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Journalists’ views on media coverage of medical tests and overdiagnosis: a qualitative study – Mary O’Keeffe et al

Promotional media coverage of early detection tests is an important driver of overdiagnosis. Following research evidence that global media coverage presents the benefits of testing healthy people far more frequently than harms, and gives little coverage to overdiagnosis, we sought to examine journalists’ views on media reporting of tests, overdiagnosis, [...]

SHeLL Health Literacy Editor launched!

Watch the launch with presentations from Dr Julie Ayre and Dragana Ceprnja - 1 June 2021

How your doctor describes your medical condition can encourage you to say ‘yes’ to surgery when there are other options – Joshua Zadro et al

Read The Conversation article. There are many factors that influence whether you choose to have surgery for a health condition. But one you might not have considered is the very name your doctor uses to describe your condition can make you more or less likely to go under the knife, [...]

Here are 9 ways we can make it easier for Australians to get the COVID-19 vaccine – Carissa Bonner & Rachael Dodd

Read The Conversation article. Between vaccine supply issues, confusion about the role of GPs, and changed advice for AstraZeneca, the Australian COVID-19 vaccine rollout is well behind schedule. How can we make it easier for the majority of Australians who want to be vaccinated? Especially given all Australians over 50 years of age [...]

A guide for developing COVID-19 vaccine communication materials – National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance

Controlling the COVID-19 pandemic will rely largely on people accepting COVID-19 vaccines.* Evidence-based communication materials can help address the hesitancy some people may feel. This guide (download pdf), developed by NCIRS and drawing on global literature, highlights factors that may facilitate or act as barriers to people's acceptance of the [...]

Polycystic ovary syndrome: why widening the diagnostic criteria may be harming women – Tessa Copp et al (Opinion)

The 2018 International Guidelines for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) were intended to standardise diagnosis and improve care, but they also endorsed the controversial Rotterdam diagnostic criteria. These include a larger pool of individuals than alternative definitions and turn many more women into PCOS patients. A growing body of research shows that labelling some women with [...]

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Events

BMJ Quality and Safety in Healthcare Sixth International Forum in the Asia Pacific Sydney

8-10 September 2021 Early bird registration closes 11 August 2021 Further information

Global Health Literacy Virtual Conference

3-5 October 2021 Early bird registration closes 31 July 2021 Further information