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Julie Ayre
@julieayre.bsky.social
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Postdoctoral research fellow at the Sydney Health Literacy Lab, University of Sydney School of Public Health. Chat to me about health literacy!
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · Dec 16
Looking for tools to help write health information more simply? Try the Health Literacy Editor. Our trial showed it helps people:
✔️ Lower the grade reading level
✔️ Use less jargon & passive voice
✔️ Score higher on expert health literacy ratings
www.sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au/health-liter...
Health Literacy Editor — Sydney Health Literacy Lab
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · Jul 27
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....

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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

www.croakey.org/better-ways-...
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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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/...
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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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Professor Deborah Cairns @debcairns.bsky.social · Jun 25
Great turn out @uofgshw.bsky.social for @julieayre.bsky.social giving an exciting talk on "What generative AI means for health literacy" 🙌
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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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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · May 29
It's a lovely mug!! Fabulous paper 🤩
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Dr Melody Taba @melodytaba.bsky.social · May 28
I printed my PhD paper on a mug!

Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@sydney.edu.au
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · May 14
For researchers, please get in touch with @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social if you're interested in testing out a similar values clarification tool. Quick demo below!
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · May 14
A huge thank you to Mark Hancock, Hazel Jenkins, Richie Kumarage, Chris Maher and @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social, as well as the clinicians and people with lived experience who were invaluable in helping us design the decision aid.
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · May 14
Our new patient decision aid paper is out!
Key messages are that patients appreciated:
✅ plain language and minimal jargon
✅ encouragement and tools to help them ask questions
✅ our interactive values clarification tool

Read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Journal of Communication in Healthcare (JCIH) @jcihonline.bsky.social · Mar 21
This week, we’re illuminating the concept of ‘Generative AI’.

Read this related article to learn more: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Dr Melody Taba @melodytaba.bsky.social · Mar 13
Our final 5 recommendations for social media health communication to young people are:
 
1️⃣ Involve young people 🤝

2️⃣ Pitch at right level ✅

3️⃣ Capture attention fast‼️

4️⃣ Use current social media marketing 🤠

5️⃣ Engage more with the public 🤳🏽

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · Mar 13
Fantastic new paper from @melodytaba.bsky.social ! What a wonderful example of codesign!
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Dr Melody Taba @melodytaba.bsky.social · Mar 13
🎉 New PhD paper out now!
 
We co-designed 5 recommendations with young people and health communicators for social media health communication to young people!
 
Read the full article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🧵for more ⬇️
Co‐Designing a Framework for Social Media Health Communication to Young People: A Participatory Research Study
Background Social media became a key communication channel for public health agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for reaching younger populations less engaged with traditional channels...
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A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissabonner.bsky.social · Mar 11
After celebrating @melodytaba.bsky.social's recent PhD submission with @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social, we're thrilled to announce her main paper has been published! She codesigned a framework for better social media health communication with young people: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Kirsten McCaffery @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social · Feb 28
How great to see not 1 but 2 ultra talented PhD students from @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social submit their theses 🥳. Well done @oliviamac17.bsky.social and @melodytaba.bsky.social !!!🙌🙌👏👏👏🙌🙌
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Dr Jessica Otte, 🇨🇦 MD, CCFP, FCFP 🩺🌍🌱 @drotte.medsky.social · Mar 2
They analysed almost 1,000 social media posts about 5 popular medical tests. Most were utterly misleading theconversation.com/we-analysed-... #overdiagnosis #overtesting #surdiagnostic #choosingwisely
We analysed almost 1,000 social media posts about 5 popular medical tests. Most were utterly misleading
87% of posts mentioned the benefits of the tests, while only 15% mentioned potential harms.
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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...

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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...
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · Mar 1
Congrats Melody!! Superstar! It's been an absolute pleasure :)
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Dr Melody Taba @melodytaba.bsky.social · Feb 28
Finally submitted my PhD after three and half years of study!

I’m currently overwhelmed with feelings but just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me on this journey, especially my incredible supervisors A/Prof Carissa Bonner, Dr Julie Ayre & Prof Kirsten McCaffery ❤️
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Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social · Feb 27
📣 We have 3x3yr full-time postdocs available!!!!!!

🗣️ Join us in the ABI Communication Lab team @sydneyuni.bsky.social & work on #DigitalHealth projects supporting inclusion after #AcquiredBrainInjury.

▶️ For more information & to apply: usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNA...
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · Feb 19
👉 One in 10 Australians had asked ChatGPT a health question in the first half of 2024.

👉 This proportion was higher for people who had low health literacy, were born in a non-English speaking country and spoke another language at home.
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · Feb 19
Many thanks to @biostatsandcats.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social !

You can read our article in The Conversation here:
📰 Read more: theconversation.com/more-people-...
More people are asking generative AI questions about their health. But the wrong answer can be risky
Some people ask generative AI health questions that would usually require clinical advice, such as whether to go to hospital for certain symptoms.
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · Feb 19
Generative AI is clearly here to stay, and people in our communities will need new AI health literacy skills to use this technology safely. Our new study looked at who is using ChatGPT to answer health questions, and for what purposes.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/...
Use of ChatGPT to obtain health information in Australia, 2024: insights from a nationally representative survey
Click on the article title to read more.
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Erin Cvejic @biostatsandcats.bsky.social · Feb 19
More people are asking generative AI questions about their health. But the wrong answer can be risky theconversation.com/more-people-... @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social @julieayre.bsky.social
More people are asking generative AI questions about their health. But the wrong answer can be risky
Some people ask generative AI health questions that would usually require clinical advice, such as whether to go to hospital for certain symptoms.
theconversation.com
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Julie Ayre @julieayre.bsky.social · Feb 5
Discussing responsible use of generative AI at #DigitalHealthWeek2025 / @digitalhealthweek.bsky.social . About one third of GPs are using AI transcribing software - what are the benefits and potential risks? Great panel: Farah Magrabi, @yvesaquino.bsky.social, David Navarro and Hamed Akhlaghi.
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