Marita Hennessy
@maritahennessy.bsky.social
Researcher | PhD | Ireland
#PregnancyLoss #ReproductiveHealth #ReproductiveJustice #WeightStigma #MensHealth #CDoH #COI #PublicHealth #SDoH #ImpSci #KnowledgeTranslation #GraphicMedicine
#PregnancyLoss #ReproductiveHealth #ReproductiveJustice #WeightStigma #MensHealth #CDoH #COI #PublicHealth #SDoH #ImpSci #KnowledgeTranslation #GraphicMedicine
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Commercial influences on patient and public involvement: a renewed call for research and action
Abstract. Patient and public involvement is increasingly advocated in health policy, research and practice. Patients and people with lived experience, care
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Our commentary on commercial influences on patient & public involvement is out today @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of special issue on the #CDoH. We hope to stimulate discussion & debate (& hopefully meaningful action) in this area
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A stamp of approval is not a seal of ethics: an editorial on justice and respect in trial design
Cory Goldstein, @streweek.bsky.social & Hossein Fatemian
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Cory Goldstein, @streweek.bsky.social & Hossein Fatemian
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A stamp of approval is not a seal of ethics: an editorial on justice and respect in trial design - Trials
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November 25, 2025 at 9:52 AM
A stamp of approval is not a seal of ethics: an editorial on justice and respect in trial design
Cory Goldstein, @streweek.bsky.social & Hossein Fatemian
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Cory Goldstein, @streweek.bsky.social & Hossein Fatemian
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In search of a heart: charity, children’s hospitals and The Wizard of Oz
Sabina Dosani
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Sabina Dosani
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In search of a heart: charity, children’s hospitals and The Wizard of Oz
As both clinician and mother, I have spent long hours in children’s hospitals, where abject terror and immeasurable relief often coexist. Few clinical environments hold such extremes: the discipline o...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
In search of a heart: charity, children’s hospitals and The Wizard of Oz
Sabina Dosani
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Sabina Dosani
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NEW🔔University student mental health before and after implementation of a mental health strategy: a repeated cross-sectional study from Australia
✍️Shane A Kavanagh, Patrick J Owen, Erin Lolicato, Sue Riches, Laura Burge, Melissa Yong, Anthony D LaMontagne
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf182
✍️Shane A Kavanagh, Patrick J Owen, Erin Lolicato, Sue Riches, Laura Burge, Melissa Yong, Anthony D LaMontagne
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf182
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 AM
NEW🔔University student mental health before and after implementation of a mental health strategy: a repeated cross-sectional study from Australia
✍️Shane A Kavanagh, Patrick J Owen, Erin Lolicato, Sue Riches, Laura Burge, Melissa Yong, Anthony D LaMontagne
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf182
✍️Shane A Kavanagh, Patrick J Owen, Erin Lolicato, Sue Riches, Laura Burge, Melissa Yong, Anthony D LaMontagne
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf182
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NEW 🔔 Adverse commercial determinants of health in low- and middle-income countries: a public health challenge
✍️ M Mofizul Islam, Cassandra De Lacy-Vawdon, Deborah Gleeson
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf193
✍️ M Mofizul Islam, Cassandra De Lacy-Vawdon, Deborah Gleeson
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf193
November 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
NEW 🔔 Adverse commercial determinants of health in low- and middle-income countries: a public health challenge
✍️ M Mofizul Islam, Cassandra De Lacy-Vawdon, Deborah Gleeson
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf193
✍️ M Mofizul Islam, Cassandra De Lacy-Vawdon, Deborah Gleeson
OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf193
The collection & integration of data on migrants in health information systems (Ireland)
Deepanjali Vishwakarma, Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, Anne MacFarlane, Jim Walsh, Alphonse Basogomba, Patrick O’Donnell, Ruth Armstrong & Ailish Hannigan
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Deepanjali Vishwakarma, Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, Anne MacFarlane, Jim Walsh, Alphonse Basogomba, Patrick O’Donnell, Ruth Armstrong & Ailish Hannigan
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The collection and integration of data on migrants in health information systems: evidence from Ireland - International Journal for Equity in Health
Addressing disparities and promoting health for migrants requires policies and practices that are grounded in comprehensive and accurate health data. Health Information Systems (HIS) play a crucial ro...
