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A qualitative study of the influence of childcare on high antibiotic use in a multicultural, lower socioeconomic community

This paper on a qualitative study that I’m very proud of, where we interviewed early childhood educators and parents/carers, including in local community language, on their perspectives of antibiotic use in the Fairfield Local Government Area. Knight AW, Hasan I, Tam CWM,  Qummouh R, Shehata A. A qualitative study of the influence of childcare on …

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Integrated Care for People Living With Rare Disease: A Scoping Review on Primary Care Models in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Countries

This paper is a scoping review of the models of integrated care for people living with rare diseases, in primary care settings in OECD countries. Vidic N, McGlynn A, Abdi F, Tam CWM, Cramptom RM, Lim K-S, Palmer EE, Taylor N, Harris-Roxas B. Integrated Care for People Living With Rare Disease: A Scoping Review on …

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Development and pilot testing of the Population And ContExt adaption of decision aids (PACE) framework

This paper on a contextualisation framework for clinical decision support aids to local populations was published in PEC Innovation. [Link : PDF] Dolan H, Bateson D, Li M, Thompson R, Tam CWM, Bonner C, Trevena L. Development and pilot testing of the Population and ContExt adaption of decision aids (PACE) framework. PEC Innovation 2024;5: 100347 …

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Heavy drinkers’ expectations and experiences when discussing alcohol use during a general practice visit in Australia: A qualitative study

This was a sub-analysis, specifically looking at patient perspectives to alcohol discussions in general practice, within the REACH program (PDF | Web). Gunatillaka N, Tam CWM, Ngo K, Sturgiss E. Heavy drinkers’ expectations and experiences when discussing alcohol use during a general practice visit in Australia: a qualitative study. Australian Journal of General Practice 2024;53(6): 403-407 …

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Myth-busting: role of the GP in primary mental health care

The following article was published in MJA InSight in response to an early article by Rosenberg and Hickie in the same publication. (Link) Stone L, Spielman K, Tam M, Lynch J, Su M, Senior T, Price K, Chalmers S, Burton G. Myth-busting: role of the GP in primary mental health care. MJA InSight. 2022 Aug …

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Consumer and health professional perceptions of Watch Me Grow – Electronic (WMG-E) platform for developmental surveillance in early childhood: A qualitative study

Our study on the Watch Me Grow platform, an online resource to support childhood developmental surveillance in general practice, was published in the Australian Journal of General Practice. [Link : PDF] Kohlhoff J, Dadich A, Varghese J, McKenzie A, Ong N, Pritchard M, Tam CWM, Woolfenden S, Blight V, Eastwood J, Garg P, Jalaludin B, Liaw …

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