Informed consent is a legal and ethical requirement in health care, yet limited research has examined how SLPs document the process when recommending diet modifications.
https://on.asha.org/4bJ1Z6X #bskySPEECHIES
๐ Meet the teaching and research academic team!
Dr Sophie Brassel @sophiebrassel.bsky.social
Dr Petra Avramoviฤ @petraavramovic.bsky.social
Dr Rachael Rietdijk
Dr Melissa (Liss) Brunner @lissbee.bsky.social
Dr Elise Bogart @elisebogart.bsky.social
More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/abi-co...
โจ #Publication alert! New article by Victoria Lam, Melissa Brunner @lissbee.bsky.social & Catherine Talbot:
โFragments that define my shapeโ โ a qualitative study on self-identity after acquired brain injury.
Read here ๐ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#BrainInjury #SocialMedia #Identity
People hate ballet so much, Timothรฉe Chalamet, that Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand are still fighting over who invented a dessert named after Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova. (fyi Australia did) #Ballet
DOI: 10.1111/medu.70193 Received: 30 January 2026 Revised: 30 January 2026 Accepted: 10 February 2026 COMMENTARY From imposter to insight: Reframing imposter phenomenon in health professions education Michael Gottlieb1, Dayle Davenport2 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, 1linois, USA 2Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine and Associate Dean for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, llinois, USA Correspondence Michael Gottlieb, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 West Harrison Street, Suite 108 Kellogg, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA Email: michaelgottiebmd@gmail.com Imposter phenomenon (IP) describes persistent feelings of self-doubt and difficulty accepting one's accomplishments despite objective evi- dence of competence. Interest in IP has grown substantially within health professions education.2,3 Despite decades of scholarship, IP remains particularly resistant to resolution in settings characterised by high performance expectations and entrenched hierarchies. In their umbrella review, Gisselbaek and colleagues synthesise existing sys- tematic and scoping reviews to examine how IP has been defined, the contexts in which it arises, and the efficacy of interventions designed to address it.4 Rather than identifying a straightforward evidence gap. their findings suggest that many challenges may stem from how IP itself has been conceptualised and operationalised. Building on this insight, we argue that meaningful progress may depend less on gener- ating additional data and more on critically reexamining the assump- tions that continue to shape research and educational responses to imposter experiences. A central challenge in the IP literature is the wide variability in conceptualization and measurement As highlighted in the umbrella review, this heterogeneity is often treated <apols- truncated by Bluesky>
there is little empirical work examining IP as a potential signal for sys- tem dysfunction or as a starting point for improvement,.14-16 Without such inquiry, reductions in measured IP may offer reassurance while leaving underlying problems unaddressed. At the conceptual level, IP often functions as a container con: struct encompassing multiple overlapping phenomena, including self- doubt, belonging uncertainty, stereotype threat, perfectionism, and fixed versus growth mindset. Each of these has distinct and unique elements requiring different interventions. Treating IP as a broad or undifferentiated construct risks obscuring these distinctions and limits the ability to tailor responses effectively. As a result, interventions may successfully reduce IP scores without addressing root causes such as burnout, institutional biases and exclusionary environ- ments,13.15 This raises a more fundamental question: Rather than refining how IP is measured, should educators and re searchers recon: sider whether IP is the most useful construct in the first place? This is not a call to abandon IP entirely, but rather to reposition it as a starting point instead of an endpoint. Future work should focus on identifying the specific underlying factors contributing to imposter experiences and aligning interventions accordingly, with explicit atten- tion to system-level contributors. Practical steps may include examin- ing institutional feedback cultures, assessing the balance between formative and summative assessment, and identifying biases in evalu- ation and feedback dlivery.1217-19 Recognising that threats to belonging and inclusion can produce experiences labelled as IP,13 institutions must also commit to identifying and addressing inequities embedded throughout our educational systems.20.21 Ultimately, moving beyond IP as a label applied to individuals allows educators to interrogate the conditions that give rise to these experiences and to enact <truncated again ๐>
Final page of references. Hope your text reader works better than mine (apols ๐)
For those who can't scale the paywall (grrrrr inequity ๐)-
'The field now faces a choice: Continue refining a construct that resists coherence or use this moment to redirect attention towards the underlying factors that imposter experiences illuminate.'
TLDR: 'imposter syndrome' is likely to be a *system* effect, not an individual trait.
#MedEd
๐ฅ This video shows how the OSTRICH tool helps services identify #communication needs and embed them into everyday workflows โ from contact centre calls to electronic medical records.
Small changes can make care safer and more #inclusive for everyone ๐ก
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Brain injury destructs your role in your family and friendships. Family history affects how you and your family members react to your injury. Use my self-help book #BrainInjury, Trauma, and Grief to get to know family history to help heal.
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Read an excerpt. #PTSD #BlogPost
Fifteen years ago, I was a mum of four who was dying of a brain tumour. I was preparing for a future I did not expect to see. And now, somehow, I am in the middle of my PhD.
open.substack.com/pub/julesrob...
