Danielle Muscat

Senior Research Fellow @Sydney_Uni @Healthlitlab | @ARC DECRA Award Recipient | Research Director @WSLHD Health Literacy Hub | Co-Editor in Chief @HLCOjournal

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

@KirstenMcCaffer Kirsten, how lovely it was to see so much of you reflected in their stories ...."exceptional supporter of female scientists", "education and equalities specialist" but most of all..."kindness, friendship and modesty".

[Health Literacy & Communication Open @HLCOjournal]

We are very excited to announce our first 2 research papers have been published, illustrating different approaches to working with stakeholders to codesign health literacy strategies in maternity settings in Australia and Denmark: https://t.co/vEOinIpseZ

[Stephanie Partridge @DrStephaniePart]

Well done @carissa_bon @Dmuscat92 for launching @HLCOjournal & your 1st editorial Editors in Chief!
"Please join us in tackling contemporary issues in #healthliteracy & health communication by engaging as a regular reader, an author, & a peer reviewer"
https://t.co/dcYjGnRCRY

[Jocelyne Basseal @JocelyneBasseal]

Honoured to support the Health Literacy & Communication Open journal @HLCOjournal thanks for the opportunity @carissa_bon & @Dmuscat92

#publishing #editor

[Health Literacy & Communication Open @HLCOjournal]

Our new journal is open for submissions on all things health communication and health literacy, and will waive open access fees for 2023. Read about the journal, our Co-Chief Editors @carissa_bon and @Dmuscat92 and the editorial board here: https://t.co/rjO0yfOCDi

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

You can check out the new Health Literacy and Communication Open journal here: https://t.co/B2BcD1ZvKj

#healthliteracy #healthcommunication #newjournal

[A/Prof Carissa Bonner @carissa_bon]

Excited to announce that I will be the Co-Editor in Chief with @Dmuscat92 for a new Taylor & Francis journal, Health Literacy and Communication Open. Follow us at @HLCOjournal for updates ahead of our launch in April. And get in touch if you have papers you'd like to submit!

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

@Nickii_dlm ❤️

[HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice @HLRPJournal]

MOST CITED: Shared decision-making (SDM) has been found to be significantly associated with improved patient outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a program to improve #healthliteracy skills for SDM in adults with lower literacy.

https://t.co/j7GAyg2nVx

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

@smith_jenna_ @KristieWeir @JesseJansen_ @KirstenMcCaffer @HealthLitLab @isdmsociety Reunited!!! How wonderful!

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

Great to be chatting about all-things #healthliteracy at #nms2022! Stay tuned for the upcoming presentation about the SHeLL Health Literacy Editor by @julieayre32…

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

It was wonderful collaborating with @HT_Maindal on this!

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

Looking beyond #healthliteracy as an individual attribute…Here’s what we found out about #distributedhealthliteracy in our recent syst rev: https://t.co/qaN82Cazff @julieayre32 @HealthLitLab @DanielleGessler

[Expertscape: Your Source For Medical Experts @Daily_Experts]

As part of Health Literacy Month (October 2021), we congratulate Dr. Danielle Marie Muscat [dmuscat92] of the University of Sydney -- Recognized as an Expertscape Expert in Health Literacy.
https://t.co/451TnDZk2N

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

UPCOMING WEBINAR -
COVID-19 Knowledge, Beliefs and Behaviours: A survey of >700 culturally and linguistically diverse community members in Greater Western Sydney
https://t.co/YOBfSEr4zp

@HealthLitLab @julieayre32

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

Plain language and in-language information about COVID (particularly vaccination) needs to “become the rule rather than the exception”....

[Anna Evangeli @a_evangeli]

No wonder people are confused. Most official COVID vaccine advice is way too complex https://t.co/yXvJ2xawCb via @ConversationEDU

[Anna Evangeli @a_evangeli]

No wonder people are confused. Most official COVID vaccine advice is way too complex https://t.co/yXvJ2xawCb via @ConversationEDU

[Olivia Mac @oliviamac_3]

Proud to share the preprint of my first MPhil paper in @theMJA Big thanks to my @HealthLitLab dream team @Dmuscat92 @julieayre32 @PinikaPatel @KirstenMcCaffer

[Dr Julie Ayre @julieayre32]

Want a structured approach to developing performance-based health literacy measures? @Dmuscat92 @NutbeamDon @KirstenMcCaffer, Dan Costa and I put together some reflections (and a checklist)! 50-day free access here: https://t.co/upv5DWirog

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

More work to be done to address #healthliteracy in PtDAs! @KirstenMcCaffer @MarieAnneDurand @AshHoustenOTD @smith_jenna_ @oliviamac_3 @AnikGiguere @AishaLangford @SianK_Smith
https://t.co/VT9lTls1bV

[Danielle Muscat @Dmuscat92]

Our #IPDAS review out now - Only 12% of patient decision aids addressed the needs of low health literacy or other socially-disadvantaged groups. None written at <6th-grade reading level + only 5 met the recommended threshold for actionability.