📣 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED!
Due to popular demand, we are extending the deadline for #ICCH2026 abstracts for all categories besides Pre-Conference Masterclasses – you now have until midnight (GMT) on 22 March 2026 to submit! 🔗 fitwise.eventsair.com/icch2026/eve...
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IPOS 2026 World Congress – Call for Abstracts and Workshops
The submission period is now open!
Individual abstract and symposia proposals submission deadline July 15 ipos2026.com/individual-a...
Workshop proposals submission deadline July 1 ipos2026.com/workshops/
Already more than 5,000 Australians have joined our campaign to release more funding for medical research in the 2026 Federal Budget.
If you can spare 30 seconds of your time to join our campaign, you’ll help fund life-saving cures in Australia.
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📢 We're excited to announce that the abstracts for 14th HSRAANZ Conference are now open.
👉 Submit your abstract here: lnkd.in/efmq4Ats
Submissions close 7 May 2026.
#HSRAANZ26
NSW gets extra public holiday for Anzac Day until at least 2027
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Genomics in Context Awards: collaborative research at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics wellcome.org//research-fu...
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On 20 Feb, we're hosting the 2026 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium at the University of Sydney. Join us to hear talks on the latest placebo and nocebo research from speakers across Australia and NZ. Registration closes this Friday 13 Feb!
See the full programme and register at:
⏰ Deadline approaching!
Only 1 week left to submit your abstract for #eshg2026, our #HybridConference in Gothenburg.
🗓️ Submit by Thursday, 12 February 2026, 23:59 CET
👉 All details: 2026.eshg.org/abstracts/
🎥 Episode 1 of the 2026 #ESHG Webinar Series with Sarah Norris is now available on YouTube!
🧬 This episode explores the benefits, risks and challenges of sequencing the genome of newborns.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/t4FF9PeWglw?...
Optimizing qualitative methods in implementation research: a resource for editors, reviewers, authors, and researchers to dispel ten common misperceptions about qualitative research methods #impsci #ImpSciComms
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Final chance to submit an abstract for ISDM 2026! The late-breaking abstract deadline is January 12, 11:59pm EST.
Conference: July 7-10, 2026, in Hanover, New Hampshire
Theme: A Wider Lens in shared decision making
Submit abstracts here: www.sites.dartmouth.edu/ISDM2026
@isdmsociety.bsky.social
Disclosing the Decision to Decline Breast Screening and/or Breast Cancer Treatment Due to Concerns About Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment
by @dr-skcj.bsky.social et al.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
JAMA Dermatology presents RCT data on mobile dermatoscope types in teledermoscopy. 251 adults randomized: 128 used polarized, 123 ambient-light dermatoscopes. Findings show similar management recommendation proportions for both groups.
Although polarized dermatoscopes yielded more reportable images and fewer quality issues, a lower-cost, ambient-light, nonpolarized dermatoscope provided comparable clinical utility at a fraction of the cost. ja.ma/3M0EXOE
03.12.2025 16:30 — 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0I cover CDoH for Healthwire, a project of U.S. Right to Know. We would appreciate your support and spreading the word about our work, which is based on peer-reviewed, published research from credible sources. usrtk.org/donate/
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NEW: 2026 International Shared Decision Making Conference Abstract submission deadline extended to Friday 19th December
sites.dartmouth.edu/isdm2026/cal...
Beware the money trail & promises of femtech, experts warn.
Great to be part of a recent session on commercial determinants of health where Prof Barbara Mintzes talked about how femtech builds on language from women’s liberation but misuses it for commercial purposes. www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
2025 #COSAIPOS2025 Abstracts are now available online for all to access – for FREE!
Read by going to onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17437563...
Proudly part of 2 ECR teams winning @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social Publication Pitch awards!
w/ Swee Sharma, Christian Longtin, Jeremy Chang.
1pg Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain... jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
&
w/ Dee Ackermann, Ellie Medcalf, Karen Bracken.
PAPER IN PRESS - stay tuned!
When people get info re breast cancer screening that conflicts with past messages, they may lose trust in the healthcare system - underscores importance of consistent messages.
@tamarparmet.bsky.social @ldscherer.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (ICYMI)
How does oncologists’ communication affect patients’ well-being and online health information seeking? – A randomized experiment
by Henkel et al in PEC
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Clinicians advised to emphasize collaborative info exchange and guide patients to trustworthy online sources.
Comparing traditional & AI-enhanced strategies for developing patient decision aids: a multiple case study
by @anikgiguere.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @julieayre.bsky.social et al
just out in BMJ EBM
ebm.bmj.com/content/earl...
@sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au @isdmsociety.bsky.social
Factors Associated With Implementation of Biomarker Testing and Strategies to Improve Its Clinical Uptake in Cancer Care: Systematic Review Using Theoretical Domains Framework | JCO Precision Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
04.11.2025 10:03 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Evaluating the use of text-message reminders and personalised text-message reminders on the return of participant questionnaires in trials, a systematic review and meta-analysis - Laura Doherty et al, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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📢 Ethics meets genomics: An online resource to improve confidence of human research ethics committee (HREC) members in reviewing complex genomics protocols. 🧬
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📢 The EJHG invites contributions for a special issue exploring the role of DNA in public health screening.
We welcome:
➡️ Original research
➡️ Reviews
➡️ Commentaries
🗓 Deadline: December 31st, 2025
📨 Submit via: www.nature.com/collections/...
@eshg.bsky.social @eshgyoung.bsky.social
Improving the representativeness of survey respondent populations allows a better understanding of whether and how preferences may differ by population subgroups, which is important to guide policy and implementation decisions in genomic medicine.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Today in @mja.com.au:
@tammyh.bsky.social & the Aus SDM Research Network argue embedding SDM in the health system is vital & urgent.
Scaling SDM for all should be a national priority.
www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/8/words-action-time-australia-take-shared-decision-making-implementation-seriously
Just-published study protocol for work in progress! @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au
@brookenickel.bsky.social @tessacopp.bsky.social @emmagram.bsky.social @kmcfadden.bsky.social @jenna-smith.bsky.social @melodytaba.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social
www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e76750/
NEW 🔔 “It’s all about the money.” Australian women’s perspectives about menopause and the commercial determinants of health
✍️ Katrina Wood, Simone McCarthy, Hannah Pitt, Melanie Randle, Grace Arnot, Samantha Thomas
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf168
