This was a professional paper on the expert management of uncertainty in general practice settings. Doust J, MacIsaac MB, Tam CWM, Knight A, King D. General practitioners do not need to be certain; they need to be safe. Australian Journal of General Practice 2026; 55(6): 334-339 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-10-25-7854 PDF | URL
Category: Web article
May 12 2025
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 …
Feb 10 2025
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 …
Oct 09 2024
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 …
Jun 05 2024
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 …
Aug 08 2022
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 …