission. Australian Family Physician 2017 7/01;46:521-6.

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The Informatics Capability Maturity of Integrated Primary Care Centres in Australia

This paper on the informatics capability of primary care centres offering integrated models of care was just published online in the International Journal of Medical Informatics. (PDF) Liaw S-T, Kearns R, Taggart J, Frank O, Lane R, Tam CWM, et al. The informatics capability maturity of integrated primary care centres in Australia. International Journal of Medical …

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General practitioner follow-up in older patients after an emergency department admission

The oral presentation was given at the Health Beyond Research & Innovation Showcase (South Western Sydney Local Health District, and Ingham Institute of Applied Medical Research), Campbelltown NSW, Australia, 7-8 June 2017. (presentation; abstract). Tam CWM, Watson B, Pellizon B, Ban L, Doan H.  General practitioner follow-up in older patients after an emergency department admission. Health …

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Can research that is not intended or unlikely to be published be considered ethical?

This paper on research ethics was published in the June 2017 edition of Australian Family Physician (PDF). Barton C, Tam CWM, Abbott P, Hall S, Liaw S. Can research that is not intended or unlikely to be published be considered ethical? Australian family physician 2017 6/01;46:442-4.

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Quotation in “Medical myths: Duct tape useless on warts despite what ‘Dr Google’ says”

Dr Michael Tam was interviewed and quoted in an article on medical myths, published in The Sunday Telegraph (The Daily Telegraph) , by Jack Morphet. (PDF)

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