Immunisations in General Practice

This lecture was given to junior medical officers at their Prevocational General Practice Placement Program (PGPPP) orientation, at the GP Synergy Liverpool Office.

The presentation is hosted by Prezi.com.

Twitter: Magical thinking, faith healing

Twitter: Magical thinking is harmful – Faith Healing: Quackery, Fraud, and Murder: http://www.skepticalhealth.com/2012/01/14/fai … ‪#health‬

Twitter: Balance is bias in the media

Twitter: Balance = bias in media when the “other” side is quackery. http://qako.me/rzBJ0z  ‪#science‬ ‪#ebm

How can we treat hangovers?

This article was published in Medical Observer.

The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).

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Is it ethical for medical practitioners to prescribe alternative and complementary treatments that may lack an evidence base?

Tam CWM. Is it ethical for medical practitioners to prescribe alternative and complementary treatments that may lack an evidence base? [Letter] Med J Aust 2011; 195(11): 660-661

This was a Letter to the Editor published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

DOI: 10.5694/mja11.11333

The article is in PDF format and hosted by Google Drive.

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Twitter: Delusion of personal exceptionalism

Twitter: The delusion of personal exceptionalism; drug reps influence others but not me! Painful to read: http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/12/e … ‪#health‬ ‪#primarycare‬