Jolyn Hersch PhD
jolynhersch.bsky.social
Jolyn Hersch PhD
@jolynhersch.bsky.social
Senior Research Fellow. The Daffodil Centre, Sydney Health Literacy Lab, and Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group. The University of Sydney, Australia
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*New publication*

Interventions to support patient decision making about taking part in health research: A systematic review

doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...

Just out in Patient Education & Counseling

@sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au @katiegillies.bsky.social
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Optimizing qualitative methods in implementation research: a resource for editors, reviewers, authors, and researchers to dispel ten common misperceptions about qualitative research methods #impsci #ImpSciComms

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Optimizing qualitative methods in implementation research: a resource for editors, reviewers, authors, and researchers to dispel ten common misperceptions about qualitative research methods - Implemen...
Background Qualitative methods are central to implementation research. Qualitative research provides rich contextual insight into lived experiences of health and illness, healthcare systems and care d...
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December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Final chance to submit an abstract for ISDM 2026! The late-breaking abstract deadline is January 12, 11:59pm EST.

Conference: July 7-10, 2026, in Hanover, New Hampshire
Theme: A Wider Lens in shared decision making
Submit abstracts here: www.sites.dartmouth.edu/ISDM2026

@isdmsociety.bsky.social
2026 ISDM Conference
The 2026 International Shared Decision Making Conference will be held at Dartmouth College from July 7-10, 2026
www.sites.dartmouth.edu
January 8, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Disclosing the Decision to Decline Breast Screening and/or Breast Cancer Treatment Due to Concerns About Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment
by @dr-skcj.bsky.social et al.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 7, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Reposted by Jolyn Hersch PhD
Although polarized dermatoscopes yielded more reportable images and fewer quality issues, a lower-cost, ambient-light, nonpolarized dermatoscope provided comparable clinical utility at a fraction of the cost. ja.ma/3M0EXOE
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reposted by Jolyn Hersch PhD
I cover CDoH for Healthwire, a project of U.S. Right to Know. We would appreciate your support and spreading the word about our work, which is based on peer-reviewed, published research from credible sources. usrtk.org/donate/
December 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW: 2026 International Shared Decision Making Conference Abstract submission deadline extended to Friday 19th December
sites.dartmouth.edu/isdm2026/cal...
December 8, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Beware the money trail & promises of femtech, experts warn.
Great to be part of a recent session on commercial determinants of health where Prof Barbara Mintzes talked about how femtech builds on language from women’s liberation but misuses it for commercial purposes. www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/he...
Beware the money trail and promises of femtech, experts warn
It comes with a promise of empowerment, but tech that targets women does not always deliver.
www.smh.com.au
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Proudly part of 2 ECR teams winning @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social Publication Pitch awards!

w/ Swee Sharma, Christian Longtin, Jeremy Chang.
1pg Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain... jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

&

w/ Dee Ackermann, Ellie Medcalf, Karen Bracken.
PAPER IN PRESS - stay tuned!
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
When people get info re breast cancer screening that conflicts with past messages, they may lose trust in the healthcare system - underscores importance of consistent messages.
@tamarparmet.bsky.social @ldscherer.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... (ICYMI)
Key finding here is that reduced trust was associated with perceiving conflict between the evidence and past screening messages. Implication is that we should engage *more consistent evidence based messaging*
Trust in the healthcare system declines after exposure to information about the harms and benefits of breast cancer screening
by Tamar Parmet, @ldscherer.bsky.social & others including @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social & me.
Journal of Health Psychology, online 1st:
journals.sagepub.com/share/R56ZPM...
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
How does oncologists’ communication affect patients’ well-being and online health information seeking? – A randomized experiment
by Henkel et al in PEC
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Clinicians advised to emphasize collaborative info exchange and guide patients to trustworthy online sources.
November 8, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Comparing traditional & AI-enhanced strategies for developing patient decision aids: a multiple case study
by @anikgiguere.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social @julieayre.bsky.social et al
just out in BMJ EBM
ebm.bmj.com/content/earl...
@sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au @isdmsociety.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Factors Associated With Implementation of Biomarker Testing and Strategies to Improve Its Clinical Uptake in Cancer Care: Systematic Review Using Theoretical Domains Framework | JCO Precision Oncology ascopubs.org/doi/full/10....
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Evaluating the use of text-message reminders and personalised text-message reminders on the return of participant questionnaires in trials, a systematic review and meta-analysis - Laura Doherty et al, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Reposted by Jolyn Hersch PhD
📢 Ethics meets genomics: An online resource to improve confidence of human research ethics committee (HREC) members in reviewing complex genomics protocols. 🧬

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Empowering human research ethics committees to review genomics applications: evaluating the utility of a custom online education resource - European Journal of Human Genetics
European Journal of Human Genetics - Empowering human research ethics committees to review genomics applications: evaluating the utility of a custom online education resource
www.nature.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Reposted by Jolyn Hersch PhD
📢 The EJHG invites contributions for a special issue exploring the role of DNA in public health screening.

