Laura Chien
@laura-chien.bsky.social
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Fellow 2024-25 | #PhD candidate at #ANU ICH | #HealthCommunication, patients, caregivers & diagnostic #uncertainty | plants! #MyNativeGarden #cbr
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Laura Chien
@laura-chien.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Words of wisdom from the principal at my daughter's yr 6 graduation today: "Welcome the discomfort of uncertainty. Welcome the discomfort of not knowing. It's the first step to new knowledge". The same could be said to graduating med students re #diagnostic #uncertainty. #medsky #academicsky
Perspective piece with @drmarydahm.bsky.social and Jen Morris on the need for #DiagnosticSafety in the #NSQHS standards.
#DiagnosticError #DiagnosticExcellence #PatientSafety
#DiagnosticError #DiagnosticExcellence #PatientSafety
It’s time for national policy that puts diagnostic safety on the agenda, and drives real change to prevent errors before more patients are harmed
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November 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Perspective piece with @drmarydahm.bsky.social and Jen Morris on the need for #DiagnosticSafety in the #NSQHS standards.
#DiagnosticError #DiagnosticExcellence #PatientSafety
#DiagnosticError #DiagnosticExcellence #PatientSafety
Reposted by Laura Chien
Diagnostic error is prevalent, harmful and costly - It’s time for national policy that puts diagnostic safety on the agenda, and drives real change to prevent errors before more patients are harmed
@laura-chien.bsky.social #patientsafety #diagnosis #MedSky
insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/46/diag...
@laura-chien.bsky.social #patientsafety #diagnosis #MedSky
insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/46/diag...
Diagnostic error is prevalent, harmful and costly — Australia must take diagnostic safety seriously - InSight+
It’s time for national policy that puts diagnostic safety on the agenda, and drives real change to prevent errors before more patients are harmed, write Laura Chien, Mary Dahm and Jen Morris. Every ye...
insightplus.mja.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Diagnostic error is prevalent, harmful and costly - It’s time for national policy that puts diagnostic safety on the agenda, and drives real change to prevent errors before more patients are harmed
@laura-chien.bsky.social #patientsafety #diagnosis #MedSky
insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/46/diag...
@laura-chien.bsky.social #patientsafety #diagnosis #MedSky
insightplus.mja.com.au/2025/46/diag...
❓What do patients and caregivers want when it comes to #communication about diagnostic #uncertainty? Sneak 👀 at our #cbr BMJ @ihi.org International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare #poster! Say hi👋 @ the poster session
!@drmarydahm.bsky.social @anntics.bsky.social #Healthcomm #DxExcellence
!@drmarydahm.bsky.social @anntics.bsky.social #Healthcomm #DxExcellence
November 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
❓What do patients and caregivers want when it comes to #communication about diagnostic #uncertainty? Sneak 👀 at our #cbr BMJ @ihi.org International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare #poster! Say hi👋 @ the poster session
!@drmarydahm.bsky.social @anntics.bsky.social #Healthcomm #DxExcellence
!@drmarydahm.bsky.social @anntics.bsky.social #Healthcomm #DxExcellence
Reposted by Laura Chien
What a fantastic team and supportive funders to work with! Hope you all enjoy the module we made 📓👩🏫👩⚕️👨⚕️🥼❔⁉️
abimfoundation.org/uncertainty-...
abimfoundation.org/uncertainty-...
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
What a fantastic team and supportive funders to work with! Hope you all enjoy the module we made 📓👩🏫👩⚕️👨⚕️🥼❔⁉️
abimfoundation.org/uncertainty-...
abimfoundation.org/uncertainty-...
Our article on the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine's history, impact and the challenges ahead to improve #DiagnosticSafety is available #OpenAccess: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#DiagnosticError #PatientSafety @ichatanu.bsky.social @drmarydahm.bsky.social
#DiagnosticError #PatientSafety @ichatanu.bsky.social @drmarydahm.bsky.social
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine’s legacy: building a foundation for diagnostic excellence
The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) played a pivotal role in elevating diagnostic error from an overlooked aspect of patient safety to a recognized healthcare priority during its thirt...
www.degruyterbrill.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Our article on the Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine's history, impact and the challenges ahead to improve #DiagnosticSafety is available #OpenAccess: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
#DiagnosticError #PatientSafety @ichatanu.bsky.social @drmarydahm.bsky.social
#DiagnosticError #PatientSafety @ichatanu.bsky.social @drmarydahm.bsky.social
I'll be at the @theihi.bsky.social @bmj.com International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in #CBR! Anyone coming to Canberra? Sharing findings from #PhD research on communicating diagnostic uncertainty in the ED.
