Marguerite Tracy

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Marguerite Tracy

BSc (Med), MBBS, MPH, PhD, FRACGP, Associate Professor, General Practice Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW; Affiliate, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW

Current guidance for communicating with refugee and asylum seeker patients: An environmental scan of online resources

There are multiple resources available to primary health practitioners to improve their communication with refugee and asylum seeker patients.

Overdiagnosis and overtesting

This article seeks to define these terms, highlight some common examples and provide an approach to navigating clinical encounters where patients present for healthcare.

Shared decision making and its role in managing uncertainty and reducing low-value care

The aim of this article is to explore when and how to use shared decision making in consultations, and to increase awareness of the role of simple tools to support it.

The impact of social media health information on general practice consultations in Australia: A cross-sectional study of general practitioners

The impact of health information from social media on general practice consultations remains largely unknown. This study investigates GP management of such encounters.