Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her)

Health sociologist, social context of blood donation, Research Fellow @lifeboodau. Opinions are her own.

[ISBT Central Office @ISBTCO]

Read the paper Still willing and able to contribute: donor perspectives on donating blood in later life by Rachel Thorpe et al in #ScienceSeries https://t.co/Fh69Gywz07

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

@lifebloodRnD @CanadasLifeline @sanquin @lifebloodau @evamaria_merz @ISBTCO Great to see this work with @kellyjholloway Jennie Haw @barbaramasser and @evamaria_merz getting noticed

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

Great to work with Jennie Haw and @kellyjholloway on this analysis of how blood collection agency messaging encouraged continued donation during the early days of COVID-19 https://t.co/F548XU8xq8

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

@RhesusNegatives Sorry about that, try this doi/10.1111/vox.13242

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

When anti-D donors understand how their #blooddonation helps babies, they’re more committed. We can help them stay motivated with staff education and support.
New study from @lifebloodrnd and @barbaramasser @SarahKruse286 https://t.co/PJq4ggi9NC @DORN @ISBT

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

@DonorNetworkUQ @kathleenchell Great to see you and your work featured @kathleenchell

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

Interesting to hear @kellyjholloway talk about Canadian plasma donors wanting to know more about plasma so they could encourage friends to donate. Enjoying this event @DonorNetworkUQ Week of talks

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

@kathleenchell @barbaramasser @lifebloodau @iFECCA So exciting Kathleen, Barbara and others, well done!

[Dr Habib Naqvi MBE @DrHNaqvi]

Today we've launched a public survey on the language we use to talk and write about race and ethnicity. Language can mean different things to different people - we want to hear from you about the terms you identify with and prefer. Take part here: https://t.co/pp1xhPYjff

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

@DrSharronH This sounds like a fantastic and important venture @DrSharronH

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

New article with @AmandaThijsen @TanyaDavison50 @barbaramasser and Lilly Nguyen provides insights to encourage donor return following a VVR. https://t.co/MvaN1bJRml

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

Check out our paper on blood organisation messaging and maintaining donor trust in a pandemic https://t.co/LN7x5x2H0X with colleagues Jennie Haw and @kellyjholloway

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

@evamaria_merz @loez23 @ValkHelga @EMJHuisintVeld @efklinkenberg @FrankeQuee @carolinegraf321 @Meike_Bartels @A2ali @barbaramasser @PamalaWi @Ting31937565 @tdavisonblood Many thanks, it's great to be surrounded by such clever and inspiring colleagues

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

@kellyjholloway @CanadasLifeline @QuinnGrundy @Jhaw49116030 @cmrherder Sounds great Kelly, I'd love to hear more about this

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

@McMasterHAS @McMasterU @GilbreaCentre @UniKent @MIRAMcMaster @McMasterSocSci @mcmasterhum @ndalmer Would love to attend but sadly the time difference is too difficult for those in Aus. Will the session be recorded?

[Susan Prentice PhD🇨🇦 @susanprentice]

Important insights from @DrIvyBourgeault, who cogently argues: "If we are to be a resilient society, we need to build a stronger care infrastructure – from childcare and education and into health and social care of our society’s sick and elderly." https://t.co/FIpUDOx5KH

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

And the kids have finally gone back to school. House feels strangely empty. And quiet.

[Eva-Maria Merz @evamaria_merz]

check out our newest paper on blood donation barriers discussed on social media https://t.co/D7zM3fiU35
with great colleagues @stevenramondt @PeterKerkhof @sanquin

[Prof. Barbara Masser @barbaramasser]

Are you in Australia, over 18, and have or have had COVID-19? Share your thoughts with us by completing a short survey - https://t.co/aIJzBdnkvN. Please retweet!! @RachelThorpe5 @tdavisonblood @KyleSeanJensen @A2ali @DavidIrvo @RenaHirani

[Dr Rachel Thorpe (she/her) @RachelThorpe5]

@blakemckimmie Wow, quite an in-depth analysis. The result of too much bed-time reading? Timmy does seem to save the day in many of the stories, so it is plausible.