Charlotte Albury
Associate Professor & THIS Institute Fellow at University of Oxford, Dept of Primary Health Care | Somerville College | Communication in Healthcare | Health Behaviours | Qualitative Research | Own Views | 🤿🪴🐈🧶
phc.ox.ac.uk/team/charlotte-albury
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyAlso very cool: a study from 2024 found that in Scottish women fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine in 2008, *no* cases of cervical cancer have been found. Not a single one. 100% success rate. Co-author: "It is [now] possible to make cervical cancer a rare disease.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Bertie’s having a whale of a time with his stocking gifts. 🎁
- Recently seen a few companies on Instagram citing our research as a basis to sell fancy honey for treatment during cold season. A reminder our results showed normal honey can support management of URTI symptoms; you don’t need ‘designer’ honey ebm.bmj.com/content/26/2... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
- We also say in our paper that results should be interpreted cautiously. I know this is unexciting (and got me replaced on the evening news by an enthusiastic bee keeper), but our research definitely doesn’t say ‘spend a lot on fancy honey’.
- Saturday morning coincidence- 1. Comedically huge amount of tranexanmic acid arrived in the post 2. An equally comedically huge wooden chopping board falls & bounces off my foot TXA odds were in my favour Today.
- Systematic review screening going slower than it should because my research buddy just wants chin tickles right now.
- Prof Sam Vanderslott kicks off what promises to be a great day thinking about vaccines, vaccinations, and the role of the social sciences. @medsci.ox.ac.uk
- If you work in communication and primary care then please do consider submitting original research to BMC primary Care's “Communication in Primary Care” Collection. I’m delighted to guest edit this collection alongside Prof Russel Rothman, and we’ll be accepting submissions until 30th July 2026 👇
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyIt's nearly time for CA day! I'm so:::::: looking forward to the **18th** year of #EMCA @darg-sessions.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social having made a tragic diary error last year and missing it. Here's the registration link and terrific programme: darg.lboro.ac.uk/event/ca-day...
- Conversation analysts can you help me out with a response to reviewers? Plz share any evidence that training developed from CA can (a)change healthcare professional behaviours (b)change health outcomes PLUS (c) any references of ‘good practice’ identified through CA being absent from guidance. 🙏
- I have a few refs (including @laalaajenkins.bsky.social’s great work on history taking behaviours) but keen to be as thorough as possible. Thanks so much for any references you can sugguest! #conversationanalysis @lansi2024.bsky.social @rolsi-journal.bsky.social #EMCA #CA
- A fantastic fireworks display last night at @somervillecollege.bsky.social . They do this every year, but I’ve missed the last 4 since joining the college as I’m usually away at conferences. Great to finally be able to attend this year and definitely worth waiting for. 🎆🎇
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyThank you to everyone who has taken part in our 2025 Hedgehog Survey! We have had a wonderful response to the survey so far and it has been lovely to see so many photographs of healthy hedgehogs across our patch 🦔 To take part please visit www.durhamwt.com/hedgehog-sur...
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyCome across Conversation Analysis and want to know more? Loughborough University's annual online CA for Beginners workshop is on Jan. 15, 2026. Talks, group work & data sessions with experts. Registration (£45 or £90) is now open. More information here emcawiki.net/CA_for_Begin... #EMCA
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyTrying to explain article processing charges to anyone who doesn’t conduct research
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyGPs need training to spot perimenopause-related #MentalHealth issues - new research by Jo Burgin et al. published in @bjgp.bsky.social. Both patients and doctors frequently miss the connection between mood changes & hormonal shifts during #perimenopause, the study found. News: tinyurl.com/mpnv2j2d
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyOur 10-week online course on Conversation Analysis starts today. Each week a new module with video lectures, readings, and activities is released. You can enrol for another two weeks (and catch up on the earlier weeks) and you'll still get personalised feedback on your activities from me!
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyThe Global Tipping Points Report is clear: without urgent climate action, damage to nature could be irreversible. 🚨 But it's not too late to stop the destruction. Tell your MP we need action at #COP30 - for the Amazon, for nature, for our world. 🌎👉 ow.ly/C9nB50X9Fjg
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyThis report should be a wake-up call. 🚨 The #ClimateCrisis is already having a devastating effect on some of our world's most precious habitats. Action must be taken now to protect what we have left, and turn us away from these dangerous tipping points.
- Reposted by Charlotte Albury"What about body language?" #EMCA
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyWell done Shafaq Aftab. When a reviewer stole her work and published it under his own name, she fought for a YEAR to get the journal to retract the paper. Just wondering why it took Wiley a YEAR to do this. 🧪 #academicsky retractionwatch.com/2025/10/03/w...
