Our latest Sydney Health Literacy Lab paper explores how GPs address health literacy differences in heart health checks. Perceived lower health literacy may be addressed through qualitative risk communication strategies & earlier medication decisions Sydney Health EMCR sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New papers out for April at Health Literacy & Communication Open

Our #AI times :-)

Should prevention researchers work together with science communicators? We can't afford not to if research is to inform policy/practice more effectively. We share why and how 👇 doi.org/10.17061/phrp3…

'...heuristics... are prone to error and bias which can translate into communication biases.'

#SharedDecisionMaking #Communications
Medical Decision Making

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Pola Hahlweg @[email protected] Great point. And something we need to be mindful of in research - the way we choose to measure 'values' may not reflect what is actually driving the decision if we don't ask the right questions.

🙏🏻 Thank you for the recognition NHMRC Mark Butler MP #nhmrcawards , and thank you for the Fiona Stanley Award - highest scoring Synergy grant....what an honour to receive the award from her!!! The George Institute for Global Health UNSW Medicine & Health #HypertensionTaskforce ACvA

❤️So pleased to launch this Health Literacy & Communication Open article collection on my fave topic: heart health literacy. Open now til Sep with no fee. Covers communication & health literacy aspects of prevention or management for any heart-related condition. More info: tinyurl.com/2s3nuh9u❤️

A preference for intuitive thinking, over analytical thinking styles seems to be linked to endorsement of conspiracy theories.

Expert explains.

theconversation.com/conspiracy-the…

New paper on the emerging health issue of selfie related injuries - what do land managers responsible for photogenic but dangerous tourist attractions think about their role in this social media communication issue? tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Looking for a great new journal for your next paper? Health Literacy & Communication Open - led by A/Prof Carissa Bonner & Danielle Muscat is accepting submissions with no fee until the end of the year! Stay tuned for special issue calls coming soon! Rajshri Roy Dr Moira Dunsmore Brendan McCormack

📢People having hip or knee replacements 📢

We want to know what your concerns and expectations are about the pain medicines you will be given when you go home.

Please complete this survey if interested in being interviewed:

redcap.sydney.edu.au/surveys/?s=PAC…

Sydney MSK Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

Calling all health professionals who manage knee pain 📣

We are interested in understanding how you communicate diagnoses to your patients 🦵

Please consider completing the brief survey below and sharing with your peers 🙏

Australian Physiotherapy Association Sydney MSK Institute for Musculoskeletal Health

Our realist review led by Victor Gallegos-Rejas is now out! Successful telehealth-delivered #CR interventions ensures : 1) early & reg engagement, 2) personalised, 3) supported, 4) monitored exercise. academic.oup.com/ehjdh/article/…

Last co-design workshop of my PhD done ✅

We heard from a range of young people and stakeholders on how we can improve health communication to young people via social media across 3 workshops!

Now to analyse it all 😅

Sydney Health Literacy Lab University of Sydney Sydney Health

Really pleased we can accept submissions with no fee until the end of the year Health Literacy & Communication Open - stay tuned for special issue calls coming soon! And please get in touch if you have paper ideas relating to health communication or health literacy.

Looking forward to the International Shared Decision Making conference! I'll present on partnerships to implement heart health decision aids in primary care systems, working with consumers, GPs, gov, industry Heart Foundation RACGP Prevention Centre. More here: link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Beautiful setting at Pearl Beach to plan the Sydney Health Literacy Lab strategy for the next 5 years and beyond. Thank you Kirsten McCaffery for the opportunity and for your supportive leadership.