Professor of Public Health and Integrated Care

I am a health services researcher with experience of working in the NHS and in the Industry. Please see a synopsis of current and past contributions below:

Internal roles in the University of Bedfordshire

• Director, BLMK ICS Research and Innovation Hub
• Director in Health Service Organisation and Delivery
• Director, Research Centre for Health Service Organisation and Delivery
• Head of PhD School Institute for Health Research (IHR)
• Chair of the Institute for Health Research Ethics Committee
• Deputy Director, Research Graduate School (Interim 01/2015 – 07/2015)

Previous roles (selected)

• Imperial College London - Deputy Director eHealth Unit
• Imperial College London - Deputy Director NIHR Research Design Service
• NHS Hammersmith and Fulham - Head of Education
• City University London - Director of Postgraduate Programmes in Health Services Research

External visibility and contribution to scholarship (selected current and past)

• European Union, European Institute of Innovation and Technology – Scientific Evaluator.
• BioMed Central (BMC), Health Services Research, Editorial Board Member.
• Buckinghamshire Health and Social Care Academy, Head of Faculty of Research and Knowledge Exchange
• National Institute for Health Research (NIHR RfPB). Member of Advisory Board East of England.
• Pharmaceutical Journal, UK, Advisory Board.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of IADIS Conference.
• Specialist Public Health Advisor for Cansr.com
• NIHR-funded study WRAPED Data and Ethics Steering Committee.
• Public Health Academic Forum Executive Committee Public Health England (East of England).
• Innovate UK funded study Steering Group.
• Operational Board Buckinghamshire Health and Social Care Academy.
• Charles University in Prague, Doctorate School Steering Committee and Advisor on Evidence Based Practice.
• Talking Takes Off Research and Evaluation Committee Funded by Department for Education.
• Specialist Public Health Advisor on Innovate UK-funded study: Track and Know.
• Specialist Public Health Advisor to UKeMed for COVID-19 teaching programme in Chinese Hospitals.
• Combined Universities Group (Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire).
• NHS North West London Integrated Care Research and Evaluation Committee.
• NIHR’s Research Design Service (RDS) London Steering Group.
• London Deanery, Academic GPs Trainer.
• University College London, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science
• East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Honorary Clinical Research Fellow.
• University of California Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Visiting Internship.
• Brunel Research Group of Health Technologies (BRiGHT), Founding Member.

Consultancy roles

• Expert Evaluator EIT Health - European Commission.
• Ministry of Health, United Arab Emirates – Policy and process change for integrated eHealth implementation.
• Ministry of Health, Malaysia – Analysis of challenges in implementing a nationwide eHealth programme.
• Institute of Medical Research and Education, Athens, Greece - Developing eLearning applications for teaching in Public Health (Consultancy and teaching).
• Health Ministry of Japan - Knowledge exchange forum for eHealth implementation.
• Cansr.com international online platform for second MDT opinion for people with cancer
• UKeMed - Public Health Advisor.
• Health Innovation and Education Cluster (HIEC) – Developing an information database for healthcare education in Northwest London.
• West London Research Network (WeLReN) – Patient and public involvement in developing integrated care pathways and clinician education tools.
• NHS North West London – Educating front-of-house staff in primary care.

I am dedicated to postgraduate education and I have led the development of a discipline-specific programme for Personal and Professional Development for the doctoral students of the Institute for Health Research. I have worked with 10 PhD students to successful completion.

