Aaron Scherer

Researcher interested in using psychology to improve the utilization of preventive services like #vaccines, #cancerscreening, and #genetictesting.

[Aaron Scherer @amscherer]

I'm stoked to be able to share something I've been working on with other @uihealthcare faculty and MAR-COM:
A tip sheet to help #healthcare workers talk to #patients about #COVID19 #vaccines during patient visits
Please use and distribute widely!
https://t.co/RYVbg4zqx9

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[Mary C Politi, PhD mcpoliti.bsky.social @mcpoliti]

relevant to #SMDM24. "Findings reveal that numbers have persuasive power—but they need to be employed with care to compel action." great work as always @ellenpetersjdm https://t.co/4G1U8zWJlb

[Mary C Politi, PhD mcpoliti.bsky.social @mcpoliti]

"Nearly 76% of patients who reached out got financial relief for an unaffordable bill. Nearly 74% who spoke up about a potential billing mistake received bill corrections. For those who negotiated bills, nearly 62% saw a price drop." #financialtoxicity https://t.co/Kxnyxk22oe

[MGH Health Decision Sciences Center @mghsdm]

Dr. Aaron Scherer joined our team today to present his work addressing vaccine hesitancy via psychological motives. The insights shared were invaluable, showcasing the importance of dialogue in fostering trust and informed health decisions. @amscherer #MedicalDecisionMaking #SDM

[Mary C Politi, PhD mcpoliti.bsky.social @mcpoliti]

nice work @carissa_bon @JessicaJKaufman et al. developing a 6-item short form and 15-item long form Vaccine Barriers Assessment Tool to assess access, communal benefit, personal risk, equity, commitment, social norms, and trust in health-care workers. https://t.co/OVBEm5QFcd

[Katie Gillies @GilliesKatie]

'Reviews identified 60 different frameworks to support involvement of patients & HCPs in research... need is not for more methods or frameworks... but rather how to ensure current evidence is adopted into practice.’ 🙌🏻 🙌🏻🙌🏻 a KEY message from @StuartGNicholl1
@MarionKCampbell

[Mary C Politi, PhD mcpoliti.bsky.social @mcpoliti]

excellent systematic review of training programs in SDM (including format) with patient-reported, observer-reported, or healthcare professional-reported outcome measures #MDMtwitter https://t.co/J02x1nY8ZZ

[Mary C Politi, PhD mcpoliti.bsky.social @mcpoliti]

financial hardship impacts health among patients with cancer. we need more interventions and referrals for support as part of routine care. #financialtoxicity #cancer https://t.co/q6vYkNOh4v

[Adam Todd @adamtodd138]

Pleased to see this out - exploring the different contexts of statin deprescribing across four countries.

Great collaboration with amazing research around the world!

@JesseJansen_ @SarahVordenberg @KristieWeir @amscherer

https://t.co/KrySnvLBAO

[Mary C Politi, PhD mcpoliti.bsky.social @mcpoliti]

Great work by @WrightCensored et al about sharing research findings using modern media. #scicomm

[Ellen Peters @ellenpetersjdm]

Interested in #numeracy? @msilverstein18 writes about development of our 3 new numeracy scales, now out at JDM. Find links to text versions and Qualtrics code here too, https://t.co/i8Keq5RKN3 @shootsreinhard @PBjalkebring @maxwellcely @UOPsych @UOsojc

[Mary C Politi, PhD mcpoliti.bsky.social @mcpoliti]

Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) seeks nominations for and confidential expressions of interest in the position of Founding Dean for a new School of Public Health. See position description here:
https://t.co/yVDPf4EgnC

[Wade R. Gutierrez, MD, PhD @WadeRGutierrez]

Thank you @IntMedatIowa for highlighting our paper in @urogoldjournal as the article of the week!

https://t.co/OOJJFLUoVP

@maggiegannon @amscherer @AmyPearlman1

[Valerie Vaughn @ValerieVaughnMD]

🔥🔥🔥Powerful message from our new study in @JAMAInternalMed: diagnostic stewardship (better use of diagnostic tests) was responsible for ALL the⬇️in unnecessary antibiotic use for ASB. ➕results🟰💪nudge to action. Time to👀👀upstream to improve care! https://t.co/yO4UpA6ZKK

[Julie Leask AO @JulieLeask]

The Vaccine Acceptance Research Network conferences was held in Bangkok last month. The session recordings are now available https://t.co/YtD3FPiSlk #varn2023 @sabinvaccine

[Mary C Politi, PhD mcpoliti.bsky.social @mcpoliti]

A study in Health Affairs found that more than 55 percent of 1,891 physicians surveyed admitted they often or sometimes presented a rosier prognosis than the facts supported..."A dodge by a physician can feel invalidating and frustrating." #MDMTwitter https://t.co/9iY42t12yb

[Aaron Scherer @amscherer]

Yet another study showing that @DeptVetAffairs provides better healthcare than other 🇺🇸 healthcare providers...

This study by @IC_CADRE @VAIowaCity researchers found ⬇️COVID-19 mortality in @VeteransHealth vs community hospitals

https://t.co/ZZbrzLAD5D

[University of Iowa Infectious Diseases Division @UIowa_ID]

Collaborating with his Japanese colleagues, @taka_kobayashi2 conducted an RCT using a mobile app chatbot to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence. This highlights the fact there is no easy shortcut to this tough topic. Congrats, Taka!
https://t.co/zmYSZ3DzWn

[Internal Medicine at Iowa @IntMedatIowa]

Welcome to @uiowa, @iowamed & @uihealthcare, Dean Denise J. Jamieson!

https://t.co/vwEYo3NI5b

[Jenna Smith @smith_jenna_]

Thrilled to have this one finally out there! Thanks to @JournalGIM for publishing: Factors influencing primary care practitioners' cancer screening recommendations for older adults: A systematic review @wiserhealthcare @HealthLitLab @syd_health
https://t.co/1aObrjvsuT

[Ellen Lipstein, MD, MPH @ealipstein]

A terrific resource for finding the wide variety of decision science/medical decision making presentations at PAS. Thanks for compiling @WrightCensored and @JodLinMD