- Reposted by Charlotte Albury🚨NEW SPECIAL SECTION Clinical risk discussions: an interactional perspective - 7 novel papers (6 medical specialties) - 1 report on CA training for high-stakes risk communication - 1 expert clinical discussant doi.org/10.1016/j.pe... #emca @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social @alexahepburn.bsky.social
- Reposted by Charlotte Albury⚠️NEW "Communicating anaphylaxis risk in pediatric allergy consultations" Adrenaline prescription decisions are complex. Making reasoning explicit opens up decision-making to caregivers. doi.org/10.1016/j.pe... @profjonathanpotter.bsky.social @alexahepburn.bsky.social @colinmacdougall.bsky.social
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyLouise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyConnecting with nature is a great way to take care of our mental health 🌿 On #WorldMentalHealthDay we have some suggestions to help. 💚 www.durhamwt.com/blog/katie-armstrong/mental-health-awareness
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyIt's #WorldMentalHealthDay today so we're sharing this excellent video by Professor Courtenay Norbury explaining how language impacts on mental health. youtu.be/-orJLnCgGJw?... And of course #DLDday is coming next week! Friday October 17th. radld.org #DevLangDis
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyAnd a quick reminder about this DPhil position in the Sustainable Healthy Food Group @oxprimarycare.bsky.social! Happy to hear from anyone interested in applying
- We're are now accepting applications for an exciting DPhil at the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, *FUNDED* by the THRIVING Food Futures research hub! The project is about divisive policies, supervised by me, Dr Rachel Pechey @petescarbs.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social lnkd.in/eezGaZZ3 Pls share! ✨
- Reposted by Charlotte Albury⏰ Tomorrow! 💻 Join our Research Conversation: Improving care for women living with endometriosis ♀️ 🕔 5-6pm, online 🗣️Take part, get involved, give feedback! arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/research-con...
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyHow about approaching this from the other side- how do we incentivise employers to make the adjustments necessary to help people with disabilities into work. Rather than suggesting that if sick people just tried a bit harder they could not be sick, which is what this looks like
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- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyMy thoughts on job advisers in GP surgeries. As you might guess, I'm not a fan. Will make anxious patients worse. How about incentivising employers instead of telling patients to try harder.
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyThe relationship between UPFs and the environment is miles more complicated than this. UPFs are a hugely diverse category, but this article pretends they are all like M&Ms. What about plant-based meat and dairy alternatives?
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyIf you have problematic #menstrualbleeding, or care for someone who does, we need your help deciding the top 10 questions to focus future research in this area. buff.ly/JPCiB06 #MedicalResearch #HealthPolicy #Surveys
- Exciting to be able to celebrate the opening of the new home for the @ox.ac.uk Faculty of Linguistics, Philology & Phonetics today with great food, great company, and beautiful surroundings!
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyClimate and food scientists: Hey everyone, here's a massive report showing how we need to make radical changes to our diet to avoid environmental catastrophe, but if we did it we could have amazing health benefits! UK media:
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- Reposted by Charlotte Albury🔥 Britain is about to launch a new GCSE in natural history – a vital step toward restoring our knowledge of and respect for the natural world.
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyWe are just rewriting our surgery timetable, cancelling GP F2F appts so we can process all the requests that come in online - because our contract now demands we keep online access open all of core hours. This is silly and inefficient and means we will offer a worse service to pts who needs us most.
- September Sunday with neighbours, pooling the apples from all of our trees, picking the last ones together, and making juice. 🍁🍎🍏🍂
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyPhoto comp! Send us your entries. The theme is Our Nature Reserves & we're looking for 12 striking images that showcase the wild beauty of our nature reserves. Here's fab inspiration from previous years from 📷 R French, P Boyland, S Stones, MJ Vickers, A Owen & J Lauper More here buff.ly/M0y20Fq
- Reposted by Charlotte Albury‘Don’t pay any attention to what Trump says about medicine’, Wes Streeting tells Britons – UK politics live
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyJoin us for a guest lecture with Professor Jeremy Howick: The History and Philosophy of Placebo Treatments in Clinical Practice and Clinical Trials. 🗓️13 October, 5:15-6pm (UK time) 📍Rewley House, Oxford Free and open to all. Booking required. 🔗 Learn more & register: bit.ly/4gscMTH
- More pears (and apples) than I know what to do with... I’m afraid everyone will be getting chutney for Christmas. 😬🍐
- Our last residential week on the Oxford International Primary Care Leadership programme. Cohort 15 has been an absolute joy. I’ve learnt so much over the last 3 years from the teaching & my cohort. I can’t believe we’ve come to the end of the programme already & will be joining next time as alumni.
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyThe evenings are getting a little darker, but it's still warm! Wildlife that will hibernate in colder weather is still out and about, and more at risk on our roads. If you are driving on these darker evenings, please be vigilant and protect your local wildlife 🦔🦡🐸 📸Toad © Peter Brooks
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyClive, a former trawlerman, knows first-hand the devastation that bottom trawling inflicts on the seafloor. Now, he's calling for urgent protection of our marine havens 🪸 Recovery IS possible, but only if we ACT NOW! Have you say 👉 only.one/act/uk-mpa-c... 🙏 Picture Book Media & Sussex Underwater
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyDon’t go chasing waterfalls – unless you’re a grey wagtail that is. After restoration work, Pulham Falls at Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex are now flowing daily to help oxygenate the connected lakes. This supports a thriving aquatic ecosystem, and has birds flocking to feast at the falls.