Publications

• Eltaybani S, Igarashi A, Cal A, Lai C, Carrasco C, Sari D, Cho E, Haugan G, Bravo J, Abouzeid N, Randhawa G, Grant Louise, Wachholz P, Pappas Y et al. (2024). Long-term care facilities' response to the COVID-19 pandemic: An international, cross-sectional survey. Journal of Advanced Nursing.;80(1).
• Liapi F, Chater AM, Kenny T, Anderson J, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2023). Evaluating step-down, intermediate care programme in Buckinghamshire, UK: a mixed methods study. BMC.
• Daďová K, Tláskalová M, Szabóová V, Křivánková M, Vařeková J, Šteffl M, Pappas Y, Všetečková J. (2023) Postural stability of adults with down syndrome–differences between women and men. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. Oct 30:1-2.
• Sithole BR, Pappas Y, Randhawa G (2023). eHealth in obesity care. Clinical Medicine. Jul 1;23(4).
• Ibrahim MS, Pang D, Randhawa G, Pappas, Y. (2022). Development and Validation of a Simple Risk Model for Predicting Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) in Midlife: A Cohort Study. Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 15, 1051-1075. https://doi.org/10.2147%2FDMSO.S336384
• Donald L, Lodder A, Rogers C, Cash S, Pappas Y. Randhawa, G. (2022). Talking Takes Off: A system-wide approach to prioritise children’s speech, language and communication needs. Progress in Community Health Partnerships. Preprint
• Liapi F, Chater AM, Pescheny, JV, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2022). Understanding the Experience of Service Users in an Integrated Care Programme for Obesity and Mental Health: A Qualitative Investigation of Total Wellbeing Luton. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 19, 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020817
• Bailey DP, Edwardson CL, Pappas Y, Dong F, Hewson DJ, Biddle SJH, Brierley ML & Chater AM. (2021). A randomised-controlled feasibility study of the REgulate your SItting Time (RESIT) intervention for reducing sitting time in individuals with type 2 diabetes: study protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1) https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-021-00816-0
• Bature F, Pappas Y, Pang D, Guinn BA. Can Non-invasive Biomarkers Lead to an Earlier Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease?. Current Alzheimer research. 2021;18(11):908-13. https://doi.org/10.2174/1567205018666211207094630
• Pescheny JV, Gunn LH, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. (2021). The impact of the Luton social prescribing programme on mental well-being: a quantitative before-and-after study. J Public Health (Oxf). Apr 12;43(1):e69-e76. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz155
• Whitehall J, Cook E, Vseteckova J, Jones K, Pappas Y, Donald L, Chater A. (2021). Barriers and facilitators for remote engagement with health interventions targeting weight management for individuals living with excess weight. PROSPERO 2021 CRD42021253439. https://doi.org/10.1186%2Fs13643-020-01427-1
• Pacini A, Vseteckova J, Pappas Y. (2020) Psychological therapy for older adults in the time of COVID-19: Older adults’ perceptions on the acceptability of online versus face to face versions of a mindfulness for later life group. (IPG-08-20-457).
• Iwundu, C., Pang, D., & Pappas, Y. (2020). Childhood Maternal School Leaving Age (Level of Education) and Risk Markers of Metabolic Syndrome in Mid-Adulthood: Results from the 1958 British Birth Cohort. Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy, 13, 3761–3771. https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S263332
• M Ibrahim, Pang D, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. (2020). Metabolic Syndrome Risk Models and Scores: A Systematic Review. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 26(1)
• Pescheny JV, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2020). The impact of social prescribing services on service users: a systematic review of the evidence European Journal of Public Health, 30(4), 664–673
• Vseteckova J, Dadova K, Gracia R, RyanG, BorgstromE, Abington J, Gopinath M, Pappas Y. (2020). Barriers and facilitators to adherence to walking group exercise in older people living with dementia in the community: a systematic review. Eur Rev Aging Phys Act 17, 15 doi.org/10.1186/s11556-020-00246-6
• Pappas Y, Vseteckova J, Mastellos N, Greenfield G, & Randhawa G. (2019). Diagnosis and Decision-Making in Telemedicine. Journal of Patient Experience, 6(4), 296–304.
• Fidelia B, Jitka V, Dong P, Yannis P, Barbara G. (2019). Retrospective Medical Record Research: Reflections of an Unsponsored Researcher. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 21(4)-2019. BJSTR. MS.ID.003642.
• Mahon A, Tilley E, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. and Vseteckova J. (2019). "Ageing carers and intellectual disability: a scoping review", Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, Vol. 20 No. 4, pp. 162-178.
• Pescheny JV, Gunn LH, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2019). The impact of the Luton social prescribing programme on energy expenditure: a quantitative before-and-after studyBMJ Open 2019;9:e026862.
• Mahon A, Pappas Y, Randhawa G, Vseteckova J & Tilley E. (2019). "Protocol - A Systematic Scoping Review of the Interventions Available During Care Crises for People with Learning or Intellectual Disabilities (LD) who are Cared for by an Ageing Carer within the Unit," Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 20(5), pages 15389-15393, August
• Ibrahim MS, Pang D, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2019). Risk models and scores for metabolic syndrome: systematic review protocol. BMJ Open;9:e027326.
• Mahon A, Vseteckova J, Tilley E, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. (2019). A Systematic Scoping Review of the Physical and Mental Wellbeing Needs of Ageing Careers of Individuals with Learning Disabilities within the United Kingdom (accepted BJSTR DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.19.00333) biomedres.us/special-issue-5.php?A=V6TR-8G0S