#QualityImprovment #HealthComm #Uncertainty #DiagnosticExcellence
#QualityImprovment #HealthComm #Uncertainty #DiagnosticExcellence
August 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I'll be at the @theihi.bsky.social @bmj.com International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in #CBR! Anyone coming to Canberra? Sharing findings from #PhD research on communicating diagnostic uncertainty in the ED.
#QualityImprovment #HealthComm #Uncertainty #DiagnosticExcellence
#QualityImprovment #HealthComm #Uncertainty #DiagnosticExcellence
Manuscript submitted 🥳 #SubmissionCake time 🍰 Working from home today so it's submission jam drop for afternoon tea ☕ #AcademicSky #PhD
August 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Manuscript submitted 🥳 #SubmissionCake time 🍰 Working from home today so it's submission jam drop for afternoon tea ☕ #AcademicSky #PhD
Funding request approved! 🥳 get to go to this is December 😀
At IHI Forum 2025, "Together" isn't just a theme, it's a call to action.
Join hundreds of passionate improvers at the Anaheim Convention Center on December 7–10, 2025, as we shape the future of health care, together.
Sign up by September 30 for an early bird discounted rate: go.ihi.org/forum2025
Join hundreds of passionate improvers at the Anaheim Convention Center on December 7–10, 2025, as we shape the future of health care, together.
Sign up by September 30 for an early bird discounted rate: go.ihi.org/forum2025
August 13, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Funding request approved! 🥳 get to go to this is December 😀
Reposted by Laura Chien
ANU community members, please help complete this governance survey.
The organizers are seeking high volume of responses before the Senate hearing next Tuesday.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The organizers are seeking high volume of responses before the Senate hearing next Tuesday.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
ANU community members, please help complete this governance survey.
The organizers are seeking high volume of responses before the Senate hearing next Tuesday.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The organizers are seeking high volume of responses before the Senate hearing next Tuesday.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sign this #OpenLetter to support better conditions for casual academics at #ANU.
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Open letter: Concerns Regarding the Treatment of Casual Sessional Academics at ANU
This letter is now open for signatures, and will be sent on August 18, 2025.
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August 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Sign this #OpenLetter to support better conditions for casual academics at #ANU.
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Writing and coffee break ✍️☕ in the backyard turned into bird watching 🦜🦜🦜Spotted today: fairy wrens, silver eyes, red wattle birds, king parrots, a magpie lark and a currawong. #MyNativeGarden #CBR #PhDLife
a bird perched on a branch next to a cup of coffee .
ALT: a bird perched on a branch next to a cup of coffee .
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July 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Writing and coffee break ✍️☕ in the backyard turned into bird watching 🦜🦜🦜Spotted today: fairy wrens, silver eyes, red wattle birds, king parrots, a magpie lark and a currawong. #MyNativeGarden #CBR #PhDLife
Transcriber, thank you. Only 39 pages of female speakers to identify in these interactions. It's fine 😁🫠🙃 #HealthComm
July 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Transcriber, thank you. Only 39 pages of female speakers to identify in these interactions. It's fine 😁🫠🙃 #HealthComm
July 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Reposted by Laura Chien
Relying on rumours: ANU PhD and postgraduate scholars request transparency and consultation from leadership.
“Morale is low, our supervisors are worried about losing their jobs, and the disciplines we devote ourselves to may soon be disestablished.” docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
“Morale is low, our supervisors are worried about losing their jobs, and the disciplines we devote ourselves to may soon be disestablished.” docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Relying on rumours: ANU PhD and postgraduate scholars request transparency and consultation from leadership.
“Morale is low, our supervisors are worried about losing their jobs, and the disciplines we devote ourselves to may soon be disestablished.” docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
“Morale is low, our supervisors are worried about losing their jobs, and the disciplines we devote ourselves to may soon be disestablished.” docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Our article on an intervention to improve #nursinghandover is the second-most read article published by @jclinnursing.bsky.social in the last 2 years🎉 If you're a #nursingleader who wants to improve handover, have a read! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HealthComm @ichatanu.bsky.social
#HealthComm @ichatanu.bsky.social
Implementing a ward‐level intervention to improve nursing handover communication with a focus on bedside handover—A qualitative study
Aim
To improve the effectiveness of nursing clinical handover through a qualitative, tailored communication intervention.
