I delivered this presentation to the Australian Government Department of Health, National Mental Health Workforce Strategy Taskforce today. This presentation outlines the critical importance of Australian general practice in the provision of community mental health care, and outlines some of the challenges and strategies from the perspective of GP mental health workforce.
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Aug 14 2020
A qualitative study of clinicians and patients exploring how alcohol brief interventions can be better embedded in routine general practice
This poster was presented at the AAAPC Annual Research Conference 2020, held online on 14-15 August 2020. [Abstract (PDF) : Poster (PNG)] Gunatillaka N, Russell G, Nielsen S, O’Donnell R, Lam T, Skouteris H, Ball L, Barton C, Jacka D, Tam M, Mazza D, Rowe C, Wells N, Sturgiss L. A qualitative study of clinicians and patients …
Feb 27 2020
N95 respirators vs surgical masks to prevent transmission of respiratory tract infections to staff in primary care
A version of this article was published in the on the AusDoc.Plus online platform in the Clinical Focus Examining the Evidence section under the title, “Do N95 respirators reduce infection risk compared to surgical masks?” on 27 February 2020. [PDF pre-print] Tam M. Do N95 respirators reduce infection risk compared to surgical masks? AusDoc.Plus. 2020 …
Dec 20 2019
Creating a successful health pathway to support the integration of patient care
This paper on the South Western Sydney HealthPathways project was published in the Journal of Integrated Care. [PDF] Chow JSF, Gonzalez-Arce VE, Tam CWM, Warner K, Maurya N, McDougall A. Creating a successful health pathway to support the integration of patient care. J Integr Care. 2019;28(2):171-82.