The stepped wedge design came up in the #CCRDownUnder meeting last week so it seemed a good time to revisit the pros and cons of this design 1/6 #MethodologyMonday #128

This year saw almost a 50 percent decrease in funded grants on mental health. This is not okay. There is a literal mental health crisis in our country & instead of funding more work on cures we are cutting the amount of work in half. Our children will suffer from this. archive.is/2025.12.02-2...

Damn right!

A mathematical ceiling limits generative AI to amateur-level creativity

To paraphrase Wilde “Science is too important to be taken seriously” thanks Lindsey Smith Taillie !

So many good puns to run with here - “it’s how you slice the cake” ? That gets the results

This is devastating! @franklinwomen.bsky.social is critical research infrastructure. Human capital is what drives research and innovation and if at least half of the workforce can’t reach its full potential that’s a serious lost opportunity! @croakeynews.bsky.social @biancanogrady.bsky.social

🌍 Alcohol causes 2.6 million premature deaths each year, yet remains the world’s favourite drug. 🍺 A major Lancet Public Health study shows most countries are far off WHO’s 2030 target to cut drinking by 20%. 🧵 THREAD #PublicHealth #Addiction #AlcoholPolicy #GlobalHealth

65% reduction in vaping use, 89% rated the program as very good, and significant increased knowledge around vaping 12 months after receiving the OurFutures Vaping Program, says Dr Lauren Gardner at #APSAD25

"I was late learning about science … For much of my scientific training I feared I was behind my peers. But I have been able to close the gap—and that is something to be proud of." #CelebrateFirstGen https://scim.ag/4nBoBJr

One in five pregnant women are diagnosed with the condition, which experts say is linked to age, weight and a lack of exercise.

In 2022, something shocking happened to the Hektoria Glacier. Over 16 months, it retreated by 25 kilometers, and it lost a whopping 8 kilometers in just two of those months—the fastest glacial retreat in the modern record. Now, researchers may have identified the worrisome mechanisms behind it.

Interested to hear how evidence-based substance use prevention & mental health programs are being implemented in Australian schools? Register for our free webinar presented by @matildacentreusyd.bsky.social's Dr Lauren Gardner & Natalie Gorgioski on Wednesday 26th Nov! positivechoices.org....

The human cost of war goes beyond the physical. Ella Baron, an illustrator, visited Ukraine and depicted the emotional and mental trauma of  people who have experienced the war, as they recounted to her.  https://www.msf.org/battles-mind

I am enjoying Slow Horses - from a recent episode a taxonomy of barriers and enablers to change (the five fu$ks) #impsci #slowhorses

Speaking to a loved one about their #methamphetamine use can be tricky. However, support and encouragement from family and friends can play a key role in the recovery process. For tips on starting the conversation about methamphetamine use, visit cracksintheice.org.a...

I’ve spent the last 8 years(!) working from the position that HiTOP relies too much on analyses of traditional diagnoses, baking in limitations of the DSM, and that we need to move to symptom-level analyses to fix it It turns out that rebuilding HiTOP from the ground up doesn’t change much 💀 1/

New #ImpSci publication out: Real-World Implementation and Impact of Digital #CBT for Insomnia on Healthcare Utilization: A Propensity-Matched Controlled Study journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Come and join us ! Exciting opportunity if you have a strong track record in #impsci, evaluation of large-scale service change and national policy implementation @NIHRARCs @ARC_GM_ www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Yesterday our CEO Dr Shane Huntington OAM interviewed Monique Ryan MP on Triple R about how we can achieve full disbursement of the Medical Research Future Fund. Keep your eyes peeled for her press conference this Thursday 6/11! Check out the full interview here ➡️ lnkd.in/gz3XVpWa

Revisions

Patients are calling for better access to long COVID care after the closure of one of the country's last public clinics.

“Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.” - Howard Zinn

🌟 Ready to translate research into real world impact? Join our Implementation Science and Research: From Theory into Practice training Nov 17-19, 2025. Limited spots available - register now! 🔗https://arc-yh.nihr.ac.uk/training/implementation-science-and-research-from-theory-into-practice/

We’re hiring a Senior Research Officer – Aboriginal Health! Lead research that drives better health outcomes for First Nations peoples. 📍 Glebe | Hybrid work ⏰ 2-year contract 🔗 More information: https://bit.ly/3G3eQRC #AboriginalHealth #FirstNations #HealthResearch #Jobs

Next week we will be holding the inaugural elections for the leadership roles in the new HiTOP Society! All members of the Society have a vote, so if you’re not yet a member but are keen to get involved, you can learn more about the Society and how to join here: www.hitop-system.org/join-the-soc...

I really enjoyed doing this webinar - sharing in case it's helpful for people interested in an introduction to HiTOP: novopsych.com/news/webinar...

An expert says it can be lonely caring for or supporting someone living with a dependence or addiction.

#ISHCA #EIS2025 There is much to be gained across the board to improve experiences and outcomes for the health and wellbeing of all people engaging with the health system if we emphasise the translatable findings in studies that may on the surface be clinical context specific.

#ISHCA #EIS2025 Cillian Nolan from JPAL…This quote resonates with the importance of reporting and sharing implementation methods, experiences and outcomes well.

Open Access: Using Item Response Theory Models in Scaling Severity Scores in Alcohol Research—A Tutorial Daniel Schulze, @kimbloomfield.bsky.social, Pimrapat Gebert, Ulrike Grittner doi.org/10.1111/dar....

How does research drive real change? Our new Lancet- @elsfoundation.bsky.social Evidence to Impact Award is open for proposals! If your project champions implementation science, health equity, and community engagement, apply now: tinyurl.com/j5dty567

Full research available online - doi.org/10.1111/dar....

The ceasefire has not ended the humanitarian emergency for two million people in Gaza.  Bassel and Nour describe how dire living conditions, repeated displacement, and lack of medical care still affect them and will continue to do so.

🔥OUT NOW IN JCCP🔥: Over the moon to share a new conceptual piece in which Carmen McLean and I propose a potential #deimplementation framework targeting unsupported⚠️, proven ineffective⛔️, and potentially harmful therapies☠️. 1/3 psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d... #PsychSky #AcademicSky #PsychSciSky

Our experimental alcohol administration study on the tension reduction hypothesis has been published in Addiction! 🎉 See preprint thread below for a summary :) Https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70213

‘The health situation in #Gaza is a crisis for generations to come’ — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus#Gazain his latest interview with Anna Foster and BBC Radio 4's Today news programme

Challenging and incisive report from the Transforming Evidence team on what needs to change in health R&D in the UK. Well worth reading. It's at transforming-evidence.org/resources/op...

Research suggests use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs—in addition to co-occurring #mentalhealth issues—is higher among our #rural youth compared to those living in big cities. This webinar looks at how to support them and reduce the risk of harms: positivechoices.org....

A cartoon by Asher Perlman. #NewYorkerCartoons See more cartoons from this week’s issue: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/pEDcks

The photojournalist Sebastião Salgado documented some of the greatest human horrors of the past century, but he said, “I never. . . photograph the misery.” https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/sebastiao-salgados-view-of-humanity

Many men don’t seek mental health care when they need it. Learn how our colleagues are encouraging men to reach out for support ⬇️

How can research translation centres facilitate research delivering better health care and better patient outcomes? Case studies from #SydneyHealthPartners highlighted by #nhmrc www.nhmrc.gov.au/about-us/res...

'Impact and scale: Building capability for Health and Wellbeing Initiatives' Last chance to register www.eisummit.org #EIS2025 #ImpSci #Evidence @ishca-25.bsky.social @harrietkoorts.bsky.social @deakinuniversity.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social @curtinuniversity.bsky.social

We published the participatory community-engaged implementation strategy "Dynamic Adaptation Process" (DAP) in 2012 - here is a 2025 demonstration of the DAP to reduce factors related to adolescent #suicide in schools doi.org/10.3389/frhs...

Wishing all my Allied Health colleagues happy international allied health day! #AHPsDay www.health.nsw.gov.au/workforce/al...

See more job postings from ICE, courtesy of New Yorker Humor: https://www.newyorker.com/humor/shouts-murmurs/ice-job-postings