
Aaron Scherer
@amscherer
Researcher interested in using psychology to improve the utilization of preventive services like #vaccines, #cancerscreening, and #genetictesting.
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https://sites.google.com/view/aaron-m-scherer 24-09-2008 00:44:27
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Thrilled to have this one finally out there! Thanks to JGIM Journal of General Internal Medicine for publishing: Factors influencing primary care practitioners' cancer screening recommendations for older adults: A systematic review Wiser Healthcare Sydney Health Literacy Lab Sydney Health link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Welcome to University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine & University of Iowa Health Care, Dean Denise J. Jamieson! now.uiowa.edu/2023/05/denise…

Collaborating with his Japanese colleagues, Takaaki Kobayashi 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! gh.bmj.com/content/8/5/e0…

Yet another study showing that Veterans Affairs provides better healthcare than other 🇺🇸 healthcare providers... This study by CADRE VAIowaCity researchers found ⬇️COVID-19 mortality in Veterans Health vs community hospitals jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…


The Vaccine Acceptance Research Network conferences was held in Bangkok last month. The session recordings are now available varnconference.org/en/2023-record… #varn2023 Sabin Vaccine Institute

🔥🔥🔥Powerful message from our new study in JAMA Internal Medicine: 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! jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…


Thank you Internal Medicine at Iowa for highlighting our paper in Urology Gold Journal as the article of the week! sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @maggiegannon Aaron Scherer Amy Pearlman, MD



Interested in #numeracy? Michael Silverstein writes about development of our 3 new numeracy scales, now out at JDM. Find links to text versions and Qualtrics code here too, caidelab.com/post/developin… shootsreinhard Pär Bjälkebring Maxwell Ely UOPsych UO Journalism & Comm

Great work by Davene R. Wright, PhD et al about sharing research findings using modern media. #scicomm

Pleased to see this out - exploring the different contexts of statin deprescribing across four countries. Great collaboration with amazing research around the world! Jesse Jansen @SarahVordenberg @KristieWeir Aaron Scherer link.springer.com/article/10.100…



'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 Marion Campbell

nice work A/Prof Carissa Bonner Jessica Kaufman 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. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

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. Aaron Scherer #MedicalDecisionMaking #SDM

"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 theconversation.com/got-an-unaffor…

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 Ellen Peters scientificamerican.com/article/number…