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A/Prof Carissa Bonner
@carissabonner.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of Behavioural Science, University of Sydney. Deputy Director, Sydney Health Literacy Lab. Chief Editor, Health Literacy & Communication Open. Risk communication, medical decision making, health literacy, science translation.
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Nov 27
🧵 1/9 My main research program is about "heart health literacy". I work with the Heart Foundation, GPs & consumers to help people access, understand & act on their cardiovascular risk. This includes testing risk communication methods, codesigning decision aids & implementing tools in GP software.
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · 8h
New paper exploring how we could better support the transition from paediatric to adult care for adolescents with congenital heart disease, to ensure high quality care continues throughout their life: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au
Understanding barriers and facilitators of transition to adult care among adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD): A qualitative study of adult perspectives
Congenital heart disease (CHD) refers to a spectrum of structural abnormalities of the heart at birth. Survival and outcomes have improved due to adva…
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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · 12d
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.

doi.org/10.1093/med/...

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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · 14d
2. Finalised the trial paper for our targeted CVD risk screening program to increase Heart Health Checks in general practice, working with Natalie Raffoul and Kerryn Young from Heart Foundation. Read more here: www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2023/ju...
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · 14d
1. Presented our Heart Yarning Tool at the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Webinar Series, working with Judith Parnham and David Follent from NAATSIHWP. Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · 14d
I spent World Heart Day working with the Agency for Clinical Innovation, NAATSIHWP and the Heart Foundation to support Heart Health Checks in Australia. ​Your GP is the best place to start - talk to them about your risk and how you can prevent heart attack and stroke.
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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · 19d
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
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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · Aug 24
New edition of important Shared Decision Making textbook out very soon!

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Natalie Joseph-Williams @njosephwilliams.bsky.social · Aug 2
I'm delighted to announce our forthcoming Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare (4th Edition).

Glyn Elwyn
Adrian Edwards

Publication date - late August 2025. Pre-order available now. Further updates to follow.

📖 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Jolyn Hersch PhD @jolynhersch.bsky.social · 21d
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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Tammy Hoffmann @tammyh.bsky.social · 21d
It’s time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriously & move from words to actions.
Our new @mja.com.au article discusses what’s been done & some of the next steps needed doi.org/10.5694/mja2... @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @isdmsociety.bsky.social
From words to action: time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriously
Click on the article title to read more.
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Aug 29
Should we deliver longer supplies of #hypertension medication by post, to reduce barriers to taking medication consistently? Our survey of >2000 people taking blood pressure medication suggests preferences are price sensitive: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/... @mja.com.au @sydney.edu.au
Medication delivery and dispensing interval preferences of people who use antihypertensive medications in Australia: a survey study
Click on the article title to read more.
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Aug 22
Coming soon...
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Natalie Joseph-Williams @njosephwilliams.bsky.social · Aug 2
I'm delighted to announce our forthcoming Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare (4th Edition).

Glyn Elwyn
Adrian Edwards

Publication date - late August 2025. Pre-order available now. Further updates to follow.

📖 global.oup.com/academic/pro...

#shareddecisionmaking
The front cover of the forthcoming Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare.
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Aug 20
New paper on our Heart Yarning Tool! Summarising how we codesigned shared decision making support for Heart Health Checks with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @sydney.edu.au @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @isdmsociety.bsky.social
The Heart Health Yarning Tool: Co‐Designing a Shared Decision‐Making Tool With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Risk Management
Introduction Due to the ongoing impact of colonisation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live with a greater burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than non-Indigenous Australians. Share...
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Jul 28
So proud of Dr @melodytaba.bsky.social, awarded her PhD with no emendations! Her carefully codesigned framework will improve government health communication with young people, so we are better prepared for future emergencies. More here: www.sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au/social-media...
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · Jul 17
Better ways to communicate health messages to young people – five recommendations, by Dr Melody Taba

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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,
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Jul 23
New paper exploring psychosocial needs for people living with congenital heart disease. We need better communication tailored to health literacy & independence for young people as they transition to adult care, and ongoing support to manage life impacts. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Croakey Health Media @croakeynews.bsky.social · Jul 16
Better ways to communicate health messages to young people www.croakey.org/better-ways-... #publichealth
Better ways to communicate health messages to young people
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Jul 14
Our new review of #CVD knowledge scales is just published - there's a lot of options! globalheartjournal.com/articles/10....
Quality of Available Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge Tools: A Systematic Review | Global Heart
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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · Jul 4
Huge news. AI summaries are collapsing traffic to primary sources
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · Jul 3
Inside the digital publishing industry, which I try to monitor closely, this is the big news. By Julia Alexander at Puck.
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Dr Melody Taba @melodytaba.bsky.social · Jul 2
📱Interested in reaching young people with health communication via social media? 🤔

💡We co-designed 5 recommendations with young people and health communicators!

Read thread or visit site for more: www.sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au/social-media...

Article 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Graphic that reads "Trying to reach young people with social media health communication? We co-designed these 5 recommendations with young people and professional health communicators". Includes illustration of young people holding phone.
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Jun 27
Want to communicate health issues to young people? First read @melodytaba.bsky.social's framework with 5 key recommendations and practical examples, codesigned with both young people and government health communicators. We can learn from COVID-19 and be better prepared for the next emergency.
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Dr Melody Taba @melodytaba.bsky.social · Jun 27
My PhD framework is now LIVE!

We co-designed 5 recommendations for improving social media health communication to young people, with young people and health orgs📱

🔗: www.sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au/social-media-comms-for-young-people-framework

#AcademicSky #PhDSky #PhDSky #PublicHealth 🦘🎓
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Jun 26
Ha I hope not, thanks for the editing!
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Jun 25
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❤️Clinical tool for GPs: implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
❤️Implementation strategies: bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Implementing cardiovascular disease prevention guidelines to translate evidence-based medicine and shared decision making into general practice: theory-based intervention development, qualitative pilo...
Background The use of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines based on absolute risk assessment is poor around the world, including Australia. Behavioural barriers amongst GPs and patients ...
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Jun 25
Looking forward to this! You can get a sneak peak of our research on shared decision making tools for heart health here:
❤️ Health literacy support for patients: cardio.jmir.org/2022/1/e34142/
❤️Conversation guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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International Shared Decision Making Society @isdmsociety.bsky.social · Jun 24
*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
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International Shared Decision Making Society @isdmsociety.bsky.social · Jun 24
*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
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Jun 6
And way more useful? Makes an excellent cup of tea :)
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Dr Melody Taba @melodytaba.bsky.social · Jun 5
Mug update: PhD supervisors think it’s tea-riffic way to disseminate my research! ☕️

Even the illustrated figure came out mug-nificantly!

Full paper on social media comms: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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3 PhD supervisors holding mug which has a research article printed on it.
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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
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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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