Preparing and serving a meal: A metaphor for allied health reports
My research on allied health report-writing has focused on understanding the experiences of the readers and the writers of reports written for and about people with lifelong communication disability. I’m doing this to find ways for reports to be easier to read and understand, and possibly easier to write...
It’s not you, it’s the design: What a dress and a stranger taught me about health literacy
While dress shopping with my daughter recently, we found ourselves in a moment of shared joy trying on dresses and stepping out of our change rooms to admire each other’s choices. As I stood inspecting a dress that didn’t quite feel “right,” a kind stranger offered a compliment. I...
Lessons in allied health report-writing from the Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia
Sounds boring, I know, but the Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia might have just given allied health professionals the ‘play book’ on report writing. I asked Copilot to help me understand the important messages for allied health professionals who write reports for the NDIS. Let me know your thoughts?...
Rethinking Health Literacy: Moving Beyond “Low” and “High”
Health literacy is often described in binary terms: “low” or “high”, “limited” or “adequate.” While these labels may seem intuitive, they can oversimplify a complex and dynamic concept. It also risks placing the burden of health literacy on individuals, rather than prompting healthcare services, systems and professionals to reflect...
Speech Pathology Australia Conference 2025 presentation slides
These are the slides from my SPA 2025 presentation. DO NOT copy or reproduce these materials without permission. Contact me if you would like to arrange a workshop in your context or to be part of my research: harmony.m.turnbull@student.uts.edu.au...
Survey about reading allied health reports
I am doing research about written reports that allied health professional write about people with communication disability who have a lifelong disability. I want to know: This anonymous survey is for people who: The survey which should take approximately 20 minutes. Start the survey by using this link: https://redcap.link/AlliedHealthReports...
An international standard for plain language? Yes please!
Plain language definitions have been around for a long time and many governments and organisations have embraced it. An international standard now provides a consistent definition and agreed approach to implementing and measuring plain language in any context....
Allied health report writing: resource curation
This post is a collation of documents and links to resouces that are designed to support allied health professionals to write more accessible reports that meet the intended purposes....
Health Literacy Workshop: Speech Pathology Australia National Conference 2023
Slides from the workshop are available for workshop attendees. Presenters: Harmony Turnbull, Bronwyn Hemsley DO NOT copy or reproduce these materials without permission. Contact me if you would like to arrange a workshop in your context or to be part of my research: harmony.m.turnbull@student.uts.edu.au...
I asked Chat GPT to write a speech pathology report. Then things got serious(ly silly).
What is Chat GPT? Here’s the answer straight from Chat GPT itself: I am ChatGPT, a large language model created by OpenAI based on the GPT-3.5 architecture. I use artificial intelligence and machine learning to understand natural language and provide responses to user inquiries. My purpose is to provide...