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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Apr 13 2018
We asked five experts: do I have to drink eight glasses of water per day?
The article was original published in The Conversation. Authors: Hansen A, Dwyer K, Ho V, Tam CWM, Bartlett B, Mündel T. We asked five experts: do I have to drink eight glasses of water per day? Eight seems like a lot… from www.shutterstock.com Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation Everyone knows humans need water and we can’t survive without …
Feb 02 2018
What are school sores and how do you get rid of them?
What are school sores and how do you get rid of them? The usual culprit is the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, better known as “golden staph”. Shutterstock Michael Tam, University of Sydney Impetigo, or “school sores”, is a contagious infection of the very top layer of skin. It’s most common in children aged two to six, …
Jan 17 2018
Quotation in “GPs can empower us to make that change”
I was quoted in a news article published in the Fairfield City Champion, a local Fairfax newspaper. (PDF)
Jul 03 2017
General practitioner follow-up in older patients after an emergency department admission
This paper of a study looking at the interface between emergency departments and general practice in older people was published in Australian Family Physician. (PDF) Watson B, Tam CWM, Pellizzon B, Ban L, Doan H. General practitioner follow-up in older patients after an emergency department admission. Australian Family Physician 2017 7/01;46:521-6.
Jun 16 2017
The Informatics Capability Maturity of Integrated Primary Care Centres in Australia
This paper on the informatics capability of primary care centres offering integrated models of care was just published online in the International Journal of Medical Informatics. (PDF) Liaw S-T, Kearns R, Taggart J, Frank O, Lane R, Tam CWM, et al. The informatics capability maturity of integrated primary care centres in Australia. International Journal of Medical …