Design
A multisite before and after intervention using qualitative ethnogr.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Our article on an intervention to improve #nursinghandover is the second-most read article published by @jclinnursing.bsky.social in the last 2 years🎉 If you're a #nursingleader who wants to improve handover, have a read! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#HealthComm @ichatanu.bsky.social
#HealthComm @ichatanu.bsky.social
I'll be at the ACT Health #CHARM poster viewing event
5-6.30pm today in Canberra Hospital Building 5, Reception Foyer. 👋come and say hi👋
5-6.30pm today in Canberra Hospital Building 5, Reception Foyer. 👋come and say hi👋
👀Sneak peek! Our poster for ACT Health #CHARM.🔍We looked at #expectations about #diagnosis in #emergencycare. With @drmarydahm.bsky.social, @anntics.bsky.social, Jen Morris, Carmel Crock & Sam Scanlan.👋Say hi @ the poster session. 🗓 5-6.30pm, Mon 16 June. #CHARM
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/charm-2025...
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/charm-2025...
June 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I'll be at the ACT Health #CHARM poster viewing event
5-6.30pm today in Canberra Hospital Building 5, Reception Foyer. 👋come and say hi👋
5-6.30pm today in Canberra Hospital Building 5, Reception Foyer. 👋come and say hi👋
June 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
👀Sneak peek! Our poster for ACT Health #CHARM.🔍We looked at #expectations about #diagnosis in #emergencycare. With @drmarydahm.bsky.social, @anntics.bsky.social, Jen Morris, Carmel Crock & Sam Scanlan.👋Say hi @ the poster session. 🗓 5-6.30pm, Mon 16 June. #CHARM
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/charm-2025...
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/charm-2025...
June 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
👀Sneak peek! Our poster for ACT Health #CHARM.🔍We looked at #expectations about #diagnosis in #emergencycare. With @drmarydahm.bsky.social, @anntics.bsky.social, Jen Morris, Carmel Crock & Sam Scanlan.👋Say hi @ the poster session. 🗓 5-6.30pm, Mon 16 June. #CHARM
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/charm-2025...
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/charm-2025...
And even more excellent for offering $10 online registration for students and FREE for #patient learners ✅
Did you see that @anntics.bsky.social?
Did you see that @anntics.bsky.social?
This is an excellent event for anyone interest in #patientsafety #diagnosticsafety Alaska's 5th Annual Improving Diagnostic Accuracy in Medicine Conference
May 8, 2025 – May 9, 2025 web.cvent.com/event/649d23...
May 8, 2025 – May 9, 2025 web.cvent.com/event/649d23...
Home Days of Conference - Alaska's 5th Annual Improving Diagnostic Accuracy in Medicine Conference
web.cvent.com
April 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
And even more excellent for offering $10 online registration for students and FREE for #patient learners ✅
Did you see that @anntics.bsky.social?
Did you see that @anntics.bsky.social?
Reposted by Laura Chien
This is an excellent event for anyone interest in #patientsafety #diagnosticsafety Alaska's 5th Annual Improving Diagnostic Accuracy in Medicine Conference
May 8, 2025 – May 9, 2025 web.cvent.com/event/649d23...
May 8, 2025 – May 9, 2025 web.cvent.com/event/649d23...
Home Days of Conference - Alaska's 5th Annual Improving Diagnostic Accuracy in Medicine Conference
web.cvent.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is an excellent event for anyone interest in #patientsafety #diagnosticsafety Alaska's 5th Annual Improving Diagnostic Accuracy in Medicine Conference
May 8, 2025 – May 9, 2025 web.cvent.com/event/649d23...
May 8, 2025 – May 9, 2025 web.cvent.com/event/649d23...
One episode in and hooked on @thenocturnists.bsky.social #uncertainty in #medicine series. Brilliant start.
thenocturnists.org/podcast/unce...
@anntics.bsky.social you might be interested in this one?
thenocturnists.org/podcast/unce...
@anntics.bsky.social you might be interested in this one?
The Art of Not Knowing - The Nocturnists Podcast
Humanizing healthcare through storytelling. The Nocturnists is an award-winning medical storytelling program founded in 2016 by San Francisco internal medicine physician Emily Silverman.
thenocturnists.org
April 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
One episode in and hooked on @thenocturnists.bsky.social #uncertainty in #medicine series. Brilliant start.
thenocturnists.org/podcast/unce...
@anntics.bsky.social you might be interested in this one?
thenocturnists.org/podcast/unce...
@anntics.bsky.social you might be interested in this one?
#Metrics Let me count the ways. Never been so conscious of being assessed on outputs as in academia. I came to this sector from the public service - where often my name wasn't even on my outputs... #AcademicSky
March 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
#Metrics Let me count the ways. Never been so conscious of being assessed on outputs as in academia. I came to this sector from the public service - where often my name wasn't even on my outputs... #AcademicSky
Canberra 🤯 What kind of sorcery is this at the #AustralianNationalBotanicGardens?🪄🧙
March 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Canberra 🤯 What kind of sorcery is this at the #AustralianNationalBotanicGardens?🪄🧙