Dr Michael Tam was interviewed and quoted by Stuart Marsh, a health journalist publishing an article in ninemsn Coach. (PDF)
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May 10 2016
Patients’ acceptance of SNAP assessment: An exploration
This paper looking at the variation in patient acceptance of SNAP risk factor enquiry by GPs was published in Australian Family Physician (PDF) Tam CWM, Zwar N, Hespe C. Patients’ acceptance of SNAP assessment: An exploration. Australian family physician 2016 5/01;45:340-1. Full results from extended analysis here: https://vitualis.com/?page_id=1148
May 08 2016
Quotation in “Using folk remedies to feel better will leave you cold”
Dr Michael Tam was interviewed and quoted in an article written by journalist Jane Hansen, published in the Sunday Telegraph. “THEY are the first things we reach for when the winter sniffles arrive but experts say popular supplements such as vitamin C and echinacea are really just a waste of money. Dr Michael Tam, a general practitioner and senior …
Mar 02 2016
Ethical considerations in recruiting primary care patients to research studies
This paper on the ethics of recruiting primary care patients into research was published in Australian Family Physician. (PDF) Barton C, Tam CWM, Abbott P, Liaw S. Ethical considerations in recruiting primary care patients to research studies. Australian family physician 2016;45:144-8.
Dec 02 2015
Medication and mental illness – perspectives
This paper was launched by the Mental Health Commission of New South Wales on 2 December 2015. It “tells the story of medication as a treatment for mental illness from the perspective of consumers, carers, families and people who work within the mental health system”. I was involved in the development of this paper as …
Nov 03 2015
Alcohol enquiry by GPs – understanding patients’ perspectives: a qualitative study
This research article on patient beliefs and attitudes towards alcohol discussions with GPs was published in Australian Family Physician. (PDF). Tam CWM, Leong L, Zwar N, Hespe C. Alcohol enquiry by GPs – understanding patient perspectives: a qualitative study. Australian family physician. 2015;44(11):833-8. GP Unit authors: Michael Tam, Louis Leong