Michael Tam is a Specialist GP & Director of the Primary and Integrated Care Unit, South West Sydney LHD & Ingham Institute, and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, UNSW
Sydney, Australia
Joined September 2011
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I joined Twitter 12 years ago and have enjoyed using it. However, over the recent couple of years, it's become flooded with spammy ads and bots. I've decided it's time to say goodbye.
I'll be over at Threads.
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“Why this ‘transactional’ conception of health care should have been adopted in face of the evidence that it is less good for patients, and costs more, needs to be better understood if good care is not to be permanently lost.”
The crisis in GP: Continuity of care vs ‘transactional’ care
The tendency of Govt policy has been to make continuity of care less achievable. Not training enough GPs, making the conditions of GP rewarding enough, the policy has been to substitute AHPs chpi.org.uk/blog/the-crisis-…
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Main thing we've learned from the history of psychiatry is that we learn nothing from it & keep making same mistakes:
1)Recurrent diagnostic fads
2)Neglecting the most impaired
3)Overreacting the least impaired
4)Funding too much "cool" research & too little to really help people
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The GP crises from rural procedural practice to large urban centres —patients access to the excellence of primary care is diminishing.
Whether it’s insufficient workforce
Or Insufficient Medicare insurance
It’s been a long time coming
Time to reinvest in quality GP systems
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Nearly one fifth of GP training places in Northern Ireland unfilled
Around the world this appears to be happening perhaps consider a result of disrespect & lack of understanding of expert Generalism
Ongoing costs to all follow a lack of investment in GP pulsetoday.co.uk/news/northe…
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Couldn't agree more. Much more must be done to help people with ADHD. GPs can play a more significant role in diagnosis and treatment to improve affordability and access to care. Change is needed ASAP, this must be a priority. #ADHD thewest.com.au/business/heal…
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A contemporary ontology of continuity in general practice: Capturing its multiple essences in a digital age sciencedirect.com/science/ar… via @trishgreenhalgh et al
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Turnbull government’s $33m grant went to company part-owned by mental health commissioner after lobbying | Health | The Guardian theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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This sort of research funding nightmare is all too common in Australia. There is simply no reason that any private company should be given $33mil in limited research funds through an opaque, non-competitive process theguardian.com/australia-ne…
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Ju Wenjun is the winner of the 2023 FIDE Women's World Championship! 🏆
Ju wins the final game of the match against Lei Tingjie and retains her crown! 👑 ♟️
Congratulations! 👏
📷 Stev Bonhage #WomenChessMatch
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♟️ CHESS & CHOPIN 🎵
A lovely Saturday game of rapid chess (15+10) on @chesscom with my @Chessnuttech Chessnut PRO! No commentary, only music! Enjoy.
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OPINION | It's time to retire Australia's persistent “dole-bludger” myth as the robodebt report makes clear that it is public servants and policymakers that are the real threats to our welfare system #robodebtrc #auspol
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The scattergun approach to testing is the worst way of applying investigations. Doing tests on people with a low pre-test risk for the condition produces far too many false positives and too many chases down rabbit holes. Good clinical medicine starts with a thorough history.
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Commissioner Catherine Holmes has not let Scott Morrison off the hook & given him a huge whack in her #Robodebt Report saying he
“allowed Cabinet to be misled” & “FAILED to meet his ministerial responsibility”💥🔥🔥 Whilst we’ve said it many times, he really must Resign Now.
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Some of the best scientists and the brightest people I know are GPs. And no one becomes a GP because they couldn’t specialise; General Practice is one of the most demanding areas of medicine (in fact it IS a specialty) and it attracts some of the very best.
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In this game, I had a beautiful FAMILY FORK CHECKMATE on move 12, in the Vienna Game Max Lange Defense!
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Build your own Custom AI Chess Bot with the Chessnut EVO!
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I beat Bruce Lee in the Vienna Game! 🤣
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I've done it the hard way (40-50 hours!) and now, here's the EASY way to make custom chess pieces for the Chessnut PRO! Get your pieces from INDIACHESSART Etsy Store, who will pre-drill the pieces for the sensor chips! AMAZING! @Chessnuttech
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