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Quotation in “Advice for talking to your chill parents about coronavirus”

I was quoted in this article about communicating with older people who may not appreciate the seriousness of COVID-19, was published today by health journalist Kellie Scott at ABC Life. [Link :: PDF]  

Quotation in “Scott Morrison’s COVID-19 adviser reveals travel bans and social distancing could remain until at least October”

I was interviewed by Sue Dunlevy, National Health Reporter, News Corp Australia Network, for this article, originally published in The Daily Telegraph, but also in News Corp’s regional newspapers. [URL :: PDF]

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 …

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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.

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Reality check: inert placebo use rare in Australian general practice

Our rapid response article on the frequency of use of inert placebos in general practice was published in MJA InSight Plus. (PDF) Tam M, Price K. Reality check: inert placebo use rare in Australian general practice. MJA InSight Plus. 9 December 2019; 48.

The ED2GP for women study: Understanding lower follow-up rates amongst older women

This research presentation was given by Mr Shaddy Hanna at the RACGP Annual Conference (GP19) at the Adelaide Convention Centre, on 26 October 2019. Hanna S, Tam CWM, Knight A, Zhao L, Ban L, Pellizzon B, Parks J. The ED2GP for women study: understanding lower follow-up rates amongst older women. RACGP Annual Conference (GP19). Adelaide …

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