Prof Nick Sevdalis

Prof Nick Sevdalis

ORCID: 0000-0001-7560-8924

Appointment(s)

Visiting Professor, Department of Psychological Medicine
Academic Director, Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI)
Executive Director, Centre for Holistic Initiatives in Learning and Development (CHILD), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore
Co-Editor-in-Chief, Frontiers in Health Services, Implementation Science section



Degree(s)

PhD, Psychology, University College London (2004) 

MSc, Organisational & Economic Psychology, Panteion University of Athens (Greece) (2002) 

BSc, Psychology, Panteion University of Athens (Greece) (1998) 



Biography

Professor Nick Sevdalis is currently a Visiting Professor at the Department of Psychological Medicine, Academic Director of the Centre for Behavioural & Implementation Science Interventions (BISI; Feb 2023-), and Executive Director of the Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD; Oct 2023-), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. He is also serving as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed Frontiers in Health Services, Implementation Science Section (2021-).

Prof Sevdalis previously held the role of Professor of Implementation Science and Patient Safety at King’s College London, where he directed the Centre for Implementation Science (2015-23), and several academic roles at the Patient Safety Translational Research Centre of Imperial College London (2004-15).

His 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. His research is situated within the interdisciplinary space of implementation and improvement sciences, and applied psychology and has been disseminated in over 450 publications to-date.


Selected Publications

Rapid response systems, antibiotic stewardship and medication reconciliation: a scoping review on implementation factors, activities and outcomes

Jonas Torp Ohlsen, Eirik Søfteland, Per Espen Akselsen, Jörg Assmus, Stig Harthug, Regina Küfner Lein, Nick Sevdalis, Hilde Valen Wæhle, John Øvretveit, Miriam Hartveit

Remote monitoring of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a mixed methods evaluation across six hospitals in London, UK

Kathryn Watson, Helen Sheldon, Elena Pallari, Nikita Arumalla, Rachel R Olive, Olga Boiko, Camille Aznar, Emma-Jayne Adams, Ailsa Bosworth, Len Demetriou, Melanie Martin, Mary-Ann Palmer, Polly Sinclair, Emily J Smith, Nick Sevdalis, Andrew Walker, Toby Garrood

Implementation and dissemination of home- and community-based interventions for informal caregivers of people living with dementia: a systematic scoping review

Eden Meng Zhu, Martina Buljac-Samardžić, Kees Ahaus, Nick Sevdalis, Robbert Huijsman

Designing a leadership and management training curriculum for undergraduate health professions students: Lessons from the University of Sierra Leone

Oliver Johnson, Mohamed Bawoh, Kerrin Begg, Nellie Bell, Mohamed Boie Jalloh, David Gbao, Alhaji N'Jai, Foday Sahr, Mohamed Samai, Ann H Kelly, Nick Sevdalis

Design and management considerations for control groups in hybrid effectiveness-implementation trials: Narrative review & case studies

Magdalena Jurczuk, Ranee Thakar, Fran E Carroll, Lizzie Phillips, Jan van der Meulen, Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Nick Sevdalis

Bridging the Silos: A Comparative Analysis of Implementation Science and Improvement Science

Per Nilsen, Johan Thor, Miriam Bender, Jennifer Leeman, Boel Andersson-Gäre, Nick Sevdalis

Implementing human factors in anaesthesia: guidance for clinicians, departments and hospitals: Guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society and the Association of Anaesthetists: Guidelines from the Difficult Airway Society and the Association of Anaesthetists

F E Kelly, C Frerk, C R Bailey, T M Cook, K Ferguson, R Flin, K Fong, P Groom, C John, A R Lang, T Meek, K L Miller, L Richmond, N Sevdalis, M R Stacey

Defining, conceptualizing and evaluating pragmatic qualities of quantitative instruments measuring implementation determinants and outcomes: a scoping and critical review of the literature and recommendations for future research

Louise Hull, Richard Boulton, Fiona Jones, Annette Boaz, Nick Sevdalis

Scaling up of safety and quality improvement interventions in perioperative care: a systematic scoping review of implementation strategies and effectiveness

Michelle C White, Shalini Ahuja, Kimberly Peven, Susanna Ritchie McLean, Dina Hadi, Ijeoma Okonkwo, Olivia Clancy, Maryann Turner, Jaymie Claire Ang Henry, Nick Sevdalis

A parallel randomised controlled trial of the Hypoglycaemia Awareness Restoration Programme for adults with type 1 diabetes and problematic hypoglycaemia despite optimised self-care (HARPdoc)

Stephanie A Amiel, Laura Potts, Kimberley Goldsmith, Peter Jacob, Emma L Smith, Linda Gonder-Frederick, Simon Heller, Elena Toschi, Augustin Brooks, Dulmini Kariyawasam, Pratik Choudhary, Marietta Stadler, Helen Rogers, Mike Kendall, Nick Sevdalis, Ioannis Bakolis, Nicole de Zoysa

Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study

Clinical Efficacy of Combined Surgical Patient Safety System and the World Health Organization's Checklists in Surgery: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial

Anette Storesund, Arvid Steinar Haugen, Hans Flaatten, Monica W Nortvedt, Geir Egil Eide, Marja A Boermeester, Nick Sevdalis, Øystein Tveiten, Ruby Mahesparan, Bjørg Merete Hjallen, Jonas Meling Fevang, Catrine Hjelle Størksen, Heidi Frances Thornhill, Gunnar Helge Sjøen, Solveig Moss Kolseth, Rune Haaverstad, Oda Kristine Sandli, Eirik Søfteland

Sustainability of using the WHO surgical safety checklist: a mixed-methods longitudinal evaluation following a nationwide blended educational implementation strategy in Madagascar

Michelle C White, Kirsten Randall, Vaonandianina A Ravelojaona, Hery H Andriamanjato, Vanessa Andean, James Callahan, Mark G Shrime, Stephanie Russ, Andrew J M Leather, Nick Sevdalis

Effects of Interdisciplinary Team Care Interventions on General Medical Wards: A Systematic Review

Samuel Pannick, Rachel Davis, Hutan Ashrafian, Ben E Byrne, Iain Beveridge, Thanos Athanasiou, Robert M Wachter, Nick Sevdalis