Great to be in beautiful Oslo for #SMDM26 to present the latest results from our heart health program, and connect with new and old #MedicalDecisionMaking colleagues!

Always such a pleasure listening to @melodytaba.bsky.social talk about her work. Such an important project ensuring the voice of young people are not only heard but used to effectively reach them through social media.

New paper out ✍️ We reviewed 48 #COVID-19 science translation RCTs and found a range of strategies & #BehaviourChange techniques in interventions. Studies were heterogenous…but using credible sources & interactive formats were effective for science translation www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This paper wraps up my COVID-19 program of work: a systematic review of science translation RCTs in the emergency phase of COVID-19, informed by discussions with a global WHO community of practice www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @newsroomusyd.bsky.social @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au

New #PhD paper out! 📢 We interviewed 10 social media experts from Australian health departments & 11 young people about social media health communication, focussing on #COVID-19 experiences for future preparedness. More in thread & link : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #AcademicSky 🛟 🧪 🦘🎓

Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet

How can we increase heart health checks? Our new paper in @lancetprimarycare.bsky.social shows >70,000 health literacy-sensitive SMS sent from GPs increased heart health checks by 15 times the usual rate - paving the way for a targeted risk screening model in Australia. @newsroomusyd.bsky.social

Great to see our national survey of consumer preferences about blood pressure medication featured in Pharmacy Daily! www.pharmacydaily.com.au/news/patient... @sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au

Great to be part of this discussion on national implementation priorities for shared decision making - which has been beautifully summarised here in a @mja.com.au paper led by @tammyh.bsky.social. @isdmsociety.bsky.social

New paper exploring how we could better support the transition from paediatric to adult care for adolescents with congenital heart disease, to ensure high quality care continues throughout their life: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au

Shared decision making for screening Screening & risk assessment for health conditions may entail an array of benefits & harms. This overview of SDM uses cancer & CVD risk as examples of organized vs opportunistic screening. doi.org/10.1093/med/... @tuftejet.bsky.social @carissabonner.bsky.social

I spent World Heart Day working with the Agency for Clinical Innovation, NAATSIHWP and the Heart Foundation to support Heart Health Checks in Australia. ​Your GP is the best place to start - talk to them about your risk and how you can prevent heart attack and stroke.

Quick follow-up post confirming it's out! Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare 4th Edition including... Chapter 42: SDM for screening! - by me, Rikke Nicoline Stokholm, @tuftejet.bsky.social & @carissabonner.bsky.social global.oup.com/academic/pro... Available in print / e-book

New Perspective in @mja.com.au by @tammyh.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @margueritetracy.bsky.social & Australian SDM Research Network members including @dralanafisher.bsky.social @heather-shepherd.bsky.social @carissabonner.bsky.social me & more! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/...

Should we deliver longer supplies of #hypertension medication by post, to reduce barriers to taking medication consistently? Our survey of >2000 people taking blood pressure medication suggests preferences are price sensitive: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/... @mja.com.au @sydney.edu.au

Coming soon... @isdmsociety.bsky.social

New paper on our Heart Yarning Tool! Summarising how we codesigned shared decision making support for Heart Health Checks with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @isdmsociety.bsky.social

So proud of Dr @melodytaba.bsky.social, awarded her PhD with no emendations! Her carefully codesigned framework will improve government health communication with young people, so we are better prepared for future emergencies. More here: www.sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au/social-media...

Better ways to communicate health messages to young people – five recommendations, by Dr Melody Taba www.croakey.org/better-ways-...

New paper exploring psychosocial needs for people living with congenital heart disease. We need better communication tailored to health literacy & independence for young people as they transition to adult care, and ongoing support to manage life impacts. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Better ways to communicate health messages to young people www.croakey.org/better-ways-... #publichealth

Our new review of #CVD knowledge scales is just published - there's a lot of options! globalheartjournal.com/articles/10....

Huge news. AI summaries are collapsing traffic to primary sources

📱Interested in reaching young people with health communication via social media? 🤔 💡We co-designed 5 recommendations with young people and health communicators! Read thread or visit site for more: www.sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au/social-media... Article 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Want to communicate health issues to young people? First read @melodytaba.bsky.social's framework with 5 key recommendations and practical examples, codesigned with both young people and government health communicators. We can learn from COVID-19 and be better prepared for the next emergency.

