Sep 28 2018
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.
Jun 01 2018
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. …
Apr 13 2018
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? 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
I was quoted in a news article published in the Fairfield City Champion, a local Fairfax newspaper. (PDF)
Jul 03 2017
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.