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Katie McFadden

@kmcfadden.bsky.social

PhD Candidate & Research Assistant at The Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney

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Very grateful to the health professionals who took part, and my team! @brookenickel.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...

16.05.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“Œ We offer actionable recommendations for lung cancer screening program design, including considered wording in program outreach to reduce perceived stigma, fatalism and fear; de-medicalisation of appointments; and culturally-safe practice and program materials.

16.05.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Our new study explores psychosocial impacts/barriers to lung cancer screening, with health professionals across 5 countries and 7 screening programs.
πŸ” Stigma and fatalism are central to fear, harm and uptake
πŸ” Positive psychological impacts (e.g., relief) are also common and drive participation

16.05.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very excited to have my main PhD study featured in MJA Insight+!

πŸ‘‰Read the article on how health professionals can use social media to share health info to youth: insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/10/how-...

πŸ‘‰ original research article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@mja.com.au #medsky πŸ›Ÿ πŸ¦˜πŸŽ“

17.03.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

More @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social research from the @publichealthaus.bsky.social #Screening2025 conference, with a focus on psychosocial support to enable informed decision making about breast and lung cancer screening @jenna-smith.bsky.social @brookenickel.bsky.social @kmcfadden.bsky.social

05.03.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

NEW: Super cool piece led by Dr Brooke Nickel in JAMA Network Open!

I’m usually researching the other side - how to use social media for good health communication, so it was interesting to see how it can also amplify misleading health claims and fuel overdiagnosis.

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

27.02.2025 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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