Looking forward to this! You can get a sneak peak of our research on shared decision making tools for heart health here: ❤️ Health literacy support for patients: cardio.jmir.org/2022/1/e34142/ ❤️Conversation guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

*Seminar Reminder!* Don't miss out the seminar next week! It's Asia-Pacific timezone friendly! Sign up now! @carissabonner.bsky.social will present on "Implementing #SharedDecisionMaking tools to support #HeartHealth literacy in Australia". Jul 1st 1:00 AM UTC Register here: tinyurl.com/4amb2zwb

Mug update: PhD supervisors think it’s tea-riffic way to disseminate my research! ☕️ Even the illustrated figure came out mug-nificantly! Full paper on social media comms: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @carissabonner.bsky.social @julieayre.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social

Excited to present at this @isdmsociety.bsky.social event! I'll talk about digital health literacy interventions to integrate risk communication & shared decision making tools with clinical guidelines & GP software systems @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

A good reminder for audiences and experts alike. For those aspiring to be the best experts, be humble about your knowledge, acknowledge uncertainty, manage your (inevitable) biases, be open to new evidence and critical of all evidence. By A/Prof Hassan Vally

And we in @eupha.bsky.social have spoken out too, and are continuing to do so academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...

So has @lshtm.bsky.social Proud of our leadership for their principled stance www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

The global attack on public health is shocking. The Sydney School of Public Health has made a statement affirming public health that calls on all governments and all political parties to voice commitment to public health. I urge other Schools of Public Heath join us www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-hea...

It's been a devastating few months for #health, #science and #equity - all the things I have dedicated my career to, along with many wonderful @sydney.edu.au colleagues. Please read our short statement affirming the value of public health: www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-hea... @drbfreeman.bsky.social

📢 Health Literacy & Communication Open has 4 new papers published in April, including adolescent engagement in online health education, readability of patient medicine info, parent & digital #healthliteracy. You can find all 18 papers in our current issue here: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhlc20/3/1

This is the way to fight back. Not just rejecting illegal demands, but also arguing affirmatively for the value of university research.

THREAD The numbers are in. @bsky.app research sharing volumes vs X Formerly Twitter In March 2024, on most days, Bluesky hosts more posts linked to research published in 2025 than X. By quite a lot. Release the Kraken... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics 1/11

Huge thanks to my Catalyst team, who supported our pitch for a new Heart Health Literacy Tool along with 18 other ideas at this inspiring Heart Foundation event. Danielle Muscat & @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social are our health literacy gurus; @julieayre.bsky.social & Adam Dunn are our AI guides.

ANZCTR website is back online for trial registration/updates. There may be extended wait times while they process pending studies, giving priority to those submitted in Feb. ANZCTR account holders: to help ensure cyber safety you'll need to reset your password and set up multi-factor authentication.

Excited to be in Melbourne on a beautiful day to pitch our idea for the Heart Foundation Catalyst scheme! The Heart Health Literacy Tool will combine the careful principles behind our SHeLL Editor with the speed of AI, to create patient friendly text, images, videos & translations in minutes.

It was a pleasure to be part of the working group who advised on the development of GROVE: a Guideline for RepOrting Vignette Experiments conducted in a healthcare context www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti.... @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @tessacopp.bsky.social

Interested in health literacy and health communication research? We’ve made a starter pack of all our researchers on Bluesky 🦋 go.bsky.app/2j8myGM

🗣️Our recommendations for improving social media health communication to young people featured in MJA Insight+! Health professionals play a huge role in sharing reliable health info online - v important in the age of misinformation! Full article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #MedSky 🛟

With 82% of young people using social media for health information, it’s increasingly important for health professionals to cut through online misinformation with reliable and appealing social media health communication 👉 buff.ly/mCW8FoI @melodytaba.bsky.social @carissabonner.bsky.social

I have also decided not to attend any US academic events under the current administration - there were two I wanted to go to this year, but it just doesn't seem worth the non-zero risk of deportation/detention and personal safety risk, given my public profile is based on health equity and science

To my international colleagues planning to attend conferences here (in the US) in person. You may want to reconsider. I'm disheartened, but not surprised, by this news. Be safe. 🧪😞 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Responses to this from scientists in the US are dire - consensus is not safe.

With 82% of young people using social media for health information, it’s increasingly important for health professionals to cut through online misinformation with reliable and appealing social media health communication 👉 buff.ly/mCW8FoI @melodytaba.bsky.social @carissabonner.bsky.social