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How acceptable is it for GPs to ask about drinking? What patients think.

I presented this poster presentation (abstract and handout, PDF 1 Mb) at the International Medicine in Addiction 2015 (IMiA15) Conference, held in Melbourne 20-22 March 2015.

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Patient acceptability towards receiving alcohol enquiry from GPs – results from a mixed methods study

I presented this abstract (PDF, 344 KB) as an oral short presentation at the 9th annual Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and South Western Sydney Local Health District (2014) Research & Teaching Showcase, held today at the Thomas & Rachel Moore Education Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool NSW Australia. A recorded version of the presentation is available …

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Absolute cardiovascular disease risk: assessment and early intervention

The following lecture was first delivered to term 1, Phase 2 students in the Society and Health term, of the UNSW Medicine Program on Monday 3 March 2014. Length: 50 minutes Class size: up to ~ 300 (lecture) Learners: mid-Program medical students

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Why do our hearts sink? Primer to managing difficult patient interactions

The following tutorial was first delivered to Phase 3 students in the summer teaching period of the Primary Care course, of the UNSW Medicine Program on Friday 7 February 2014. Length: 50 minutes Class size: up to ~ 80 Learners: senior medical students

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Consulting in General Practice: what is happening in the consultation room?

The following interactive lecture was first delivered to Phase 3 students in the summer teaching period of the Primary Care course, of the UNSW Medicine Program on Monday 13 January 2014. Length: 50 minutes Class size: up to ~ 80 Learners: senior medical students

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Evaluating a pilot e-learning activity for medical students in general practice: a randomized trial

This a paper presentation at the 2013 Medicine Learning and Teaching Forum, held at the University of New South Wales on 4 December 2013. Authors: Dr Michael Tam Dr Joel Rhee Mr Christopher Go Dr Chinthaka Balasooriya Download abstract.

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