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November 23, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The collection & integration of data on migrants in health information systems (Ireland)
Deepanjali Vishwakarma, Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, Anne MacFarlane, Jim Walsh, Alphonse Basogomba, Patrick O’Donnell, Ruth Armstrong & Ailish Hannigan
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Deepanjali Vishwakarma, Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil, Anne MacFarlane, Jim Walsh, Alphonse Basogomba, Patrick O’Donnell, Ruth Armstrong & Ailish Hannigan
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Reposted by Marita Hennessy
If you serve on a Research Ethics Committee please read our editorial:
'Recovery Philosophy, Mental Health Nursing Research and the Challenge of Paternalism in Research Ethics Committees'
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'Recovery Philosophy, Mental Health Nursing Research and the Challenge of Paternalism in Research Ethics Committees'
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November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If you serve on a Research Ethics Committee please read our editorial:
'Recovery Philosophy, Mental Health Nursing Research and the Challenge of Paternalism in Research Ethics Committees'
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'Recovery Philosophy, Mental Health Nursing Research and the Challenge of Paternalism in Research Ethics Committees'
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Drinkaware - an exemplar case study on #COI & #CDoH (& #WebOfInfluence across industries & sectors) in #Ireland (& beyond!) 😩
👇 This is marketing, not research
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@paulaleonard.bsky.social @alcoholireland.ie
👇 This is marketing, not research
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@paulaleonard.bsky.social @alcoholireland.ie
Drinkaware: Winter 2025 Research Briefing
An examination of patterns of alcohol consumption among adults in Ireland in 2025. Join us for our Winter 2025 Research Briefing, featuring John O’Mahony, Director, Ipsos B&A, delivering the keynote p...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Drinkaware - an exemplar case study on #COI & #CDoH (& #WebOfInfluence across industries & sectors) in #Ireland (& beyond!) 😩
👇 This is marketing, not research
www.activelink.ie/community-ex...
@paulaleonard.bsky.social @alcoholireland.ie
👇 This is marketing, not research
www.activelink.ie/community-ex...
@paulaleonard.bsky.social @alcoholireland.ie
Weight discrimination and up-to-date breast and cervical cancer screening in US women
Mary Gerend, Lucille Wilkinson, Chandler Pendleton, Angelina Sutin, Janet Shepherd
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#EndWeightStigma
Mary Gerend, Lucille Wilkinson, Chandler Pendleton, Angelina Sutin, Janet Shepherd
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#EndWeightStigma
Weight discrimination and up-to-date breast and cervical cancer screening in US women
Little research has investigated whether people's experiences with weight-related discrimination serve as a barrier to cancer screening. This study ex…
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November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Weight discrimination and up-to-date breast and cervical cancer screening in US women
Mary Gerend, Lucille Wilkinson, Chandler Pendleton, Angelina Sutin, Janet Shepherd
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#EndWeightStigma
Mary Gerend, Lucille Wilkinson, Chandler Pendleton, Angelina Sutin, Janet Shepherd
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#EndWeightStigma
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👋 We’ve been a little quiet… because we’ve been busy planning! We’re thrilled to announce that abstract submissions for #HSRUK26 are OPEN 🎉If you’re working on health services research that deserves a national platform, now’s your moment!
🔗 Info & submission guidance here: hsruk.org/hsruk/events...
🔗 Info & submission guidance here: hsruk.org/hsruk/events...
November 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
👋 We’ve been a little quiet… because we’ve been busy planning! We’re thrilled to announce that abstract submissions for #HSRUK26 are OPEN 🎉If you’re working on health services research that deserves a national platform, now’s your moment!
🔗 Info & submission guidance here: hsruk.org/hsruk/events...
🔗 Info & submission guidance here: hsruk.org/hsruk/events...
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A self-portrait by legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million (€47.34m ) in New York yesterday, setting a new record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said
Frida Kahlo painting auctions for $54.6m
A self-portrait by legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million (€47.34m ) in New York yesterday, setting a new record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
A self-portrait by legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million (€47.34m ) in New York yesterday, setting a new record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said
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The Institute of Public Health - @instpublichealth.bsky.social - has launched a new resource on advocating for public health ⤵️
Championing Change: A Guide to Public Health Advocacy
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Championing Change: A Guide to Public Health Advocacy
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IPH launches ‘Championing Change: A Guide to Public Health Advocacy’ | Institute of Public Health
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November 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Institute of Public Health - @instpublichealth.bsky.social - has launched a new resource on advocating for public health ⤵️
Championing Change: A Guide to Public Health Advocacy
www.publichealth.ie/learning-res...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social
Championing Change: A Guide to Public Health Advocacy
www.publichealth.ie/learning-res...
@keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @maritahennessy.bsky.social
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#COI #CDoH #MotivatedBias #DisclosureIsNotEnough
HT @jameslarkin13.bsky.social
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#COI #CDoH #MotivatedBias #DisclosureIsNotEnough
HT @jameslarkin13.bsky.social
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"I'm not influenced."
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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"I'm not influenced."
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"I'm not influenced."
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
"My colleagues are influenced, but I'm not."
"I have ties with all the, companies, so I'm not influenced by any.”
Lisa Bero describing the ways people rationalise their conflicts of interest, opening the #AIMOS2025 conference
@aimosinc.bsky.social
Reposted by Marita Hennessy
A key strategy of commercial actors is to influence and distort the evidence base relating to the harms of their products
This is done through funding misleading industry-friendly science & through the active promotion of misinformation
@markpetticrew.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
This is done through funding misleading industry-friendly science & through the active promotion of misinformation
@markpetticrew.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A key strategy of commercial actors is to influence and distort the evidence base relating to the harms of their products
This is done through funding misleading industry-friendly science & through the active promotion of misinformation
@markpetticrew.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
This is done through funding misleading industry-friendly science & through the active promotion of misinformation
@markpetticrew.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
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Our current systems for research assessment are narrow and flawed - @ginnybarbour.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
November 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Our current systems for research assessment are narrow and flawed - @ginnybarbour.bsky.social
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
@aimosinc.bsky.social
#AIMOS2025
Really good to see this NB report & resource launched ✊
Congratulations-& thank you-to all involved @patientlibrary.bsky.social
In Ireland we don't even have an official list of all/cross-party parlaimentary groups, never mind any disclosures 😩
#COI #CDoH #WebOfInfluence
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Congratulations-& thank you-to all involved @patientlibrary.bsky.social
In Ireland we don't even have an official list of all/cross-party parlaimentary groups, never mind any disclosures 😩
#COI #CDoH #WebOfInfluence
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Does transparency matter between drug companies and politicians? Find out via our Into the Web report: pexlib.net?249750 And use our APPG Influence tracker to see who is connected with whom among health-related All Party Parliamentary Groups: www.appgtracker.net
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Really good to see this NB report & resource launched ✊
Congratulations-& thank you-to all involved @patientlibrary.bsky.social
In Ireland we don't even have an official list of all/cross-party parlaimentary groups, never mind any disclosures 😩
#COI #CDoH #WebOfInfluence
bsky.app/profile/pati...
Congratulations-& thank you-to all involved @patientlibrary.bsky.social
In Ireland we don't even have an official list of all/cross-party parlaimentary groups, never mind any disclosures 😩
#COI #CDoH #WebOfInfluence
bsky.app/profile/pati...
Reposted by Marita Hennessy
Does transparency matter between drug companies and politicians? Find out via our Into the Web report: pexlib.net?249750 And use our APPG Influence tracker to see who is connected with whom among health-related All Party Parliamentary Groups: www.appgtracker.net
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Does transparency matter between drug companies and politicians? Find out via our Into the Web report: pexlib.net?249750 And use our APPG Influence tracker to see who is connected with whom among health-related All Party Parliamentary Groups: www.appgtracker.net
Is solidarity a social determinant of health? Conceptual challenges in thinking about solidarity in health and healthcare
Hagai Boas, Dani Filc & @bprainsack.bsky.social
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Hagai Boas, Dani Filc & @bprainsack.bsky.social
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Is solidarity a social determinant of health? Conceptual challenges in thinking about solidarity in health and healthcare - Social Theory & Health
Solidarity is relevant to a wide range of fields of practice and policy. In this Introduction to a Special Issue on solidarity in health and healthcare, we discuss recent developments in the conceptua...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Is solidarity a social determinant of health? Conceptual challenges in thinking about solidarity in health and healthcare
Hagai Boas, Dani Filc & @bprainsack.bsky.social
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Hagai Boas, Dani Filc & @bprainsack.bsky.social
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Using Instagram for health promotion: professional and ethical challenges for Australian nutritionists and dietitians
En Min Saw, Susan Heaney, Amy Robinson, Kelly Squires
@healthpromint.bsky.social
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En Min Saw, Susan Heaney, Amy Robinson, Kelly Squires
@healthpromint.bsky.social
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Using Instagram for health promotion: professional and ethical challenges for Australian nutritionists and dietitians