- Skirts With Pockets, perfect for foraging acorns and cherry plums. 🍁
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyThrilled to present at #BAAL2025, the biggest conference in Applied Linguistics! I shared research on advice giving in primary care, co-authored with my brilliant mentors @charlottealbury.bsky.social and Miriam Meyerhoff. Grateful for the chance to contribute @baal2025.bsky.social
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyPeople with MLTC often face fragmented care and have many appointments – some nearly 30 in just two years. Managing multiple meds (polypharmacy) adds complexity. Learn more in our #MLTCinsights series: 📺 YouTube: youtu.be/7cdgra-Wrfk 🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/mtwt5ajy
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyAusterity measures to reduce access to and generosity of working age, disability, and childhood benefits have failed to increase growth or curtail rising debt — but have contributed to widening health inequalities, @plancommonsense.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/...
- Welcome to Bluesky @liliiabespala.bsky.social - Liliia is a linguist and Marie Curie Fellow at @oxprimarycare.bsky.social and @somervillecollege.bsky.social who researches language use in primary healthcare interactions. #ConversationAnalysis #Linguistics www.phc.ox.ac.uk/team/liliia-...
- Bertie learnt how to open his treat cupboard and got his treats out. I ordered child locks and taped it shut in the meantime. Bertie took the tape off in literally 2 seconds. 😬
- I should add there was already earthquake tack holding the door shut.
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyWe're taking legal action to stop 100,000 tonnes of sediment being dumped in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone every year for the next 10 years. This should not be allowed in a protected area. buff.ly/GEfcxEz #StopDumpingOnOurReef
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyCome do a PhD with me at Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh, Scotland). Fully funded scholarship, open to international candidates, to look at "understanding the intersection between climate action and climate (in)justice" #ClimateJustice #HumanGeography #GeoSky www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyPresented by #THISfellow Sarah Yardley, this podcast explores carers' stories, the realities of caregiving and why we need to pay more attention to issues they face in the healthcare system. It draws on research insights from her fellowship project - learn more about it here: ths.im/4niXMul
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyXFiles S1:E6: Scully pops open Praat and Mulder talks about the formants
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyWe’re proud to share the work of Somerville Associate Dr Liliia Bespala, who recently set up the Clinical Communication Club. The initiative aims to introduce Ukrainian medical students and early-career researchers to evidence-based communication science. Read the full story here. buff.ly/xnG0f4q
- 💬How can #ConversationAnalysis research underpin communication training💬 🧵1. In our new paper we share examples of how conversation analysis has underpinned training in the context of risk communication in high-stakes settings. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @oxprimarycare.bsky.social
- 2. Me, @lizstokoe.bsky.social, Rose McCabe, and Dipti Patel share three examples of the research to training pathway in high-stakes risk communication contexts with (inter)national reach. Examples focus on emergency medical evacuation, and risk of suicide and self-harm.
- 3. We discuss how empirical research on real conversations came about and was translated into training to support professionals to address the real everyday challenges they experience in practice. We share key insights for analysts and commissioners undertaking similar work.
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View full thread8. This work is part of a special section on conversation analysis and risk communication - brilliantly led by @laalaajenkins.bsky.social and Maddie Trenblett www.sciencedirect.com/journal/pati...
- Reposted by Charlotte Albury📢 Attention all crafters! Our monthly Craft & Chat sessions resume on the first Tuesday of every month starting in September. Come for a few minutes or the whole hour and enjoy some time to create! Book your place! 📅 2 Sep. 🕐 1-2 🔗 go.glam.ox.ac.uk/craftandchat #Wellbeing
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- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyThe best reusable bottle is the one you already have. No one is saving any plastic waste if they keep buying new damn fashion bottles!
- Reposted by Charlotte Albury🌍 Climate change is increasingly threatening the #health and survival of mothers, newborns & children. A new @lshtm.bsky.social white paper, funded by the Gates Foundation, outlines key climate risks, future projections, & policy actions for #COP30 & beyond 🌡️ Read 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/media/92266
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyUK sickle cell patients ‘get worse care than sufferers of similar disorders’ www.theguardian.com/society/2025... Check out our full report: nhsrho.org/wp-content/u...
- 😸International Cat Day 😸with Bertie Wooster who gathers his toys around himself in a little nest everyday. @catsprotection.bsky.social
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyI shouldn't wade into this discourse, but LANGUAGE CHANGES and old people always hate what kids are doing. This is fine, especially if the author intends it to be euphemistic. Language policing always ends in systematic discrimination against marginalized people. We don't want to go down this road!
- Reposted by Charlotte Albury“We tend to relate to women in the workplace based on how they make the people around them feel, rather than the work that they’re doing” That’s the money quote. The workplace hive mind doesn’t want women to be challenging, questioning, problem solving, good speakers, opinionated, or interrupting.
- Reposted by Charlotte AlburyPack your flippers, we’re going around the world! 🐢 Alongside partners, we’re mapping all seven #marine #turtle species, in all ocean basins and over 140 countries, to protect those most at risk & help governments keep their ocean promises. ⚓ wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?14...
