SPEAKER

Nick read psychology at the Panteion University of Athens (Greece), and obtained a MSc in Organisational & Economic Psychology from the same university, before completing a PhD in behavioural decision science in 2004 (UCL, UK). Nick is Visiting Professor and Academic Co-Director of the NUS Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions, Singapore. Prior to this appointment, Nick has held academic appointments as Professor of Implementation Science and Patient Safety and Director of the Centre for Implementation Science at King’s College London (2015-23) and in the Patient Safety Translational Research Centre at Imperial College London (2004-15) in the UK. 

 Nick’s research vision is to achieve population health and high-quality healthcare delivery through application of psychological and behavioural sciences, and partnership development between stakeholders in academia, health services, charitable organisations and industry. Nick’s research is situated within the multidisciplinary space of implementation science, improvement science, and applied psychology. Nick’s research has been disseminated in over 400 peer-reviewed papers and numerous international lectures to-date and has contributed to the development of several guidelines globally.

This presentation covers why behavioural and implementation sciences are needed in healthcare, a brief explanation of the sciences including their key elements, as well as some considerations around advancing the sciences and the direction of work for the Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions in Singapore, Asia, and beyond.

This is a dialogue between speakers on the panel to discuss how behavioural and implementation sciences could address challenges and opportunities around quality improvement and value-based care.