@drstevenhobbs.bsky.social @lissbee.bsky.social @liangrhea.bsky.social
A visual representation of the information found in the participat info sheet: https://sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/CP/File.php?F=F_0HfzgDmrbBubHAa, along with a link to sign up to take part: https://sydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7X1vZRrFFzNpwqi
Join us in testing the Social Media and Online Communication Assessment tool - SOCA.
We need people to help us understand how social media is used & give feedback on the SOCA.
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"A new diagnosis of โprofound autismโ is on the cards. Hereโs what could change" by awesome colleague @becsutherland.bsky.social & co-authors via @aunz.theconversation.com theconversation.com/a-new-diagno...
๐ฃ The ABI Communication Lab is excited to invite you to our next Sydney Aphasia Social Group event! ๐ฌ
๐ Tuesday, 24 February 2026
โฐ 11:00 AM โ 1:00 PM
๐ Level 4, Susan Wakil Health Building, The University of Sydney
๐ Register here: events.humanitix.com/sydney-aphas...
๐ง ๐ Safer Internet Day is a reminder that creating a safer digital space is a shared responsibility. By promoting responsible digital practices, data privacy, and inclusive online engagement, we help build a research community rooted in trust and accountability.
#SaferInternetDay #CyberSafety
๐๏ธ Proud to share that ABI Comm Lab's @lissbee.bsky.social was featured on the Brainstorms #podcast! ๐ง ๐ฌ
In this episode, Dr. Brunner dives into #safe #socialmedia use after #ABIโ a must-listen for those interested in #digitalwellbeing!
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The โBush Legendโ is bringing us short videos of an Aboriginal person teaching us about native animals. But he isnโt real.
๐ Read the full story: theconversation.com/this-ti...
PhD Recruitment for the social-ABI-lity Project Weโre looking for a PhD student to join this exciting research project in the Acquired Brain Injury Lab! Focus areas: Brain injury, Social media, Co-design Interested? Get in touch with Liss! https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/melissa.brunner.html
Weโre looking for a PhD student to join the social-ABI-lity research project in the @abicommlab.bsky.social!
๐ Focus areas: ๐ง Brain injury ๐ฑ Social Media ๐ค Co-design
๐ก Interested? Get in touch with me to find out more!
A boardwalk leads straight out to the horizon with dried brown reeds on either side and a bright blue sky above. It looks peaceful.
Wishing you a smooth path this week. Phew, itโs rough out there
๐ฟ (Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge)
Fascinating piece about how the fear of microplastics is almost certainly overblown.
One takeaway for me is that even the scientists behind the microplastics=bad papers are VERY reserved about whether these findings are really problematic.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
๐ January is Australian Womenโs History Month ๐
At the ABI Communication Lab, we celebrate and honour the trailblazing women whose passion, intellect, and courage have shaped science.
#WomensHistoryMonth #AustralianWomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #Inclusion
#DiversityInScience
ping @dhinusyd.bsky.social
โจ Energising morning at the #DigitalHealthInformaticsNetwork Industry Breakfast at the #UniversityofSydney. Great to connect across health, #research, and industry. Huge thanks @lissbee.bsky.social for her warm and thoughtful facilitation. Excited to keep building momentum together! ๐ค
The ABI Communication Lab is proud to celebrate @lissbee.bsky.social and @petraavramovic.bsky.social who were recognised at the School Meeting for Health Sciences for their exceptional contributions to widening participation, equity, and excellence in #teaching and learning ๐ โจ
#SpeechPathology
๐ค Professor Miranda Rose will be presenting at the 2025 #AustralianAphasiaAssociation National Conference. She is an internationally recognised #leader in #aphasiaresearch
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8โ9 Nov 2025
๐ Australian Catholic University, North Sydney
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Dr Liss Brunner will be presenting at this year's #AustralianAphasiaAssociation Conference, joined by #livedexperience presenters Jennifer Le and Josh Espinosa to share how people with #aphasia use social media
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8โ9 Nov 2025, North Sydney
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๐ค Emeritus Professor Linda Worrall will be presenting at the 2025 #AustralianAphasiaAssociation National Conference. She is a world leader in #aphasia research and #rehabilitation.
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8โ9 Nov 2025
๐ Australian Catholic University, North Sydney
๐ Register here: events.humanitix.com/australian-a...
๐ Here's an overview of the upcoming #AustralianAphasiaAssociation National Conference!
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Saturday 8 โ Sunday 9 November 2025
๐ Australian Catholic University, North Sydney
๐ Get your tickets here events.humanitix.com/australian-a...
We canโt wait to #connect and share ideas in #aphasia support โจ
Just over two weeks until our Better Conversations course in Sydney & three weeks until Perth.
Shouting out to all Speech Pathologists in NSW and WA- weโd love to see you.
And there are places still available!!!
Sign up: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
๐จ Save the Date!
Digital Health Week 2026 is coming to Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney!
๐ Theme: Digital Futures: Rethinking Health and Care
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3-5 February 2026
๐ Watch this space for registration details and speaker announcements coming soon!
๐ www.digitalhealthweek.com.au
#DigitalHealthWeek2026
Oh I love the term โworkslopโ in this context!