Abstract. Nutritionists and dietitians are the leading nutrition experts, increasingly leveraging social media to share nutrition and health information. W
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November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Using Instagram for health promotion: professional and ethical challenges for Australian nutritionists and dietitians
En Min Saw, Susan Heaney, Amy Robinson, Kelly Squires
@healthpromint.bsky.social
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En Min Saw, Susan Heaney, Amy Robinson, Kelly Squires
@healthpromint.bsky.social
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‘A poem is a Galaxy’: An Educational Guide for Researchers New to Using Participant-Voiced Poetry with Young People
Marie Clancy, Laura Warner, Rosie Fox Howe, Anna March, Bethany Dennis, and Ginny Russell
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Marie Clancy, Laura Warner, Rosie Fox Howe, Anna March, Bethany Dennis, and Ginny Russell
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November 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
‘A poem is a Galaxy’: An Educational Guide for Researchers New to Using Participant-Voiced Poetry with Young People
Marie Clancy, Laura Warner, Rosie Fox Howe, Anna March, Bethany Dennis, and Ginny Russell
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Marie Clancy, Laura Warner, Rosie Fox Howe, Anna March, Bethany Dennis, and Ginny Russell
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'Scammer' Participants and AI-Assisted Interviews in Qualitative Health Research: An Example From a Study of Expectant Parents With a Rare Genetic Condition
Gamze Kaplan, Shruti Garg, Ming Wai Wan, and @debbiemsmith1.bsky.social
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Gamze Kaplan, Shruti Garg, Ming Wai Wan, and @debbiemsmith1.bsky.social
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November 19, 2025 at 6:42 AM
'Scammer' Participants and AI-Assisted Interviews in Qualitative Health Research: An Example From a Study of Expectant Parents With a Rare Genetic Condition
Gamze Kaplan, Shruti Garg, Ming Wai Wan, and @debbiemsmith1.bsky.social
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Gamze Kaplan, Shruti Garg, Ming Wai Wan, and @debbiemsmith1.bsky.social
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We're excited to announce a newly published joint statement on the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in evidence synthesis along with Cochrane, @jbiebhc.bsky.social, and the @envevidence.bsky.social.
Read the joint position statement here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Read the joint position statement here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We're excited to announce a newly published joint statement on the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in evidence synthesis along with Cochrane, @jbiebhc.bsky.social, and the @envevidence.bsky.social.
Read the joint position statement here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Read the joint position statement here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Does the “17-year gap” tell the right story about implementation science?
Denise Thomson, Gabrielle Zimmermann, Stephanie Montesanti
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#ImpSci
Denise Thomson, Gabrielle Zimmermann, Stephanie Montesanti
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#ImpSci
Frontiers | Does the “17-year gap” tell the right story about implementation science?
The challenges of implemen9ng and sustaining evidence-based organiza9onal and system changes have been well documented. Over the past three decades, the fiel...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Does the “17-year gap” tell the right story about implementation science?
Denise Thomson, Gabrielle Zimmermann, Stephanie Montesanti
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#ImpSci
Denise Thomson, Gabrielle Zimmermann, Stephanie Montesanti
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#ImpSci
Commercial ultrasounds: Blurring and renegotiating boundaries in prenatal care
Marjaana Jones
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Marjaana Jones
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Commercial ultrasounds: Blurring and renegotiating boundaries in prenatal care - Marjaana Jones, 2025
Prenatal ultrasounds have become a routine component of pregnancy care and a significant social milestone for expectant parents. Although originally developed f...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Commercial ultrasounds: Blurring and renegotiating boundaries in prenatal care
Marjaana Jones
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Marjaana Jones
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Postfeminist Healthism: Understanding the Gendering of Healthism Using Menstrual Tracking Apps as an Example
@sarahrileypsych.bsky.social, Adrienne Evans, Martine Robson
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@sarahrileypsych.bsky.social, Adrienne Evans, Martine Robson
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Postfeminist Healthism: Understanding the Gendering of Healthism Using Menstrual Tracking Apps as an Example
‘Postfeminist healthism’ offers an essential framework for understanding how healthism is gendered. In this article, we describe and advance the concept of postfeminist sensibility and its synergisti....
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November 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Postfeminist Healthism: Understanding the Gendering of Healthism Using Menstrual Tracking Apps as an Example
@sarahrileypsych.bsky.social, Adrienne Evans, Martine Robson
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@sarahrileypsych.bsky.social, Adrienne Evans, Martine Robson
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