Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

BAAL Health & Science SIG

@baal-health-sig.bsky.social

68 followers 65 following 8 posts

A British Association for Applied Linguistics special interest group (SIG), Health and Science Communication (HSC) provide a specialist forum for the development of research at the intersection of applied linguistics and health/science communication.

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Reposted by BAAL Health & Science SIG

Gavin Brookes @gavinbrookes.bsky.social · 13d

Excited to see this out! 'Applying Corpus Linguistics to Illness and Healthcare' - new #openaccess book, with @elenasemino.bsky.social @paulari.bsky.social @lukeccollins.bsky.social & @tonymcenery.bsky.social. @lancslinguistics.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...

1 15 35

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 21d

@baal-health-sig.bsky.social are now looking for a SIG Secretary. This post offers a great opportunity to get involved with the linguistics health and science communication community, BAAL more broadly and to help steer the direction of the SIG. For info, please go to baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

Health and Science Communication SIG

The Health and Science Communication BAAL Special Interest Group

baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

2 2

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 21d

@baal-health-sig.bsky.social would like to thank our outgoing General Secretary, @lukeccollins.bsky.social , and Ordinary Member, Kate Sayers, for all of the work that they've put into the SIG. Wishing you both the best of luck moving forward!

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · 21d

Calling all @baal-health-sig.bsky.social members (old and new)! You are warmly invited to attend our Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held at 12-1pm on Wednesday 15th October. Check out our website baalhealthsci.wordpress.com
for the link and we look forward to seeing you there

Health and Science Communication SIG

The Health and Science Communication BAAL Special Interest Group

baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

Reposted by BAAL Health & Science SIG

Emma Putland @emma-putland.bsky.social · Sep 5

3. I loved attending the @baal-health-sig.bsky.social panel, featuring Olivia Knapton's great work with people with insect/bug phobias, Esranur Efeoglu-Ozcan's innovative comparative study of climate crisis framings, and Mimi Huang's important work with volunteer waterside responders.

1 1 3

Reposted by BAAL Health & Science SIG

International Consortium for Communication in Health Care @ic4ch.bsky.social · Jun 4

Join us for our 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care!

📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK

Early bird registration is open until June 15th registration.lancaster.ac.uk/Registration...

More info: ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Image shows the entrance of Lancaster Castle in spring.

Image shows day 1 of the programme, which can be read in full as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Day 1: Thursday 11th of September 2025

09.30 - 10.15 Registration
10.15 - 10.30 Symposium Opening Address
10.30 - 12.00 Panel 1: Chronic and long-term health
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Panel 2: Infectious diseases and pandemics
How will we work together? Communication and Caring in the Time of Pandemics
14.30 - 15.00 Break
15.00 – 16.30 Panel 3: Vaccinations
16.30 – 17.00 Roundtable discussion

Image shows day 2 of the programme, which can be read in full as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Day 2: Friday 12th of September 2025

09.30 – 11.00 Panel 4: Interactions in healthcare settings
11.00 – 11.30 Break
11.30 – 12.30 Panel 4 (Continued): Interactions in healthcare settings
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Panel 5: Interactions in healthcare settings and end of life
15.30 – 16.00 Roundtable discussion
16.00 – 16.20 Event Close

1 4 6

Reposted by BAAL Health & Science SIG

International Consortium for Communication in Health Care @ic4ch.bsky.social · Apr 28

📬Registration is now open for the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH)!

📆When: 11-12 September 2025
📍At: Lancaster University, UK

For more event information (registration, programme, speakers, abstracts, etc.) see ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Image shows day 1 of the programme, which can be read as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Symposium Programme
Day 1: Thursday 11th of September 2025

