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Alicia King (she/her)
@aliciajeanking.bsky.social
Research fellow exploring the #process and #impact of #codesign & #livedexperience in #healthcare, on Wurundjeri land.

#agedcare #mentalhealth #sexualhealth #digitalhealth

…and #planetaryhealth because we’re all f%#ked if we don’t take #climateactionnow
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To what extent does the reporting of #user input in publications suggest their input is meaningfully shaping the development of #digital #sexualhealth tools?

Our team of international experts answer this question in our #openacces scoping review: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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November 9, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Academia… where you can spend several hours on your day off preparing an application to VOLUNTEER your time and expertise and still be rejected.

#academicsky
a man is covering his face with his hand and saying `` seriously '' .
ALT: a man is covering his face with his hand and saying `` seriously '' .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
One for the “researchers” 😬😜

#academicsky #bugonia
Movies today (Mon)...🍿
• ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER 3:05pm (ends Wed, Nov 5)
• THELONIOUS MONK: STRAIGHT, NO CHASER 3:30pm 8pm
• BUGONIA (35mm) 4:05pm 6:40pm 9:15pm
• THE MASTERMIND 5:35pm 8:45pm
• IF I HAD LEGS, I’D KICK YOU 6:20pm
> bit.ly/Belcourt-Films
November 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Rereading an interview with an older person and realising they have likened themselves to society’s garbage. 🗑️

#ageism #agedcare
a woman is covering her mouth with her hand while wearing a bracelet .
ALT: a woman is covering her mouth with her hand while wearing a bracelet .
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Reposted by Alicia King (she/her)
Yesterday our CEO Dr Shane Huntington OAM interviewed Monique Ryan MP on Triple R about how we can achieve full disbursement of the Medical Research Future Fund.

Keep your eyes peeled for her press conference this Thursday 6/11!

Check out the full interview here ➡️ lnkd.in/gz3XVpWa
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Sorry to hear this #AustralianMade clothing brand is shutting up shop.

Their basics last for YEARS of regular wear & machine washing. #reduce

My particular faves are the Ponte pants - an alternative to trackies for #workingfromhome in Winter.

Get yours now:
www.woolerina.com.au/blogs/news/c...
Closing the Chapter on 20 Years
It is bittersweet to share with you that, as a family we have made the decision to close Woolerina.
www.woolerina.com.au
November 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“Sometime choosing not to implement can be as important as going forward.”
Dr Bridget Abell

“Implementing without preparation is often a bad investment.”
Prof Steven McPhail

“Often what you think is the problem is not the problem.”
Assoc Prof @zephtyack.bsky.social

#EIS2025 #ISHCA
@eisummit.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“Meeting in person for two days was transformative” particularly for neurologists commented how much they learnt from participants with MND.

For online workshops, researchers met with PwMND beforehand to ensure the accessibility of methods & technology used.

Dr Marnie Graco
#EIS2025 #ISHCA
October 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“There was a lot of eye opening for clinicians.”

Emma Tavender of PREDICT on the value of bringing youths, parents and clinicians “in the same room” during codesign which resulted in a shift in approach to support better conversations between parents & clinicians.

#EIS2025 #ISHCA
@eisummit.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:09 AM
“We need to start at the ground. . . . If we do codesign well we will see more fruit on the tree.”

Sanne Peters et al.’s metaphor has been useful in describing to codesigners the purpose of process evaluation.

#EIS2025 #ISHCA @eisummit.org

implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
“In the marketplace of evidence synthesis there’s a lot of quick & dirty. . . . Commitment to those principles [of research integrity] is unevenly distributed.”

Prof Julian Elliot of the Future Evidence Foundation on AI use in ES.

#EIS2025 #ISHCA @eisummit.org

www.cochrane.org/events/recom...
October 28, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Reflecting on @anabaumann.bsky.social’s key note Andile Madowela of the Pan African Collective:

“It requires of us to let go of hierarchies of evidence. . . to be responsive to the needs of people on the ground.”

#EIS2025 #ISHCA @eisummit.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM
“Sometime we all need a reminder of why we do the work.”

“We will get a different story depending on who we ask.”

@jaeleaskehan.bsky.social reflecting on @anabaumann.bsky.social’s key note challenge to consider:

“How are we conceptualising impact and for whom?”

#EIS2025 #ISHCA
@eisummit.org
October 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Really glad I’m no longer living in Arizona with a kid under 12 months.
Put a quack in charge, expect to be royally ducked.
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“Stakeholders are human. . . . Evidence and narrative need to be combined to build the case for reform.”

Leigh O’Neill of Susan McKinnon Foundation (far right) on challenging policy inertia.

#EIS2025 #ISHCA
@eisummit.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
“Resistance to evidence and fear comes from believing your values are not aligned”

Caroline Croser-Barlow (far left) of The Front Project on the need for relational approaches to using evidence.

#EIS2025 #ISHCA
@eisummit.org
October 28, 2025 at 6:09 AM
“Do the best you can with what you have. You’ll learn a lot from giving it a go.”

Dr John Bourke on overcoming the fear of getting co-production wrong, & following 3 principles:

Renegotiate power
Build relational resilience
Adopt a learning mindset

#EIS2025

opus.lib.uts.edu.au/bitstream/10...
opus.lib.uts.edu.au
October 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Evaluation of codesign of training for domestic migrant workers in providing responsive early childhood care in Singapore.

Keri McCrickerd of CHILD identified need for evidence supporting codesign to counter “resistance” from other stakeholders but good engagement by workers.

#EIS2025 #ISHCA
October 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Cillian Nolan of
@j-pal.bsky.social on the need for explicit theory of change, use and production of evidence to avoid poverty-reduction “policies that are well-intentioned but not well-founded.”

#EIS2025 #ISHCA @eisummit.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“To do this work you need deep connections to community.”

Prof Sandra Eades on partnering with #Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Orgs to #codesign & implement a service navigation model to support the #mentalhealth of young people in Noongar Boodjar project.

#EIS2025 #ISCHA
@eisummit.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Looking forward to meeting my fellow #healthcare #codesign and #evaluation nerds over the next couple days, and learning more about #implementationscience.

Come see my 3 minutes on the #ConversationsAboutCare evaluation and introduce yourselves.

@eisummit.org
October 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
❤️ this new review on the Role of #Power in Co‐Approaches to #HealthResearch by @mirandaniela.bsky.social addressing:
- Power within
- Power with
- Power to
- Power over

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Resonating with researcher & co-designer reflections on #codesign in my current project
The Role of Power in Co‐Approaches to Health Research: Insights From Spain and the United Kingdom With a Rapid Review of Reviews
Introduction Co-approaches to health research with socially excluded groups are becoming increasingly popular in the discourse of funding schemes in Spain and the United Kingdom. Such approaches aim.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Tried something different with a second pair which also had holes in the toes.

#repair

The designs are in this video if you want to try it yourself: youtu.be/u9t1qX-xi7s?...
October 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM