The Sydney Health Literacy Lab is also leading a $5 million NHMRC Synergy Grant for NextGen AI Health Literacy, bringing together investigators from across Australia and internationally. A dedicated NextGen AI Health Literacy LinkedIn page is coming soon, stay tuned for updates!

Congratulations to A/Prof Carissa Bonner, who has been awarded an NHMRC Investigator Grant supporting the next phase of her heart health literacy research!

AI is opening up new possibilities for how healthcare is designed and delivered, and there’s lots happening at the Sydney Health Literacy Lab!

💡 Looking for participants! 💡 We're doing an online on social support and health information. You'll be asked about: ➡️ How your family and friends may support you, ➡️Basic information about you (age, education, work), ➡️Your health and wellbeing. Learn more: redcap.sydney.edu.au/surveys/?s=7...

📢 Looking for GP participants for 30 min survey! 📢 We're evaluating the 'Heart Health Yarning Tool', which aims to support health professionals to engage in shared decision making with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about Heart Health. Link: sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

📢 Survey for all members of the general public We would really appreciate your help in improving how information about heart attacks is communicated. 🫀 Complete the 5-min survey: ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #HeartAttack #HealthHealth #HealthLiteracy #HealthCommunication #AcademicSky 🛟

🗣️ Now recruiting! Are you an adult and speak a language other than English at home? We want know how you find information about your health, both online and from other places. Study involves a 45 min interview (online or in person). More info here: sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Another SHeLL PhD submitted! 🎓 Huge congratulations to Karen Gainey on submitting her PhD thesis this week! 👏 Karen's thesis was titled "Communicating health research to a diverse audience: what can plain language summaries offer". @karenmgainey.bsky.social @kirstenmccaffery.bsky.social

Two submitting PhDs! 🎓 Huge congratulations to Olivia Mac and Melody Taba on submitting their PhD theses! We are very proud of their achievements at the lab! Congratulations as well to their supervisors: A/Prof Danielle Muscat, A/Prof Carissa Bonner, Dr Julie Ayre & Prof Kirsten McCaffery 👏

Huge congratulations to our superstar research assistant Alice Graham on being awarded the #DigitalHealthWeek2025 Best Presentation Prize. Alice presented her Honours work on "The Impact of Healthcare Information About Endometriosis on Social media on Women's Medical Decision Making".

Interested in shaping the future of health research? Join the Sydney Health Literacy Lab Consumer Panel (Co-SHeLL) and help us in our research! If you're a patient, consumer or community member, we'd love to hear from you. Learn more: sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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