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Mary C. Politi, PhD @mcpoliti.bsky.social · 13d

Presenting numbers using evidence-based strategies may support patient understanding and engagement in care. Nice work @bzikmund.bsky.social @angiefagerlin.bsky.social @athorpe8.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

How to Communicate Medical Numbers

This JAMA Insights provides evidence-based recommendations for communicating numerical information to patients.

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Julie Kiefer @julieckiefer.bsky.social · 14d

How to Communicate Medical Numbers-a @jama.com Insight from @angiefagerlin.bsky.social @athorpe8.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social, @bzikmund.bsky.social @umich.edu

Read and listen to the podcast for useful tips and tools that could improve patient health+lives. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · 13d

I couldn’t be prouder to have worked on this JAMA Insights article with @angiefagerlin.bsky.social and @bzikmund.bsky.social—five key strategies for communicating medical numbers clearly and meaningfully, so patients can make informed decisions!

JAMA @jama.com · 14d

Clinicians can enhance patient understanding by using numerical data instead of verbal probabilities, consistent denominators, absolute risk comparisons, and clear context for unfamiliar data types.

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JAMA Insights: How to Communicate Medical Numbers. It outlines recommendations for conveying risk, adjusting numerators, communicating probability changes, using visualizations, and providing context, with examples of problematic and preferred communication styles.

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

How to Report Research on the Communication of Health-Related Numbers: The Research on Communicating Numbers (ReCoN) Guidelines
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How to Report Research on the Communication of Health-Related Numbers: The Research on Communicating Numbers (ReCoN) Guidelines - Natalie C. Benda, Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, Jessica S. Ancker, 2025

Background Research with lay audiences (e.g., patients, the public) can inform the communication of health-related numerical information. However, a recent syst...

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Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Miroslav Sirota @miroslavsirota.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our new research shows that explaining the nature of illness and providing point-of-care test results to patients might be just quite useful tools to calibrate their antibiotic expectations (changing threshold but also discernment)... #antibiotic @abc-network.bsky.social @essexuni.bsky.social

Matteo Lisi @mlisi.bsky.social · Sep 2

New registered report out in BJHP📣

How to reduce demand for antibiotics?

Using Signal Detection Theory, we show that clinician explanations & CRP point-of-care results reduce antibiotic expectations and improve discernment

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<em>British Journal of Health Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library

Objectives Patients' expectations for antibiotics are among the strongest predictors of clinicians' decisions to overprescribe antibiotics. In this registered report, we used a signal detection theo...

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Rian Gross @riangross.bsky.social · Aug 8

I had an interesting 2nd day at #ICBM2025 in Vienna today. In our session, I presented our work on communicating about #AMR and pudent antibiotic use when new antibiotics are developed.
Please visit @abc-network.bsky.social if you are interested in the emerging field of behavioral research and AMR.

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · Jul 17

Lucy Bronze on how she decided to blast her penalty down the middle (and score).

“Statistically it’s risky for the goal keeper to stand still… so yeah, I love maths”.

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Scott @aslajoie.bsky.social · Jun 14

@smdm.bsky.social Alistair Thorpe shares Digital Communication updates. He and his cmte have excellent insights on improving our social media presence. If you’re an SMDM member and fancy yourself as an influencer(!) connect with Alistair.

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Scott @aslajoie.bsky.social · Jun 17

@smdm.bsky.social
Welcome to the Big House!

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Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo @kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social · Jun 11

How awesome is this?!

JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com - an open access journal in the JAMA Network - is now on BlueSky!

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Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · Jun 10

Attending #SMDM25? Take your experience to the next level by adding a Short Course to your meeting registration! Dive deeper into key topics and sharpen your skills with expert-led sessions.

🔗 Register now: crm.smdm.org/civicrm/even...

#MedicalDecisionMaking #ProfessionalDevelopment #SMDM

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Jonathan Ryder, MD @jonathanrydermd.bsky.social · May 31

Feeling quite refreshed after another awesome Nebraska Antimicrobial Stewardship Summit today! Always impressed by the speakers and enjoy the networking across the state at this annual event. Was great meeting @athorpe8.bsky.social @helennewland.bsky.social and many others! #IDSky #AMSky

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Miroslav Sirota @miroslavsirota.bsky.social · May 15

@evakrockow.bsky.social kick-starting the workshop on Behavioral insights and AMR with her talk about AMR risk communication... we need to communicate about AMR better.

