🚨Publication🚨 Grateful to be part of this publication with @mgtmccartney.bsky.social and colleagues Take home: lots of hormone replace therapy social media claims don't align with best practice recommendations. And lots of the posters have conflicts of interest. Full study: tinyurl.com/2rxpfwnr

Come and hear me talk about myself! Amongst other things. October 22nd, John Snow Lecture Theatre, 5.15-6.15 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

So many emotions sharing this, but here is the 1st paper from the study I did with Dr Jo Garstang, Dr Nikki Speed & Jon Holmes, published in BMJl (Paediatrics). It centres on what families want & need from professionals after their child's sudden, unexplained death pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40850909/

"In times of crisis, the instinct to stay quiet can feel protective. But if we can’t speak freely or self-correct publicly, we lose the credibility we need most. And that ultimately harms the very communities we’re trying to serve moving forward." cphn.net/blog/ by @tamar-antin.bsky.social

New political science analysis of the renewed push for preventive health: ‘Can it be any different this time around? doi.org/10.1016/j.so...

Taxes on sugary beverages have been dropped from a UN declaration on fighting chronic disease, reports @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social The omission is likely the result of lobbying that is "not documented" and "not transparent," one expert said

Publication alert: Commercial determinants of infant and child health: A focus on Nestlé’s baby food products marketed in Africa www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New in the Journal of Poverty & Social Justice: our colleague @drsoapsub.bsky.social and @annieirvine.bsky.social use qualitative analysis to question a narrow, medicalised framing of 'work capability', disclosing instead the broader range of structural factors that block access to fulfilling work.

Our newest #ImpSci article: How Are Qualitative Methods Used in Implementation Science Research? Results From a Systematic Scoping Review journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Life is not fair. #Evidence that women are still underrepresented in clinical cardiovascular trials. #equality #equity #EDI #DEI 🧪 #MedSky #PoliSky

What is the average effectiveness of choice architecture ('nudge') interventions on behaviour? From Szaszi, B., Goldstein, D.G, @susanmichie.bsky.social & @dilipsoman.bsky.social #BehaviouralScience

Key determinants in implementation processes: a systematic review using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) Marin Schmitt, Maren Hawkins & Paul Florsheim implementationsciencecomms.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... @implementsci.bsky.social

Researchers of tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed foods face threats and intimidation theconversation.com/researchers-... Intimidation against advocates and researchers in the tobacco, alcohol and ultra-processed food spaces: a review academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

New CFIR User Guide out now 👇 It contains: ✅ 5 step guide to using CFIR in implementation research ✅ Essential tools & templates ✅ FAQs from real users Essential resource for new & experienced CFIR users! Proud to have contributed to this guide as part of the CFIR Leadership Team. #ImpSci

New CFIR User Guide out now 👇 It contains: ✅ 5 step guide to using CFIR in implementation research ✅ Essential tools & templates ✅ FAQs from real users Essential resource for new & experienced CFIR users! Proud to have contributed to this guide as part of the CFIR Leadership Team. #ImpSci

Making Every Contact Count www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Excellent historical perspective and critique I'm often asked for my thoughts in this space

Heads up to #ImpSci colleagues with an interest in kidney health research. The University of Leicester (East Midlands region of the UK) is recruiting a new Associate Professor with an #ImpSci background. Applications due on August 27, 2025. jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/10...

Thrilled to share this new #RealistReview just published in @thelancetph.bsky.social! Lead author is the excellent Dr Luke Johnson 👏 Was a pleasure to work with him and the team, especially Dr Sophie Gaber 🎉 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @tcddublin.bsky.social

New research from @rcsipophealth.bsky.social highlights significant inequalities in diabetes prevalence across Ireland, linked to differences in socio-economic status, age and education levels. www.rcsi.com/dublin/news-... @researchireland.ie @rcsi.bsky.social @rcsi-research.bsky.social

Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on. slate.com/technology/2...

Great to speak alongside Kath Sansom & Kieran Harkin in the Oireachtas audiovisual room, outlining the need for sunshine legislation: legally mandated public disclosure of payments from pharmaceutical and medical device company payments to healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations.

Excellent paper with practical recommendations on achieving more equitable power sharing between patient/public partners and researchers throughout the research cycle 👇

Do you want to protest effectively? Science, of course, has the answer... @standupforscience.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social @indivisible.org @350action.bsky.social @xrglobal.bsky.social @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Contextual factors in systematic reviews: understanding public health interventions in low socioeconomic status & disadvantaged populations Mark Rodgers, Emily South, Melissa Harden, Margaret Whitehead & Amanda Sowden archpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #ContextMatters

‘I suppose language is important’: investigating news media & third sector views on food poverty Claire Kerins, Sinéad Furey, Páraic Kerrigan, Aodheen McCartan, Colette Kelly, @elenavaughan.bsky.social et al. @galwayhprc.bsky.social @healthpromint.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

Researchers at @rcsipophealth.bsky.social are looking to ​advance the understanding of GLP-1 agonists​ (like Ozempic and Mounjaro) and their role in weight management, with the ultimate goal of improving patient care and treatment outcomes across Ireland. 1/3

How do journalists & charities understand and communicate about food poverty? See our new paper which explores both groups' perspectives on causes, solutions & media representation. doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf073 @elenavaughan.bsky.social @galwayhprc.bsky.social

If you would like to send up tools, methods and research materials please get in tough @oliver-kathryn.bsky.social @transformevidence.bsky.social

HBSC TRENDS REPORT 2025 is live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJTA...

