Are you interested in research to improve end of life communication? We are seeking people approaching the end of their life to participate in a research study exploring ways to improve care and communication as the end of life approaches.

Dr Hsien Seow from Waiting Room Revolution believes that co-design will help us improve the impact of #PalliativeCare in our communities #23OPCC Ping Palliative Care Australia Consumers Health Forum of Australia Dr. Lou Walsh Belinda MacLeodSmith

Read more about the positive impacts of a 'Yes' vote in this referendum in our recently published Position Paper: bit.ly/3rrQkVF

If you are confused or don’t understand “the voice” vote this week, Google it! Vote informed ya legends xox

Really proud to be a co-author on this review. A huge effort by the team, and the review is full of practical, evidence-based strategies, for informing policy makers and health services about communication during pandemics and other public health emergencies.

A podcast about our recent COVID-19 communication review has just been released! How can we communicate better with people and communities about measures which help to prevent and control COVID-19? Available at cochrane.org/CD015144 Also on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcasts.

To the five and a half million Australians who opened their hearts to walk with us, we say thank you. We see you, we hear you and we read your messages of support which keep us on an unwavering path towards justice and peace. It's not over. We’re not going to live in silence.

Us: They’re starving 2.3m people. They have no power or water, are drinking sea water to survive. 8,000 innocents slaughtered. Over 3,000 children. 20,000 wounded. Stop the bombs! Western media/random psychos on the internet: Look, this is a complicated issue because in 3000BC—

Lesley Russell Wolpe Alison Barrett If you haven't already read this in full, don't miss: A statement for our People and Country croakey.org/read-in-full-a… #Justice #UluruStatement

"The Palestinian death toll has reached 9,061. Women and children are 62% of these victims." - @unocha "Settler violence has also escalated dramatically, averaging seven attacks a day. In more than a third of these attacks, firearms were used." - @unhumanrights

Hundreds of people here today to support DULF. Last week, the office was raided and two of the co-founders were arrested. People are chanting “DULF saves lives.”

Today, the Australian Greens proudly brought the people's protest into Parliament as we boycotted Question Time after Labor refused to call for a ceasefire yet again. Like millions of Australians, we’re shocked, horrified & angered by Israel's massacre of almost 10,000 people in Gaza.

From 7 November, cohealth’s outreach teams will be hitting the streets in metro Melbourne to provide even more health and social support. This outreach service is a major part of the state government’s public intoxication response. Read more here: cohealth.org.au/media-release/…

We denounce the death warrant of civilians trapped in Al-Shifa hospital signed by the Israeli military. There needs to be an urgent and unconditional ceasefire from all warring parties; humanitarian aid must be supplied in #Gaza now ⤵️ msf.org/gaza-patients-…

Paper published! Thrilled to contribute to this article sharing a truly patient-centred model of hepatitis C care happening in Tassie. #OpenAccess #HepatitisC link.springer.com/article/10.118…

A fabulous night of Academic Speed Dating at Swinburne University of Technology University of Technology. Some great networking happening. Thank you Hawthorn Hotel for this venue. @JLog0s Donny Camera Dr. Lou Walsh Dr Md (Nahid) Choudhury, RN PhD Leo Ng Jimmy Louie Sarah Barradell Dr Emma Schneider Caroline Tuck PhD, AdvAPD

🚨New publication🚨 Prof Dawn Stacey (moving to BlueSky) and co-authors have updated "Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions". This landmark review demonstrates clear benefits of decision aid use in a wide range of health conditions. cochrane.org/news/decision-…

macklemore in 2012 "i love charity shops", macklemore now:

We know that involving the public in fundamental biomedical research delivers benefits, but we also recognise that biomedical research scientists face unique challenges when involving the public. This free evidence-based guide helps to demystify the process. #PPI #biomed #partner

Coming on here briefly to say I've jumped over here now: Dr. Lou Walsh.bsky.social