We welcome:
➡️ Original research
➡️ Reviews
➡️ Commentaries

🗓 Deadline: December 31st, 2025
📨 Submit via: www.nature.com/collections/...

@eshg.bsky.social @eshgyoung.bsky.social
DNA in public health screening programmes
The rapid technological progress makes it possible to use DNA testing in settings outside of clinical genetics services. This implies that public health ...
www.nature.com
July 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Reposted by Jolyn Hersch PhD
Improving the representativeness of survey respondent populations allows a better understanding of whether and how preferences may differ by population subgroups, which is important to guide policy and implementation decisions in genomic medicine.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Preferences for genetic testing among populations underrepresented in genomic research: a systematic review - European Journal of Human Genetics
European Journal of Human Genetics - Preferences for genetic testing among populations underrepresented in genomic research: a systematic review
www.nature.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Today in @mja.com.au:
@tammyh.bsky.social & the Aus SDM Research Network argue embedding SDM in the health system is vital & urgent.
Scaling SDM for all should be a national priority.

www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/8/words-action-time-australia-take-shared-decision-making-implementation-seriously
October 20, 2025 at 2:39 AM
JMIR Res Protocols: Social Media Marketing of Non-Evidence-Based Women's Health Interventions: #Protocol for a Content Analysis Using Participatory #Research Methods
Social Media Marketing of Non-Evidence-Based Women's Health Interventions: #Protocol for a Content Analysis Using Participatory #Research Methods
Background: The promotion of non-evidence-based health interventions to women on social media is a growing problem. Objective: This #Study aims to explore the use of social media to disseminate and promote health interventions that lack robust evidence and are of current interest and popularity. Methods: A content analysis of posts on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook about 5 health interventions targeted at women will be conducted using participatory #Research methods with consumers. English-language posts that discuss boric acid suppositories, fertility testing, perimenopause and menopause testing, supplements and hormone treatments for menopause, and menopause hormone therapy for disease prevention will be included. Using keyword searches related to each health intervention, consumers will screen the top posts until 100 eligible posts on 2 different social media platforms are identified (1000 posts total across the 5 health interventions). Data from the post’s caption, on-screen text, and audio and/or video will be included in the analysis. The analysis of these posts will take both a deductive approach using a prespecified framework and an inductive approach, generating key themes from the post content. Results: Data on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook have been searched and screened. Development of the coding framework and analysis is now underway. The findings will be disseminated via publications in peer-reviewed international medical journals and presentations at national and international conferences in 2025 and 2026. Conclusions: This novel #Study will provide important insights into how information on various women’s health interventions and products, which currently lack robust evidence of benefit, are being disseminated and promoted on social media to women. Understanding this is essential for developing strategies to mitigate potential harm and plan solutions, thus protecting women from the low-value interventions marketed to them, becoming patients unnecessarily, and taking finite resources away from the health care system.
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October 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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NEW 🔔 “It’s all about the money.” Australian women’s perspectives about menopause and the commercial determinants of health

✍️ Katrina Wood, Simone McCarthy, Hannah Pitt, Melanie Randle, Grace Arnot, Samantha Thomas

OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf168
October 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Quick follow-up post confirming it's out!

Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare
4th Edition

including...
Chapter 42: SDM for screening! - by me, Rikke Nicoline Stokholm, @tuftejet.bsky.social & @carissabonner.bsky.social

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Available in print / e-book
I'm delighted to announce our forthcoming Oxford Textbook of Shared Decision Making in Healthcare (4th Edition).

Glyn Elwyn
Adrian Edwards

Publication date - late August 2025. Pre-order available now. Further updates to follow.

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#shareddecisionmaking
September 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
My @sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au @wiserhealthcare.bsky.social @sydney.edu.au colleague @jenna-smith.bsky.social is doing this fellowship in Berlin right now, and it sounds fantastic! Check it out!
Apply online by November 1st! Wiko Early Career Call for fellowships 2026/27 in the #NaturalSciences and #LifeSciences. Gain time to think during a 3–5 month #fellowship at the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin – Institute for Advanced Study: wiko-berlin.de/fellow-werde... #cfa
September 25, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Please consider signing this petition to save the UTS public health program and our colleagues. Public health is so important and our colleagues deserve better! chng.it/b7yV6tywPd
Cambia algo. Firma esta perición.
Save UTS Public Health – For Students, Communities, and Equity
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September 24, 2025 at 3:23 AM
HDR students in cancer research — don’t miss the chance to showcase your work!

📅 Abstracts due: 3 Oct, 11:59pm
📍 Symposium: 12 Nov, Susan Wakil Health Bldg @sydney.edu.au
🎤 Theme: Breaking Barriers: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Cancer Challenges

SUBMIT: sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
September 24, 2025 at 6:52 AM