Dr Karen Gainey
karenmgainey.bsky.social
Dr Karen Gainey
@karenmgainey.bsky.social
Health communicator with an appreciation for plain language summaries as a means of communicating health research to a diverse audience.
I'm pround to be an hashtag#EvidenceAmbassador for the 2025 hashtag#WorldEBHCDay campaign, "Collaborating knowledge communication".

To learn more about my work on plain language summaries and why I decided to do my PhD on this important topic, check out my blog worldebhcday.org/blog/2025/co...
Communicating to a diverse audiences: what can plain language summaries offer? | World EBHC Day
Introduction: Why did I do a PhD about plain language summaries?Most of us will have found ourselves searching for health information, either for ourselves or a loved one. Today, the challenge is not ...
worldebhcday.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
#WorldEBHCDay spotlights the global impact of hashtag#EBHC on research, policy, practice & health outcomes.
In 2025 the theme for the day is "Collaborative knowledge communication".
Join the conversation!
Find out how you and your organisation can participate
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Take Action | World EBHC Day
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October 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I'm excited to share my latest paper which uncovers some perspectives about plain language summaries from the people who read them.

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@sydneyhealthlitlab.bsky.social
Perspectives of people with chronic illness about plain language summaries: a qualitative analysis
Abstract. People with chronic health conditions tend to look for information from a range of sources. Although information online is accessible, the qualit
academic.oup.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Researchers at the Sydney Health Literacy Lab at The University of Sydney are looking for editors-in-chief and associate editors of health and medical journals, located either in Australia or internationally.
December 13, 2024 at 3:37 PM