Instead of talking about 'mental disorder' epidemics, how about we discuss the epidemics of loneliness, inequality, work dissatisfaction, child neglect, debt-stress, insecure or over work, domestic abuse, inflation, household poverty & various addictions (illicit & prescribed)..?
YouTube’s algorithm steers viewers to politically extreme content, despite #extremism being a threat to societies everywhere. Instead of accepting these negative externalities, let’s build technology that strengthens our democracies.
Ever wondered how best to work with patients and publics but don't know where to start?
Register for the @TropAusAHC webinar "Community involvement in research"! 26 April 2023 1-2pm
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@edstrivens @Dr_Hempenstall @rthomasEBP@AndrewMallett8@oomgowa
Important story on #migrantworker suicide by P Pattisson & @acharyapramod - but odd that they lead on need for pre-departure screening when it would seem that the living & working conditions these men face in host countries is what needs to change https://t.co/m6cjnGBkhm
Disinformation generates anger and anxiety. This, in turn, motivates readers to engage with the content, driving platforms to amplify disinformation for profit. To stop the cycle, we need platforms that prioritize #sense-making, not user engagement.
🧵1/ ChatGPT has evoked much concern over authorship & intellectual property; academic integrity; veracity; and tone & tenor.
Not enough attention is paid, however, to ChatGPT's inherent conservativism.
Congrats @misimi27 on your 1st first-author paper! Delighted to have contributed to this @OxfordJournals Health Policy & Planning paper on #equity in #healthresearch. My 1st co-authorship, a true honour.
A tale of 2 cities: Toronto & Vancouver saw their 1st cases of SARS at the same time in 2003. In V HCW were given N95, no outbreak or deaths. In T, IPAC argued surgical mask is good enough. T had a large outbreak, many deaths. The inane battle still rages. https://t.co/J3HpZuLJ5m
New legislation introduced today will allow same-sex and gender diverse parents to have their parenting role reflected on their child’s birth certificate.
Being based in FNQ, the conversations I hear RE: this topic are troubling to say the least! This article sums up some of the more equitable solutions..
Wrote an opinion piece in todays @smh.
“Showing queer kids straight content won’t turn them straight. And showing straight kids queer content won’t turn them queer…It just depends on how much shame you want them to carry into their lives.”
https://t.co/HCLGIGXjhN