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Heavy drinkers’ expectations and experiences when discussing alcohol use during a general practice visit in Australia: A qualitative study

This was a sub-analysis, specifically looking at patient perspectives to alcohol discussions in general practice, within the REACH program (PDF | Web). Gunatillaka N, Tam CWM, Ngo K, Sturgiss E. Heavy drinkers’ expectations and experiences when discussing alcohol use during a general practice visit in Australia: a qualitative study. Australian Journal of General Practice 2024;53(6): 403-407 …

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How acceptable is it for GPs to ask about drinking – what do patients think?

This oral presentation was given at the GP15, the RACGP 2015 Conference, held on 21-23 September 2015 in Melbourne. (abstract PDF) Tam CWM, Leong L, Zwar N, Hespe C.  How acceptable is it for GPs to ask about drinking – who do patients think?  GP15 RACGP 2015 Conference. Melbourne. 2015 September 21-23.

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How acceptable is it for GPs to ask about drinking? What patients think – a mixed methods study

I presented this abstract (PDF, 344 KB) as an oral presentation at the 2015 Primary Health Care Research Conference, held at the Adelaide Convention Centre, 29-31 July 2015. A recorded version of the presentation is available on YouTube:

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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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