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

GP Synergy Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and Critical Appraisal Online Course for GP registrars

This is a short online e-learning course in five modules.  Its goal is to develop EBM and critical appraisal knowledge and skills in general practice registrars.

Team members: Michael Tam and Anne Eastwood.

http://tiny.cc/ebm4gp

Is cryotherapy the best treatment for common warts?

This article was published in Medical Observer.

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

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Perceptions of GPs in teaching practices on detecting problem drinking, and the AUDIT-C

This was a poster presentation at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) GP11 Conference.

Both the poster, and the handout are in PDF format and hosted by Google Drive.

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Evidence-based journal clubs for professional development

The following was a workshop presentation at the 2011 GPET Convention on running evidence-based journal clubs, with a group critical appraisal exercise.

The presentation is hosted by Prezi.com.