A/Prof Heather Shepherd
@heather-shepherd.bsky.social
Associate Professor, RN, PhD University of Sydney. Research: health literacy; implementation science; SDM; safety & quality; access & equity. Views mine. NCFC⚽Canary www.askshareknow.org.au #healthliteracy #implementationscience #healthcommunication
Decide Together About Mammograms www.decidetogether.info mammography conversation aid for Drs & women 75+ @maraschonberg.bsky.social @vmontori.bsky.social et al Nice seeing our overdetection work used overseas @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
🗣️ Now recruiting! Are you an adult and speak a language other than English at home? We want know how you find information about your health, both online and from other places. Study involves a 45 min interview (online or in person). More info here: sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
IN PRESS! Collaborative project with Dr Alana Fisher on #healthliteracy of ppl using unguided #iCBT for #depression/#anxiety. Despite diverse literacy challenges - esp. in often underserved groups - users engaged & benefited. 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
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New paper: One-Page Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial What is the comparative effectiveness of 2 different fact sheets in preparing patients with low back pain for shared decision-making? wiserhealthcare.org.au/publications... #WiserHealthcare
One-page patient fact sheets for low back pain in primary care: A randomized clinical trial. — Wiser Healthcare
Christian Longtin, Jeremy R. Chang, Jolyn Hersch, Sweekriti Sharma, Michael C. Ferraro, Rodrigo R. N. Rizzo, Jennifer McBride, Arnold Y. L. Wong, Chris G. Maher, Michelle Guppy, James H. McAuley &...
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Our new review of #CVD knowledge scales is just published - there's a lot of options! globalheartjournal.com/articles/10....
Quality of Available Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge Tools: A Systematic Review | Global Heart
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Better ways to communicate health messages to young people – five recommendations, by Dr Melody Taba www.croakey.org/better-ways-...
Better ways to communicate health messages to young people
Introduction by Croakey: Social media is the main source of news for young people, according to the 2025 Australian Digital News Report,
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Looking forward to chairing this session later this month. Join us online
Seminar Alert! Join us for the August seminar! It's also Asia-Pacific time zone friendly! Sign up now! Chirk Jenn Ng will present on "Opportunities and challenges in delivering SDM through digital transformation. #SharedDecisionMaking Aug 27th 6:00 AM UTC Register here: tinyurl.com/5fzdcfc4
Seminar Alert! Join us for the August seminar! It's also Asia-Pacific time zone friendly! Sign up now! Chirk Jenn Ng will present on "Opportunities and challenges in delivering SDM through digital transformation. #SharedDecisionMaking Aug 27th 6:00 AM UTC Register here: tinyurl.com/5fzdcfc4
*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
Seminar Alert! Join us for the July seminar, it's also Asia-Pacific time zone friendly! @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
🎯 Spotting SDM Opportunities? Share Them with Us! We're preparing the ISDMS Newsletter for June and would love to feature any SDM opportunities you're aware of -events, research, or collaborations etc! 📅 Deadline: May 30 📬 Send your news to: info@isdmsociety.org Let’s spotlight SDM together!
Abstracts due on May 18th, don’t forget to tick ISCHA on your submission
Not long to get your abstract in. Remember if you are submitting work related to health + implementation science to tick the "ISHCA" box when you submit
Interested in health literacy and health communication research? We’ve made a starter pack of all our researchers on Bluesky 🦋 go.bsky.app/2j8myGM
Interested in consumer involvement in research? We have co-designed two plain language guides with our 'Co-SHeLL' Community Panel to help consumers & researchers work together on qualitative and survey research projects. Qual research guide here: www.sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au/qualitative-...
Qualitative Health Research Guide — Sydney Health Literacy Lab
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Join us for Grand Rounds: Updates in Shared Decision Making 2025 with Dr. Angie Fagerlin on 22 April at 12 PM EDT! Gain insights on making medical info accessible and guiding informed patient decisions. 🗓️ Register now: loom.ly/7hUHX2I #Webinar #SMDM
Shared Decision Making Hour — May Edition! Join us for an informal, collaborative space where you can ask questions, share ideas, and discuss key research in the field. 🗓️ 1 May 2025 | 🕛 2 PM EST 🔗 Register here: loom.ly/ZnOUQOs
Seminar Alert! Join us for the May seminar! Don't miss out on this interesting topic! Prof. Jessica Ancker will present on "Making Numbers Meaningful: Lessons from a Systematic Review on Risk and Data Communication." #SharedDecisionMaking May 14th 3:00 PM UTC Register here: tinyurl.com/ydj3xb2k
April Seminar Reminder! Prof. @dawnstacey.bsky.social & Prof. Robert Volk will present on "Informed consensus-based update for #IPDAS (International Patient Decision Aid Standards): IPDAS Version 5." #SharedDecisionMaking Apr 8th 2:00 PM UTC Register here: tinyurl.com/rf47ehzy
Check out the Statewide Health Literacy Hub new Research Grant Program for teams working in NSW, Australia. We have an online info session on Monday details here www.healthliteracyhub.org.au/research-gra.... #healthliteracy
Research grant application
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Fantastic new paper from @melodytaba.bsky.social ! What a wonderful example of codesign!
🎉 New PhD paper out now! We co-designed 5 recommendations with young people and health communicators for social media health communication to young people! Read the full article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 🧵for more ⬇️
April Seminar Alert! Prof. @dawnstacey.bsky.social & Prof. Robert Volk will present on "Informed consensus-based update for #IPDAS (International Patient Decision Aid Standards): IPDAS Version 5." #SharedDecisionMaking Apr 8th 2:00 PM UTC Register here: tinyurl.com/rf47ehzyApril
Check out this upcoming Masterclass on Scaling up Shared Decision Making hosted by the ISDMS www.isdmsociety.org/masterclasses/
Masterclass - ISDM Society
Scaling Shared Decision-Making Masterclass Learn how system theory can be applied to the scaling of shared decision-making (SDM) implementation and cross-cultural perspectives. What you will learn Imp...
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