Tam Bui

medical oncologist | medical director of clinical trials | enjoys food, board games & karaoke

[Prunella Blinman @drprunellab]

Come and work at Concord 👏

0.8 FTE staff specialist medical oncologist in upper & lower GI & gynae cancer available 👏

Staff Specialist Medical Oncology Crgh Apply Via Ecredential

https://t.co/ffAXxK3r6t

[Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA) @MOGA_ORG]

Calling bioethicists! The MOGA Medical Ethics Sub-Committee seeks EOIs from bioethicists interested in volunteering to contribute expertise and thinking to our clinician-oriented committee. We meet online every 3 months. More info: https://t.co/TbehcxOaSd @CancerEthicsDoc

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

Stoked to be sharing our #Twitter research on #scanxiety!
>2000 users want you to know scanxiety is real. Does that scan really need to happen on your birthday? We can do more to reduce scanxiety 🙏
@drprunellab @BelindaKiely @hagsie @zo_116 https://t.co/7KyIlnMjJP

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

@DrCraigGedye @Nzeps @NicStraiton In the process of developing a SOP at our site to help our clinician researchers & trials staff navigate their roles & responsibilities

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

Thanks to this amazing team, I am probably one of the few people who enjoyed doing my PhD in the midst of COVID! Excited to complete the first step of many towards reducing #scanxiety in people with #cancer

[Prunella Blinman @drprunellab]

Celebrating Dr Dr ⁦@ktambui⁩ with the #scanxiety team. Congratulations Tam! Excited to keep working with this awesome crew 👏👏👏 ⁦
@hagsie⁩ ⁦@BelindaKiely⁩ ⁦@CStatsAU⁩

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

@LKasherman @nhmrc @janette_vardy @CindyTa09878114 @Joanne472 @AshMalalasekera Congratulations!! Fantastic news :)

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

@DrScanxiety @hagsie @drprunellab @BelindaKiely @CStatsAU Great idea! Scanxiety is universal across cancer types & around the world - single institution solutions can only help a few. I will send you a DM!

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

@DrScanxiety Hoping to have an answer about this soon! #scanxiety @hagsie @drprunellab @BelindaKiely @CStatsAU

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

@DrScanxiety Our survey found 55% of people with advanced cancer reported scanxiety. We need many voices speaking about scanxiety to make sure people with cancer feel supported & clinicians think about it when ordering scans. Next steps: when & how can we step in to help reduce scanxiety?

[Prof. Haryana Dhillon @hagsie]

Fantastic to see @DrChristinaTeng's work featured @ #MOGAASM21 & now we are trying to reduce #CIPN see #OXTOX #RCT
@janette_vardy @drprunellab @UsydPsych @GICancer
#SuppOnc #VR #CIPN #BCSM #CRCSM

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

Excited to post on Twitter about @zo_116's Twitter #MOGAASM21 poster- showing that #scanxiety is talked about in negative terms & more needs to be done in this space. A novel way of understanding important issues to the cancer community. Amazing work, Zoe!

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

Scanxiety is not a new concept, and now we have data to show it. 55% of people with w/ advanced cancer (n=222) experience scanxiety around a CT scan. For anyone out there having scans: Scanxiety is real. You are not alone.
https://t.co/9n2cGNHIsD

[Prunella Blinman @drprunellab]

Proud of @ktambui 's 1st #scanxiety project that kick-started her PhD now in Supportive Care in Cancer👏

55% of people w/ adv cancer (n=222) experienced scanxiety around a CT scan w/ ⬆️prevalence in younger & more remote

@hagsie @BelindaKiely

https://t.co/eJAwlT6fiQ

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

@drjenlim @hagsie The preferred way to receive results probably varies & is a Q in our longitudinal study on #scanxiety. For patients to have automated results, we need a system that supports it - from radiology staffing & jargon-free reports. Another solution- docs relaying results faster!

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

Negative experiences around a scan were not always recognised as #scanxiety & coping strategies were not recognised as coping strategies for scanxiety.
Thank you to our participants who have helped us understand this problem - so relevant to many with cancer

[Prof. Haryana Dhillon @hagsie]

🚨 Interested in #scanxiety, delighted to share @ktambui's #qual analysis of experiences of people with #AdvCan. 3🗝️ themes:
🔸scan experience
🔸scanxiety experience
🔸coping with scans
@BelindaKiely @drprunellab @CStatsAU
https://t.co/14d1YAFjN4
#PsyOnc #SuppOnc @COSAoncology

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

First PhD paper showing scanxiety is measured all over the shop with different tools & at different times. More consistency is needed so we can understand scanxiety better & talk about it clearly with our patients.
Many thanks to @drprunellab @BelindaKiely @hagsie @CStatsAU

[Prunella Blinman @drprunellab]

V pleased to share this labour of love for @ktambui 's PhD: #Scanxiety: a scoping review about scan-associated anxiety

Main findings = lack of standard definition & specific measure gives @tambui much more work to do!

@BMJ_Open @BelindaKiely @hagsie

https://t.co/CDgbWmAEkx

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

Great way to end the first year of the PhD. We probably would've smashed the record if @drprunellab was there! @janette_vardy @hagsie @BelindaKiely @AntoniaPearson_ @CStatsAU @DrChristinaTeng @EmmaKCarson #medonc #phdlife #escaperoom

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

@hagsie @drprunellab @BelindaKiely #scanxiety is real for patients & for doctors. How much of our scan practices (eg frequency and type of scan) is evidence-based, leads to changes in management & provides better outcomes for our patients? Not always easy to decide for individual patients based on population data

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

A new chapter begins! #FRACP #medonc #yoga

[Tam Bui @ktambui]

So lucky to be part of the Concord family- great place to nurture young doctors & no shortage of role models

[Christina Teng @DrChristinaTeng]

@ktambui Congratulations Concord Registrar of the Year!