
Gemma Altinger
@gemmaaltinger
Behavioral economics, systems thinking, human-centred design, & patient involvement in strategy, research, policy and implementation to improve health outcomes
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Our PhD candidate Gemma Altinger organised an informative training workshop about Consumer Involvement in Research and how it can help shape your research 👏👏👏






Excited to share more from our recent randomised experiment examining if giving more treatment options to GPs leads to worse care (or not) today! Sydney MSK #SydneyMSK #BehaviouralEconomics #LowValueCare #BetterPractice


Doctors who speak out about colleagues face online abuse and death threats abc.net.au/news/2024-12-1… via ABC Australia

Dr Adrian Traeger recently spoke with Adele Ferguson on the online abuse experienced by doctors and researchers who speak out about medical procedures. Read more: abc.net.au/news/2024-12-1…

@Kevin_volpp discusses his worries about the widespread promotion of obesity drugs in The New York Times. He says the country could consider other solutions, like marketing restrictions and taxes on sugary beverages. 1/2 nytimes.com/2024/12/18/hea…




Providing surgery patients with an opioid disposal kit at the time of discharge increases their self-disposal rates. "If you can make the right decision the easy one, you're much more likely to get a positive outcome," said CHIBE's Anish Agarwal. healthday.com/healthpro-news…

Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world. Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. thelancet.com/journals/lance…


📢New study finds higher exercise adherence is associated with greater reductions in pain & disability in chronic low back pain - but differences are small.📢 Free full text: doi.org/10.1016/j.jphy… Matt Jones Harrison Hansford Mitch Gibbs, PhD Yannick Gilanyi Exeter Med School Jill Hayden