09.30 - 10.15 Registration
10.15 - 10.30 Symposium Opening Address
10.30 - 12.00 Panel 1: Chronic and long-term health
Sex differences on a forum about anxiety
Paul Baker (Lancaster University, UK)
Shared decision making, health literacy and management of heart failure: an analysis of patients’ interactions through their hospital journey.
Susy Macqueen, Diana Slade and Suzanne Raine (Australian National University)
Communicating dementia: Comparing AI-generated stereotypes to experience-led discussions
Emma Putland and Gavin Brookes (Lancaster University, UK)
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Panel 2: Infectious diseases and pandemics
How will we work together? Communication and Caring in the Time of Pandemics
Elizabeth A. Rider (Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, USA)
The mental health of university graduates in a post-COVID world: A mixed-methods sociolinguistic approach
Olga Zayts-Spence, Paul W.C. Wong, David Matthew Edmonds (University of Hong Kong)
Challenges and Opportunities in Participatory Surveillance for Dengue Prevention: A Sri Lankan Case Study
Prasad Wimalaratne (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) and May O. Lwin (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
14.30 - 15.00 Break
15.00 – 16.30 Panel 3: Vaccinations
Post-pandemic challenges in communication about vaccines
Elena Semino (Lancaster University, UK)
Enhancing the value and wider benefit of research into Coronavirus Discourses: A Pan-London Immunisation Campaign
Svenja Adolphs, Emma McClaughlin and Sara Vilar-Lluch (University of Nottingham and Cardiff University, UK)
The problem with ‘side effects’
Zsófia Demjén (University College London, UK)
16.30 – 17.00 Roundtable discussion

Image shows day 2 of the programme, which can be read as a PDF at https://ic4ch.wordpress.com/activities/

Day 2: Friday 12th of September 2025

09.30 – 11.00 Panel 4: Interactions in healthcare settings
Intercultural moments in emergency calls: Issues of access, accommodation, and attitude
Jennifer Watermeyer and Rhona Nattrass (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa)
(In)equality, (in)visibilised diversity and exclusion: the ideological framing of language in NHS interpreting and translation guidelines.
Emma Brooks (University College London, UK)
Medical consultations with older adult patients in a multicultural setting: Dynamics of doctor-patient communication and the impact of companions
May O. Lwin (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
11.00 – 11.30 Break
11.30 – 12.30 Panel 4 (Continued): Interactions in healthcare settings
Enhancing Patient Engagement in Oncology-Specific Genetic Counselling: A Conversation Analytic Approach
K.K. Luke (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
How REACHE equips asylum seeker and refugee doctors for safe and effective practice in the NHS
Hayley Poulson (Refugee and Asylum Seekers Centre for Healthcare Professionals Education (REACHE Northwest), Salford Royal Hospital, UK)
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 15.00 Panel 5: Interactions in healthcare settings and end of life
The EMPATHY Protocol: Modern Support in Challenging Moments of Patient Care
Aldona Katarzyna Jankowska (Nicolaus Copernicus University Torun, Poland)
The taboo of communication about assisted dying
Nancy Preston (Lancaster University, UK)
How to Talk about Dying? Lessons Learned from a Swiss Framework for Teaching Compassionate Communication about the End of Life
Sibylle Felber (University Hospital Bern and University of Bern, Switzerland)
15.30 – 16.00 Roundtable discussion
16.00 – 16.20 Event Close

5 6

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · Mar 21

We are really looking forward to the event today - some wonderful presentations ahead!! Welcome to Lancaster @lancslinguistics.bsky.social baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...

2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation

This year’s workshop series has a particular interest in discussing concerns around social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion. The event will span two days (schedu…

baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

2 5

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · Mar 18

Please join us for our upcoming workshops on social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion: in person this Friday 21/3 @lancslinguistics.bsky.social and online on Tuesday 25/3. A wonderful line-up of presentations!
baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...

2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation

This year’s workshop series has a particular interest in discussing concerns around social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion. The event will span two days (schedu…

baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

3 5

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · Mar 18

Super-excited for our upcoming workshops: in person this Friday 21/3 @lancslinguistics.bsky.social and online on Tuesday 25/3. Plenaries by @elenasemino.bsky.social & @fmfederici.bsky.social + wonderful presentations! Please join us baalhealthsci.wordpress.com/2025/02/04/2...

2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation

This year’s workshop series has a particular interest in discussing concerns around social justice, health inequalities, language diversity and inclusion. The event will span two days (schedu…

baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

4 6

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · Feb 13

Really looking forward to thought-provoking presentations and stimulating discussions at our upcoming #2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation. In person in Lancaster on 21/03/25 and online on 25/03/25. All welcome: register via website - baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

Health and Science Communication SIG

The Health and Science Communication BAAL Special Interest Group

baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

2 4

BAAL Health & Science SIG @baal-health-sig.bsky.social · Feb 7

We are delighted to confirm our #2025 Workshop series: Inequalities, inclusion and innovation. In person @lancslinguistics.bsky.social on 21/03/25 and online on 25/03/25. Plenaries @elenasemino.bsky.social & @fmfederici.bsky.social All welcome: register via website - baalhealthsci.wordpress.com

6 10