My opinion piece/viewpoint article on alcohol screening research was published in the June 2015 edition of Australian Family Physician. PDF (167 KB) : Web Authors: Chun Wah Michael Tam Louis Hion-Lam Leong Nicholas Zwar Summary Alcohol-screening questionnaires have been found to be effective in the early detection of risky drinking but are rarely used by clinicians in primary care. As …
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Mar 19 2015
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.
Nov 28 2014
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 …
Mar 03 2014
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
Feb 07 2014
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
Jan 13 2014
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




