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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

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Latest posts by heather-shepherd.bsky.social on Bluesky

#ISHCA #EIS2025 There is much to be gained across the board to improve experiences and outcomes for the health and wellbeing of all people engaging with the health system if we emphasise the translatable findings in studies that may on the surface be clinical context specific.

27.10.2025 22:55 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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#ISHCA #EIS2025 Cillian Nolan from JPAL…This quote resonates with the importance of reporting and sharing implementation methods, experiences and outcomes well.

27.10.2025 22:55 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
OVERDETECTION EXAMPLE: Imagine a woman called Susan who develops a small, slow-growing breast cancer at age 75. The picture shows 2 possible scenarios that could happen to Susan... Susan's life span is the same, whether or not she has mammograms. So if she has mammograms, she experiences overdetection (a diagnosis and treatment she does not need).

OVERDETECTION EXAMPLE: Imagine a woman called Susan who develops a small, slow-growing breast cancer at age 75. The picture shows 2 possible scenarios that could happen to Susan... Susan's life span is the same, whether or not she has mammograms. So if she has mammograms, she experiences overdetection (a diagnosis and treatment she does not need).

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

14.07.2025 08:10 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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🗣️ 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_...

15.07.2025 21:57 — 👍 2    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

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

27.07.2025 23:54 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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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 &...

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

20.07.2025 05:22 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Quality of Available Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge Tools: A Systematic Review | Global Heart

Our new review of #CVD knowledge scales is just published - there's a lot of options! globalheartjournal.com/articles/10....

14.07.2025 23:37 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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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,

Better ways to communicate health messages to young people – five recommendations, by Dr Melody Taba

www.croakey.org/better-ways-...

17.07.2025 02:14 — 👍 8    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 1

Looking forward to chairing this session later this month. Join us online

09.08.2025 23:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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

31.07.2025 01:50 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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*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

24.06.2025 09:02 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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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

03.06.2025 07:06 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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🎯 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!

22.05.2025 07:57 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Abstracts due on May 18th, don’t forget to tick ISCHA on your submission

12.05.2025 04:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Interested in health literacy and health communication research?

We’ve made a starter pack of all our researchers on Bluesky 🦋

go.bsky.app/2j8myGM

24.03.2025 04:39 — 👍 9    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
Surveys in Health Research Guide — Sydney Health Literacy Lab

Read our guide for survey research here: www.sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au/surveys-in-h...

PING: @sydneyfmh-emcr.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

14.04.2025 01:43 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
Qualitative Health Research Guide — Sydney Health Literacy Lab

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-...

14.04.2025 01:42 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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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

09.04.2025 14:57 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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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

14.04.2025 19:32 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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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

14.04.2025 03:16 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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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

01.04.2025 08:13 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Research grant application

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

20.03.2025 23:35 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Fantastic new paper from @melodytaba.bsky.social ! What a wonderful example of codesign!

13.03.2025 07:16 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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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

13.03.2025 01:23 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Love this @belrbruce.bsky.social amazing work within those covers and so much more to come #infill

08.03.2025 10:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

Check out this upcoming Masterclass on Scaling up Shared Decision Making hosted by the ISDMS www.isdmsociety.org/masterclasses/

27.01.2025 23:49 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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