Category: Journal article

Consultation contexts and the acceptability of alcohol enquiry from general practitioners – a survey experiment

My study, a survey experiment measuring the variability in acceptability in patient acceptance to alcohol enquiry by GPs was published in the July 2015 edition of Australian Family Physician. PDF : Web Authors: Chun Wah Michael Tam Louis Hion-Lam Leong Nicholas Zwar Charlotte Hespe

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Research ethics and approval process: A guide for new GP researchers

My professional guide on the research ethics process was published in the June 2015 edition of Australian Family Physician. PDF (145 KB) : Web Authors: Siaw-Teng Liaw Chun Wah Michael Tam Abstract Background The underlying moral principles and values, and the virtues held as desirable for a researcher, should be reflected upon and embedded in the research. …

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Let’s listen to patients’ and GPs’ perspectives on alcohol-screening research

My opinion piece/viewpoint article on alcohol screening research was published in the June 2015 edition of Australian Family Physician. PDF (167 KB) : Web Authors: Chun Wah Michael Tam Louis Hion-Lam Leong Nicholas Zwar Summary Alcohol-screening questionnaires have been found to be effective in the early detection of risky drinking but are rarely used by clinicians in primary care. As …

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Australian general practitioner perceptions of the detection and screening of at-risk drinking, and the role of the AUDIT-C: a qualitative study

This article was preliminarily published in BMC Family Practice on 20 August 2013.  The final web and PDF versions were published on 3 September 2013. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-121 BMC Family Practice is an open access publisher and the full online and PDF versions are available from the above link.  You can contact the corresponding author, C W Michael …

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Available, intuitive and free! Building e-learning modules using web 2.0 services

Tam CW, Eastwood A. Available, intuitive and free! Building e-learning modules using web 2.0 services. Med Teach. 2012 Oct 26. [Epub ahead of print] This article was published in Medical Teacher online on 26 October 2012.  E-mail Michael Tam [ m.tam (at) unsw.edu.au ] for a copy or more information. DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.731105

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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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