More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

How do you decide which theory, model, or framework (TMF) should guide your next implementation project? Our team has just published SELECT-IT in @implementsci.bsky.social — a four-step meta-framework that turns that question into a replicable process: doi.org/10.1186/s130... @jgrimshaw.bsky.social

🚨 Pre-print alert! 🚨 Excited to share the first version of the Intervention Population Ontology—a tool for describing the target group of an intervention. This work was led by the amazing Alison Wright! Check out the pre-print here: 🔗 buff.ly/0yALPXX #ontology #behaviouralScience

Is red meat bad for you? New meta study of 44 studies finds it depends on the sponsor. If the sponsor was impartial, most studies find it's bad for you. If the sponsor was the red meat industry, most studies are structured to find no problems. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40379522/

Excited to share our new article led by Kera Swanson on using the Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM) to demonstrate the real-world impact of #translational and #implementation #science @ucsd-disc.bsky.social @implementeic.bsky.social www.frontiersin.org/journals/hea...

📈 You are cordially invited to the launch of "Trends in Health Behaviours, Outcomes and Contexts: 1998 - 2022" report, on 3 June 2025 (Tue) 2 PM at @roinnslainte.bsky.social (registration from 1:30 PM). To attend in person, register at ti.to/healthy-irel...

When the parts are greater than the whole: how understanding mechanisms can advance implementation research #impsci #ImpSciComms implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

BLOG: What makes a person? Thinking about different social characteristics in homelessness services and policy. SSCR PhD student, Carolin Hess (KCL) reflects on the importance of delivering care that is gender-aware, culturally sensitive, and acknowledges people’s individuality. buff.ly/5xf57Fj

As momentum gathers around PPI in many countries, we think it timely to discuss the nature & extent of commercial influences, the (un)anticipated consequences of industry–patient interactions, including conflicts of interest & how we might better manage/negate these #COI #CDoH #PPI

Our commentary on commercial influences on patient & public involvement is out today @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of special issue on the #CDoH. We hope to stimulate discussion & debate (& hopefully meaningful action) in this area academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... @jameslarkin13.bsky.social

At the end of this summer, the future of U.S. science and research will be decided. From weather alerts to cancer breakthroughs, science shapes every part of our lives. We need everyone in this fight. The Summer Fight for Science starts now. Are you in? The fight starts here: bit.ly/4ddiuqU

Extremely proud of PhD student Laura Caci, who has led this work on "Organizational readiness for change: A systematic review of the healthcare literature" - more exciting publications to follow! #ImpSci journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The new WHO team healthpolicy-watch.news/who-director...

A useful new editorial on antidepressants. A small point of disagreement with big implications: "The result is a huge unmet medical need," they write. We should not presume unmet needs are necessarily medical nor that they can be met by medical response. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

📣 Are you an Early Career Researcher? The Mike Daube Early Career Advocacy Series aims to support ECRs to combine REVIEW or PERSPECTIVE articles on a topical public health or health promotion issue, with strong calls for action on research, policy or practice. ➡️ academic.oup.com/heapro/pages...

Grateful to have gotten @researchireland.ie funding to conduct a study with Alcohol Forum Ireland exploring corporate influences on public health alcohol policy. @paulaleonard.bsky.social

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS ONE WEEK AWAY! The deadline to submit abstract proposals is May 14th! Non sexual health proposals are also welcome. Please register and submit here: www.hprcconference.ie #hprc2025

New @who.int global report o social determinants of health equity is a much needed reminder that to improve health equity we must improve society, say @michaelmarmot.bsky.social and @jessjallen.bsky.social #AllforEquity www.bmj.com/content/389/...

“Equity is a political choice.” @who.int's new 'World report on social determinants of health equity' sets out what governments must do to create fairer, healthier societies — and what’s at stake if they don’t. www.who.int/publications...

Ruhama: Invitation to Tender - Game Changer Programme Evaluation Closing date for submissions: 17.00 on Wed 30 April 2025 www.activelink.ie/vacancies/te...

When you work in government - as I did - a key question to ask is: How will this policy be most effective? The two-child limit on benefits is almost entirely responsible for child poverty in larger families. Everyday this policy stays in place, more children are pushed into poverty.