Jolyn Hersch PhD

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

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.

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@tuftejet.bsky.social @carissabonner.bsky.social

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

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Available in print / e-book

My @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au colleague @jenna-smith.bsky.social is doing this fellowship in Berlin right now, and it sounds fantastic! Check it out!

Cambia algo. Firma esta perición. Save UTS Public Health – For Students, Communities, and Equity

Please consider signing this petition to save the UTS public health program and our colleagues. Public health is so important and our colleagues deserve better! chng.it/b7yV6tywPd

HDR students in cancer research — don’t miss the chance to showcase your work!

📅 Abstracts due: 3 Oct, 11:59pm
📍 Symposium: 12 Nov, Susan Wakil Health Bldg @sydney.edu.au
🎤 Theme: Breaking Barriers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Cancer Challenges

SUBMIT: sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Closing 30 Sept 2025.
The Commission is undertaking consultation on the National Safety & Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards to ensure the next edition is relevant, evidence-based, responsive to emerging challenges & innovations and outcomes focused.
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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!

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How to Report Research on the Communication of Health-Related Numbers: The Research on Communicating Numbers (ReCoN) Guidelines - Natalie C. Benda, Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, Jessica S. Ancker, 2025 Background Research with lay audiences (e.g., patients, the public) can inform the communication of health-related numerical information. However, a recent syst...

How to Report Research on the Communication of Health-Related Numbers: The Research on Communicating Numbers (ReCoN) Guidelines
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@smdm.bsky.social @bzikmund.bsky.social @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health - Call for papers - Submission deadline very soon though! 30 Sept 2025

Between Public Health and Personalized Medicine: Governance and Experiences of Emerging Genomic Screening

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“Menopause is not a dirty word.” Australian women's opinions about increased public attention to menopause
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📢 ISDM 2026 Conference: Call for Abstracts is OPEN

📝 Submission deadline: December 8, 2025, 11:59 PM EST
(*Check: www.worldtimebuddy.com)
🎟 Early bird reg opens: Sept 30, 2025

Join us for the 13th International #SharedDecisionMaking #ISDM2026 Conference!

👉 More Info: sites.dartmouth.edu/isdm2026/

JAMA Network Introduces JAMA+ Women’s Health Platform The JAMA Network has unveiled a groundbreaking digital initiative titled JAMA+ Women’s Health, a comprehensive platform dedicated to enhancing the visibility and accessibility of rigorous, peer-reviewed research focused on women’s health worldwide. This innovative resource seeks to transcend traditional boundaries of women’s health, expanding the discourse well beyond the usual confines of reproductive health, gynecologic and breast cancers, and menopause. Instead, it offers a nuanced, multidisciplinary perspective that embraces the complexity of health issues uniquely or disproportionately affecting women, reflecting the evolving scientific landscape and clinical priorities.

JAMA Network Introduces JAMA+ Women’s Health Platform

The JAMA Network has unveiled a groundbreaking digital initiative titled JAMA+ Women’s Health, a comprehensive platform dedicated to enhancing the visibility and accessibility of rigorous, peer-reviewed research focused on women’s health…

‘Shameful': hormone tests offer no value - Medical Republic Direct to consumer hormone panels risk misleading patients and undermining evidence-based practice, warn researchers.

Direct to consumer hormone panels risk misleading patients and undermining evidence-based practice, warn researchers.

Medical Republic article by @apshepp.bsky.social
www.medicalrepublic.com.au/shameful-hor...

@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

@georginairish.bsky.social's thesis included this systematic review of 15 studies (including 9 RCTs) assessing the impact of decision aid (DA) use in solid organ transplantation. Results supported ongoing use & development of DAs to improve patient knowledge.
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Adding hearty congrats to @georginairish.bsky.social on the award of her PhD on Decision Making in Kidney Transplantation, together with a Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence! It was a pleasure to play a small part in Georgie's supervisory team, ably led by @philclayton.bsky.social.

new paper from our lab using implementation science while continuing to test the impact of participant-centered informed consent key information pages. TY to Siteman Cancer Center & WashU ICTS for their funding support. @ashhoustenotd.bsky.social et al bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3...

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Review highlights existing resources for patients considering health research participation; synthesises key principles for developers. Most tools target decisions re cancer clinical trials; future ones should address other clinical settings & study designs + emerging areas.

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18 studies.
In 7, intervention targeted a specific clinical study; 11 covered trials generally. 8 print; 10 digital. 4 addressed cultural diversity. 13 cited theory/framework informing intervention. Interventions generally increased knowledge; little effect on participation.

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We included studies (up to 2025) on intervention development/evaluation with data on acceptability/efficacy. Interventions aimed to improve decisions about research participation by enabling adult patients to address info needs or incorporate values into decision making.

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An important albeit challenging aspect of conducting clinical research is achieving informed consent. We systematically reviewed the literature to characterise existing interventions designed to support communication & decision making about participating in health research.

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• Communication/decision tools may help patients considering joining a study
• Review included 18 interventions, mostly re cancer clinical trials
• Interventions improved knowledge, tended not to change uptake
• Future work should address more diverse populations & settings

*New publication*

Interventions to support patient decision making about taking part in health research: A systematic review

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Just out in Patient Education & Counseling

@sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au @katiegillies.bsky.social

Menopause misinformation is harming care Symptoms should be prioritised ahead of testing A societal transformation of attitudes and beliefs surrounding menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) has outpaced provider education, leaving primary care s...

‘The normalisation of hormone panel testing could be a symptom of a larger problem: the commercialisation of women’s health and a movement away from evidence based practice’
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Improving Ethnic Diversity in Cancer Trials Through Healthcare Interpreter Training In a survey of healthcare interpreters (HCI) about cancer clinical trials, key knowledge and skills gaps were identified. Training was developed and delivered for interpreters, improving knowledge an...

Improving Ethnic Diversity in Cancer Trials Through Healthcare Interpreter Training: 2-phase quality improvement project by @suzannejgrant.bsky.social et al to build workforce capacity for interpreters in cancer clinical trials @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social

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Addressing the Challenges of Online Misinformation & Unregulated Products in the Clinical Management of Menopause - Commentary by @drjengunter.bsky.social journals.lww.com/greenjournal...
@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @tessacopp.bsky.social @brookenickel.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social

New edition of important Shared Decision Making textbook out very soon!

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@tuftejet.bsky.social @carissabonner.bsky.social @julieayre.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @tammyh.bsky.social @anikgiguere.bsky.social @mcpoliti.bsky.social @hilarybekker.bsky.social

sites.dartmouth.edu/isdm2026/