ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care

International, collaborative institute conducting world-class translational research into #HealthCommunication to deliver safe, efficient & compassionate care.

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Do you know our consumer workshops videos w/ yet?
👍85% rated the overall workshop as very or extremely useful.
🍿89 % rated the content as very or extremely interesting.
💯100% rated the presentation as very or extremely clear.
thanks @HealthCanberra
https://t.co/JYOjuhg60M

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

We’re now on Bluesky ! 💙The Institute for Communication in Healthcare is moving off X. You can find us at
@ ICH at ANU .bsky.social for updates on our research, events and publications. If you're on Bluesky too, come say hi or drop your handle so we can stay connected

[Intl Consortium for Communication in Health Care @IC4CH]

🗓️Save the date!

On 11-12 September 2025, Lancaster University is hosting the 5th Symposium of the International Consortium for Communication in Health Care (IC4CH). We hope to see you there!

For more information, see https://t.co/OC7QacKolk

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Congratulations to our very own @georgiacarrsyd for the publication of her book The Language of Sex Education. Get it now from Bloomsbury! 🙌📚

[Georgia Carr @georgiacarrsyd]

Starting off 2025 with a bang - my book The Language of Sex Education is available now from Bloomsbury. I first wrote these words in a coursework paper in 2020, seeing them in print is something else! https://t.co/GQEGrlQrIk

[Laura Chien @Laura_Chien]

Thrilled to be awarded @TheIHI Fellowship. Bringing my #PhD research on diagnostic communication @ANU_ICH with @DrMaryDahm to this program. Learn more about our research: https://t.co/wOfeJowI1k #IHIFellowship #DiagnosticExcellence @ANU_Research @ANU_RSHA @ANUcass @ANUslll

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Congratulations to @DrMaryDahm on receiving an ACT Tall Poppy Science Award!
"For me, this recognition is a great opportunity to raise awareness about the crucial role communication plays in healthcare, particularly during diagnosis and in mitigating the risk of misdiagnosis."

[Science & Medicine at ANU @scienceANU]

Congratulations to ANU researchers Dr Eliezer Estrecho (@PhysicsANU), Dr Jamie Hicks (@ANUChemistry), Dr Maria Dahm (@ANUcass) and Dr Bradley Jack (@PsycANU) for receiving ACT Tall Poppy Science Awards this year! https://t.co/QA4SHO1MmZ

[Qualitative Health Communication (QHC) @QHCjournal]

Call for papers: Qualitative Health Communication (QHC) (open access) invites contributions on #digitalhealth communication. Please see call and timeline here: https://t.co/DUZMhhGNUJ

The issue is edited by @majaklausen1 and @MajaNordtug . Get in touch if you have any qs

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Fabulous news to share 🎉Congratulations to @DrMaryDahm on this prestigious award recognising her outstanding achievements in #HealthCommunication research, #ConsumerEngagement and community impact!

@ANUslll @ANUcass @ANUmedia @ourANU @aipolsci #YTP24

[Dr Mary Dahm @DrMaryDahm]

It's all happening at once for me 😁. Excited to announce that I am one of the ACT 2024 Young Tall Poppies 🎉 Very grateful for @DrCarmelCrock's nomination and the selection committee from the @aipolsci ##YTP24

@ANUmedia @ANU_ICH

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Also on today for #WPSD2024 with consumer rep @LailaHallam

[ACSQHC @ACSQHC]

Join the Commission's CEO C/Professor Anne Duggan in a celebration of #WorldPatientSafetyDay tomorrow 17 Sept.

Co-hosted by @syd_health @USydCPHCNetwork & @HCNSW with @HealthLitLab @ACHSaccred, NSW Clinical Excellence Commission & @sydFMH_EMCR.

Visit https://t.co/cvSV7WcJp2

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

On today at 5.15pm! Still time to sign up ⬇️

[Dr Mary Dahm @DrMaryDahm]

Sneak peek: Very excited about speaking about Diagnostic Safety and Critical Communication Risk Points at this upcoming Theme Day with the @STPS_DK for the World Health Organization Patient Safety Day on Improving Diagnosis. 17/09 5.15pmAEST. Sign up here: https://t.co/Dg2PxlRmdR

[Elena Semino @elenasemino.bsky.social @elenasemino]

About to share a stage with Olya Zayts (Hong Kong U) and Diana Slade (ANU) at #icch2024 for a round table on the role of applied linguistics in transdisciplinary intervention research in healthcare @IC4CH

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Study protocol for @DrMaryDahm's #DECRA project, plus @Laura_Chien's #PhDResearch, published in @BMJ_Open just in time for #PatientSafetyDay today!

#WPSD2024 #DiagnosticExcellence #Uncertainty #HealthCommunication #QualitativeResearch

[Dr Mary Dahm @DrMaryDahm]

🚨Just in time for World Health Organization #PatientSafetyDay focussed on "Improving diagnosis for patient safety"

Thrilled that my #DECRA research protocol is finally published "Addressing diagnostic #uncertainty and excellence in emergency care"

https://t.co/d9AWqErNB8

[Patient Safety Learning @ptsafetylearn]

🗨️The findings highlight how important it is for doctors to really listen to their patients, and make sure they give them time to voice their concerns and discuss their symptoms fully.🗨️

A new blog by @DrMaryDahm and @DrCarmelCrock on the hub https://t.co/RtEzaTq257 @ANU_ICH

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Watch @georgiacarrsyd talk about her #PhDResearch in this @ABCaustralia Behind the News feature on #consent in #SexEducation. Congrats Georgia 👏👏👏

[Georgia Carr @georgiacarrsyd]

Life comes full circle - from watching BTN in school to doing an interview with them on consent education! @ABCaustralia https://t.co/l92X1w48bI

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Fantastic to see this article by our Consumer Reference Group as part of this month's issue of The Health Advocate on 'Consumers in Focus'
@AusHealthcare @ourANU @ANUcass

[Dr Mary Dahm @DrMaryDahm]

Read more about the brilliant work the Consumer Reference Group at @ourANU @ANU_ICH is aspiring to. https://t.co/fxU0YT03K7
@anntics
@LailaHallam
@JocelyneBasseal
@Laura_Chien
@darlenecox
@AusHealthcare

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

And this one➡️https://t.co/61PcOhoCoV

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Awesome to see this in @NursingReviewAU! The article in @jclinnursing is #OpenAccess. Links to all publications connected this study below.
@ANU_Research @ANUcass @ANUmedia @SVHSydney @StVincentsMelb @JakeMcMahon1993

[Laura Chien @Laura_Chien]

Thanks @NursingReviewAU for the chance to write about @ANU_ICH #communication in #nursing #handover study published in @jclinnursing. Read more below (paywall)
Transforming nursing handover: Leadership crucial in driving practice change | Nursing Review

[ANU Institute for Communication in Health Care @ANU_ICH]

Other publications connected to this study include this one ➡️ led by @DrMaryDahm
https://t.co/JSn3GzRirq

[Dr Mary Dahm @DrMaryDahm]

Please share far an wide!
🤩 Call for Presentations: The Interface Between Rapport Building and Information Sharing in Clinical Interactions

We invite you to contribute to our panel at the 19th International Pragmatics Association Conference!

#IPRA2025 @ANU_ICH @IC4CH

[Laura Chien @Laura_Chien]

The little article that could. Each week I get a notification from @ResearchGate saying our @ANU_ICH #OpenAccess article is the most read article from @jadvnursing. Incredible🤯 #NursingHandover #HealthComm #PatientEngagement #QualitativeResearch
https://t.co/MMu4KOnTlM