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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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EMDR as treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder

This article was published in the March 2019 issue of Medical Observer under the title “Eyeing the past to end trauma”, and online under the title “Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing for PTSD”. (PDF)

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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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How doctors conceptualise P values: A mixed methods study

This paper on our study of how doctors (mis)conceptualised p-values was published in the October 2018 issue Australian Journal of General Practice. (PDF) Tam CWM, Khan A, Knight A, Rhee J, McLean K, Price K. How doctors conceptualise P values: a mixed methods study. Australian Journal of General Practice 2018 09/26;47:705-10.

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Mental health: no longer a lonely journey

I was interviewed by the RACGP Foundation for this article (link). Abstract There is no doubt that in the past, the perception of mental health in Australia has not been positive. For too long, Australians have often approached their mental health as something that could fix itself, or perhaps was not a problem at all. …

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