Using rigorous methods to advance behaviour change science

Advancing Science to Advance Care

Those simple words in the title of this piece capture a significant aspect of our mission as a professional society. We strive to accomplish this lofty goal through our annual meeting, its presentations, abstracts, poster sessions and awards. Our commitment to fellowship training is evidenced not only by a long-standing focus on specialty education, but also supported by the recent creation of ...

Implementation science: understanding behaviour change and maintenance

Interventions to improve implementation of evidencebased health care have achieved modest and variable success. Improving implementation depends on changing the behaviour of health professionals, managers, commissioners and others working within and with the health care system. Achieving and maintaining behaviour change within the ethical and practical constraints that typically operate remains...

Behaviour Centred Design: towards an applied science of behaviour change

Behaviour change has become a hot topic. We describe a new approach, Behaviour Centred Design (BCD), which encompasses a theory of change, a suite of behavioural determinants and a programme design process. The theory of change is generic, assuming that successful interventions must create a cascade of effects via environments, through brains, to behaviour and hence to the desired impact, such ...

Using implementation science to advance cancer prevention in India.

Oral, cervical and breast cancers, which are either preventable and/or amenable to early detection and treatment, are the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in India. In this paper, we describe implementation science research priorities to catalyze the prevention and control of these cancers in India. Research priorities were organized using a framework based on the implem...

Strength through science: using virtual technology to advance the warfighter.