Kirsten McCaffery
Professor in health literacy and shared decision making. Director Sydney Health Literacy Lab. President International Shared Decision Making Society.
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- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyA friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyRisk perception of patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast and their healthcare practitioners: The importance of histopathological terminology, and the gaps in our knowledge. Riggi et al. note most studies are from the Anglosphere. www.hh.um.es/Abstracts/Vol_40/40_3/40_3_297.htm
- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyRead our MJA Insight+ article about @melodytaba.bsky.social's PhD research with @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social - outlining 5 things you can do to engage young people in social media communication about health: insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/10/how-...
- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyIn fiscal year 2024, the report found, NIH awarded more than $36.9 billion to researchers, supporting more than 408,000 jobs and generating over $94.5 billion in new economic activity nationwide. news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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- Congratulations @melodytaba on another great paper
- Fantastic new paper from @melodytaba.bsky.social ! What a wonderful example of codesign!
- Great piece on medicalisation
- "When a medical problem is part of a person’s identity, it becomes inescapable." www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyGreat to see @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social PhD student Sumathy Ravi's umbrella review including 30 virtual care diabetes reviews is out today! Virtual care can improve diabetes management, but we need better study design to know if video consultations work. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyNEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
- I did not know this - switching over right now…. @sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
- Remember, EuropePMC is actually better than #PubMed because it includes ALL preprints in search results, not just those including NIH-funded research. europepmc.org
- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyI got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org
- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyOf the 4000 researchers at NIH, only 20% are tenured. They’re going to fire all the rest as their contracts come up for renewal, absolutely decimating research at the NIH. This is catastrophic, not just for Americans, but for the whole world. www.science.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyCongrats Melody!! Superstar! It's been an absolute pleasure :)
- Reposted by Kirsten McCaffery🚨 Drastic cuts to global health funding are leaving millions without essential HIV services. Young people, key populations, and marginalized communities are being abandoned. Millions are at risk. Act now, save lives! Learn more: 🔗 bit.ly/41CDnrD #ZeroDiscrimination
- 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 !!!🙌🙌👏👏👏🙌🙌
- Reposted by Kirsten McCaffery🚨NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to fire Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff C.Q. Brown, a 4-Star General and 41-year veteran of the Air Force who flew over 130 hours in combat as a fighter pilot. REPOST if you stand with General C.Q. Brown against Hegseth!
- Reposted by Kirsten McCafferyDecisions to decline breast screening and/or breast cancer treatment based on the potential harms of overdiagnosis and overtreatment: a qualitative study. @dr-skcj.bsky.social et al: Implications for the way informed choice is considered. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1... @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social
- Read our new article and why we need AI health literacy NOW
- 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-...
