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Quoted in ABC Life article, “Knowing when you should call into work sick with a cold or flu”

I was interviewed and quoted in this article by Kellie Scott in ABC Life, on taking sick leave when ill with the common cold or influenza. Quotations in: Scott K. Knowing when you should call into work sick with a cold or flu. ABC Life. 2019 May 27.  Accessed from: https://www.abc.net.au/life/when-am-i-sick-enough-to-stay-home-from-work/11110604 (PDF)

How we (mis)conceptualise p-values (and what we can do about it)

This research presentation was given at the Wonca Asia-Pacific 2019 Conference in Kyoto, on 16 May 2019. Tam CWM, Khan A, Knight A, Rhee J, Price K, McLean K. How we (mis)conceptualise p-values (and what we can do about it). Wonca Asia-Pacific 2019, Kyoto International Conference Centre, Kyoto Japan. 2019 May 16. Abstract (PDF) : Slides …

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Isopropyl alcohol nasal inhalation for nausea in adults

An abridged version of this article was published in the May 2019 issue of Medical Observer. Printed edition: Tam M. Does it pass the sniff test? Medical Observer. 2019 May 9. pp. 40-41. (PDF) Online version on AusDoc.Plus platform: “Can inhaling ‘alco-wipes’ ease acute nausea?”

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Quoted in Medical Observer news feature article, “Summary dismissal”

I was interviewed and quoted in this news feature article by Emily Dunn, on some of the problems with discharge summaries. Quotations in: Dunn E. Summary dismissal. Medical Observer. 2019 May 9. pp. 20-23. (PDF)

HealthPathways implementation on type 2 diabetes: A programmatic evaluation (HIT2 evaluation)

This paper on the evaluation of the South Western Sydney type 2 diabetes HealthPathways implementation was published in the Journal of Integrated Care. (PDF) Chow JSF, Gonzalez-Arce VE, Tam CWM, Neville B, McDougall A. HealthPathways implementation on type 2 diabetes A programmatic evaluation (HIT2 evaluation). J Integr Care 2019 Apr 15;27(2):153-62.

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Oral cimetidine as the treatment of common warts

This article was published in the December 2018 / January 2019 issue of Medical Observer under the title “What works for warts?” (PDF)

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