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Wiser Healthcare @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social · 5d

📣 The Climate and Health Summit 2025 preliminary program is LIVE – and it’s absolutely jam-packed! 💥

Check out the preliminary program 👇
www.caha.org.au/summit2025_p...

Get your ticket today!👇
events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...

@climate-health.bsky.social
#ClimateHealth #ClimateHealthSummit25

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Climate and Health Alliance @climate-health.bsky.social · 10d

As the climate crisis grows, so does its impact on mental health. Join leading voices at #ClimateHealthSummit25 as they share how building resilience supports healthier communities. 🧠🌏

📍 Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country (Gold Coast)
🗓️ 26–28 Oct
🎟️ Tickets 👉 events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...

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Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · 10d

What would be the cost of not taking action to prevent illness? How can we convince governments to commit to long-term funding? Call for abstracts is now open for the #PreventiveHealth Conference 2026. Submit before 4 Nov: shorturl.at/qJx0x
#PHC2026, 5-7 May, Nipaluna/Hobart. #PublicHealth

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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · Aug 26

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

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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · 26d

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...

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‘Shameful': hormone tests offer no value - Medical Republic

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

www.medicalrepublic.com.au

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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · 18d

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!

Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin @wiko-berlin.bsky.social · 19d

Apply online by November 1st! Wiko Early Career Call for fellowships 2026/27 in the #NaturalSciences and #LifeSciences. Gain time to think during a 3–5 month #fellowship at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin – Institute for Advanced Study: wiko-berlin.de/fellow-werde... #cfa

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Climate and Health Alliance @climate-health.bsky.social · Jul 24

There’s still time! Early bird tickets are available until this Friday for The Climate + Health Summit 2025.
Join us from 26–28 October on Yugambeh/Kombumerri Country!
🎟️ Grab your ticket before early bird pricing ends👇
events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...
#ClimateHealthSummit25

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Brooke Nickel @brookenickel.bsky.social · Jul 6

Lung cancer screening hopes to save lives. But we also need to watch out for possible harms: theconversation.com/lung-cancer-...

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Lung cancer screening hopes to save lives. But we also need to watch for possible harms

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

theconversation.com

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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · Jul 14

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

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).

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Wiser Healthcare @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social · Jul 20

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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Dr James Kite @jdkite.bsky.social · Jun 5

Am I not understanding something or would screening itself be a potential explanation for the increase in cancer incidence in young people? Screening is meant to detect cancers after all so more opportunistic screening could mean more cancers. @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social ?

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Jun 4

Some of the proposed reasons include diet and lifestyle factors, and even the gut microbiome. But ultimately we don’t know.

Bowel cancer rates are declining in people over 50. But why are they going up in younger adults?

theconversation.com

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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Jun 3

Excited to present at this @isdmsociety.bsky.social event! I'll talk about digital health literacy interventions to integrate risk communication & shared decision making tools with clinical guidelines & GP software systems @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au

International Shared Decision Making Society @isdmsociety.bsky.social · Jun 3

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

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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · May 29

Paper with @ldscherer.bsky.social "Skeptical reactions to breast cancer screening benefits and harms: Antecedents, consequences, and implications for screening communication" in June issue of Health Psychology
@kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social
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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · Jan 17

Skeptical reactions to breast cancer screening benefits and harms: Antecedents, consequences, and implications for screening communication
by @ldscherer.bsky.social and awesome team including me and illustrious co-authors.
Health Psychology advance online publication:
psycnet.apa.org/record/2025-...

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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · Apr 24

Supporting wellness after cancer treatment for women from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic backgrounds: a qualitative study of healthcare provider views - new paper led by S Grant

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@judithlacey.bsky.social @cancercaremascc.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social

Supporting wellness after cancer treatment for women from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic backgrounds: a qualitative study of healthcare provider views - Supportive Care in Cancer

Introduction Over one million Australians live with a cancer diagnosis, with nearly a quarter speaking a language other than English. Cancer survivors from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD)...

link.springer.com

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Wiser Healthcare @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social · Apr 27

New article alert! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
wiserhealthcare.org.au/publications...

Supporting wellness after cancer treatment for women from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic backgrounds: a qualitative study of healthcare provider views — Wiser Healthcare

Suzanne Grant, Tinashe Dune, Elisabeth Elder, Jolyn Hersch, Cannas Kwok, Judith Lacey, Eric Yeung, Kylie Barr, Nema Hayba, Ash Malalasekera, Joel Rhee & Carolyn Ee.

wiserhealthcare.org.au

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · Apr 17

Amid concerns about election housing policies, how can the next Government better address the determinants of health?
www.croakey.org/amid-concern...
Comprehensive wrap by @alisonsbarrett.bsky.social
#AusPol
#AusVotes2025
#SDOH

Amid concerns about election housing policies, how can the next Government better address the determinants of health?

Introduction by Croakey: The housing crisis is a critical election issue that is drawing massive public, media and political attention,

www.croakey.org

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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · Apr 17

Australian stakeholders: comment on Prostate Cancer Foundation's DRAFT Clinical Guidelines for Early Detection of Prostate Cancer - "significant advancements in diagnosis & treatment have created evidence-based pathway for more structured testing program."
www.pcfa.org.au/public-consultation to 25.5

Call for public comments

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) is seeking approval under section 14A of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 for the DRAFT 2025 Guidelines for the Early Detection ...

www.pcfa.org.au

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University of Sydney (USYD) @sydney.edu.au · Apr 10

Have you seen the TV show Apple Cider Vinegar where influencers promote wellness remedies to cure illnesses?

A global study by USYD's Dr Brooke Nickel found that influencers are promoting “overwhelmingly” misleading information about medical tests on socials.

Learn more: go.sydney.edu.au/z1Eghk

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Dr James Kite @jdkite.bsky.social · Apr 9

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Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · Apr 6

As global trade war launches, a call for national leadership to drive decarbonisation of our health system

www.croakey.org

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Brooke Nickel @brookenickel.bsky.social · Mar 30

Most of what influencers are doing or promoting on social media in relation to health and “wellness” doesn’t have any evidence to support it.

My thoughts on influencer morning routines here: www.abc.net.au/listen/https...

@sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

The 'unhealthy' obsession with morning routine videos - ABC listen

How the rich, famous and super-healthy start their day has undeniable appeal to the rest of us. Trending social media posts are littered with influencers and celebrities sharing their morning routines...

www.abc.net.au

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Tessa Copp @tessacopp.bsky.social · Mar 12

"When a medical problem is part of a person’s identity, it becomes inescapable."

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social

The number of people with chronic conditions is soaring. Are we less healthy than we used to be – or overdiagnosing illness?

Are ordinary life experiences, bodily imperfections and normal differences being unnecessarily pathologised? One doctor argues just that

www.theguardian.com

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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Mar 4

#Screening2025 Next we hear about de-implementing screening where risk reduces (e.g. via HPV vaccination), and more on balancing benefits vs different types of harm (e.g. overdiagnosis, carbon emissions) from @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social epidemiologist @katyjlbell.bsky.social

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Brooke Nickel @brookenickel.bsky.social · Mar 2

Our study covered on the latest ABC Health Report.

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

@sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
@wiserhealthcare.bsky.social

Influencers spreading misinformation online - ABC listen

If you’re like thousands of other Australians you’ve watched the new series on Belle Gibson, agape at the misinformation she spread on social media. Since she was exposed in 2015, platforms like Inst...

www.abc.net.au

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