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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) @sheaepi.bsky.social · May 14

🎧 New #SHEAPodcast! Dr. Jonathan Ryder & Dr. Milner Staub explore outpatient stewardship: penicillin allergy delabeling & reducing antibiotic overuse in bronchitis.

Listen now👇
iTunes: apple.co/4dlk9e7
SoundCloud: bit.ly/4jSGemJ
Spotify: spoti.fi/4jXVv5W

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Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · May 7

Looking forward to sharing our work at #SMDM25 - teasers below! 🌟

· Using medical decision making research to support antibiotic allergy delabeling (Talk) 🦠🪪

· A decision aid and values clarification RCT for supporting parents of a fetus with a life-threatening heart defect (Poster) ♥️ 👨‍👩‍👧

Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · May 6

Get ready for #SMDM25 in Ann Arbor! 🎉 Alistair Thorpe presents 16 June 9:15 am on what US adults w/ self-reported antibiotic allergies think about delabeling.

He's also looking forward to clinician cross talk, and reconnecting with colleagues!

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Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · Apr 8

Had a fantastic time at UAB giving the Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds last week. Great discussions on improving abx use, awesome food, and a UAB ID beer release!

Special thanks to @doctorrachael.bsky.social @tmccarty2010.bsky.social & Becky Anderson for the invite and hospitality

#AMR #IDsky

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Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) @smdm.bsky.social · Apr 7

Are you passionate about health care decision making? Join the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) and connect with a global network of experts driving innovation in medical decision science! 🧠

Learn more and become a member today 👉 loom.ly/jRkLGQ8

#SMDM

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Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · Apr 4

I had such an amazing time, thank you all very much for having me and the great conversations about improving abx use!

Disclaimer: they are not joking when they say they feed you!! 😅

Rachael Lee @doctorrachael.bsky.social · Apr 3

Thanks @athorpe8.bsky.social for coming to UAB for ID grand rounds today! When you come to Alabama, we will feed you! @tmccarty2010.bsky.social

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Rachael Lee @doctorrachael.bsky.social · Apr 2

Joined today to promote our paper! Proud to be a part of this team. @athorpe8.bsky.social @angiefagerlin.bsky.social @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social

Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · Mar 24

Super excited to share key findings from our study in JAMA NO!

Freq abx users (≥3 in 12mo) more likely to report:
-wanting abx for an URI 💊
-Needing help w/health-related materials 📖
-Medical maximizing (prefer to act vs watch/wait) 🚀
-Disbelief in science 🚫🔬

💻: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Characteristics and Antibiotic Preferences by Frequency of Antibiotic Use

This survey study compares demographic characteristics, beliefs, and antibiotic preferences of US adults who frequently use antibiotics with those who have not used antibiotics over the past year.

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Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · Apr 2

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Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thanks Jonathan! We should have a few more papers on the way… stay tuned!

Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · Mar 24

Interesting implications for tailoring messaging and education to patients with frequent abx exposure.

Thanks to my amazing collaborators Rachael Lee, @angiefagerlin.bsky.social, @valerievaughnmd.bsky.social, and Julie Szymczak!

#AMS #AMR
@uofuphs.bsky.social @uuhsresearch.bsky.social @jama.com

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Alistair Thorpe @athorpe8.bsky.social · Mar 24

Super excited to share key findings from our study in JAMA NO!

Freq abx users (≥3 in 12mo) more likely to report:
-wanting abx for an URI 💊
-Needing help w/health-related materials 📖
-Medical maximizing (prefer to act vs watch/wait) 🚀
-Disbelief in science 🚫🔬

💻: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Characteristics and Antibiotic Preferences by Frequency of Antibiotic Use

This survey study compares demographic characteristics, beliefs, and antibiotic preferences of US adults who frequently use antibiotics with those who have not used antibiotics over the past year.

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Brian Zikmund-Fisher @bzikmund.bsky.social · Feb 24

The Making Numbers Meaningful Systematic Review papers are now available! Review of 316 papers on communicating health-related probabilities to the public. 1,119 findings. Methods / scoping paper, 6 evidence summary papers, 5 editorials. All open access.
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Special Collection: "The Making Numbers Meaningful Systematic Review" - MDM Policy & Practice

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