• Pappas Y & Vseteckova J (2019) Evaluation and sustainability: reflecting on 15 years of experience in eHealth. (Accepted ID: BJSTR-CAR-19-OP-138).
• Mahon A, Vseteckova J, Tilley E, Pappas Y & Randhawa G. (2019). A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol of the Impact of Mutual Care on Individuals with Learning Disabilities and their Ageing Carers in the United Kingdom. Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, Biomedical Research Network+, LLC, vol. 21(4), pages 15979-15983
• Pescheny JV, Gunn LH, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. (2019). The impact of the Luton social prescribing programme on energy expenditure: a quantitative before-and-after study BMJ Open 2019;9:e026862
• Major PB, Puthussery S, Pappas Y (2019) 'Attitudes and perceptions of pregnant women towards the use of Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Nigeria', Women and Birth, 32 (2), pp.e189-e196.
• Vseteckova J, Deepak-Gopinath M, Borgstrom E, Holland C, Draper J, Pappas Y, McKeown E, Dadova K, Gray S. (2018) Barriers and facilitators to adherence to group exercise in institutionalized older people living with dementia: a systematic review Journal of European Review of Aging and Physical Activity201815:11.
• Bature F, Guinn B, Pang D, Pappas Y. (2018) 'Perspectives of general practitioners on the issues surrounding the late diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease', Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, 2 (1), pp.207-212.
• Pescheny JV, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. Service user outcomes of a social prescribing programme in general practice. International Journal of Integrated Care. 2018;18(s2):215.
• Pescheny J, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. Social Prescribing: Implementation and delivery. International Journal of Integrated Care. 2018;18(s2):214
• Pescheny JV, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. Social Prescribing: Primary care patient and service user engagement. International Journal of Integrated Care. 2018;18(s2):19.
• Balal S, Udoh A, Pappas Y, et al. The feasibility of finger prick autologous blood (FAB) as a novel treatment for severe dry eye disease (DED): protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2018;8:e026770. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2018-026770
• Pescheny J, Randhawa G, Pappas Y (2018) 'Patient uptake and adherence to social prescribing: a qualitative study', BJGP Open, 2 (3)
• Vseteckova J, Tilley E, Mahon A, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. (2018). A systematic review of interventions available during care crises for individuals with learning disabilities (LD) who are cared for by an ageing carer within the United Kingdom. PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews, article no. CRD42018117604.
• Pappas Y, Vseteckova J, Mastellos N, Greenfield G. Randhawa, G. (2018). Diagnosis and Decision-Making in Telemedicine. Journal of Patient Experience.
• Lee PA, Greenfield G, Pappas Y. (2018). Patients’ perception of using telehealth for type 2 diabetes management: a phenomenological study. BMC Health Services Research 18: 549.
• Lee PA, Greenfield G, Pappas Y. (2018). The impact of telehealth remote patient monitoring on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials. BMC Health Services Research 18: 495.
• Bature F, Pang D, Robinson A, Polson N, Pappas Y, Guinn B. (2018). Identifying patterns in signs and symptoms preceding the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: retrospective medical record review study and a nested case-control design. Current Alzheimer Research 1;15(8):723-30.
• Major P, Puthussery S, Pappas Y. (2018). Attitudes and perceptions of pregnant women towards the use of Anti-Retroviral Therapy in Nigeria. Women and Birth. Jun 5.
• Bature F, Pang D, Pappas Y, Guinn B. (2018). Identifying signs and symptoms preceding the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease: a retrospective medical record review. British Journal of General Practice 68 (suppl 1)
• F Milligan, M Wareing, M Preston-shoot, Y Pappas, G Randhawa, Bhandol J. (2018). Supporting nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students to raise concerns with the quality of care: a review of the research literature. Midwifery Digest 28 (2), 155
• Pescheny JV, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. (2018). Facilitators and barriers of implementing and delivering social prescribing services: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research 18: 86
• Pappas Y, Vseteckova J, Poduval S, Tseng Pei-Ching, Car J. (2018) Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written history taking for the management of cardiovascular disease. Acta Medica; 60(3):3-13.
• Pescheny JV, Pappas Y, Randhawa G. (2018). Evaluating the Implementation and Delivery of a Social Prescribing Intervention: A Research Protocol. International Journal of Integrated Care. 2018;18(1):13.
• Bature F, Guinn B, Pang D, Pappas Y. (2017) Signs and symptoms preceding the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic scoping review of literature from 1937 to 2016. BMJ Open7: 8
• Milligan F, Wareing M, Preston-Shoot M, Pappas Y, Randhawa G, Bhandol J. (2017); Supporting nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students to raise concerns with the quality of care: A review of the research literature. Nurse Education Today 57
• Hill D, Holloway CS, Ramirez DZM, Smitham P, Pappas Y (2017). What are user perspectives of exoskeleton technology? A literature review. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 33: 2
• Ramasamy Venkatasalu M, Sirala Jagadeesh N, Elavally B, Pappas Y, Mhlanga F, Pallipalayam Varatharajan R. (2017). Public, patient and carers’ views on palliative and end‐of‐life care in India. International Nursing Review; Aug 2017
• Vaona A, Pappas Y, Grewal RS, Ajaz M, Majeed A, Car J. (2017). Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD010034.
• Berber R, Skinner J, Board T, Kendoff D, Eskelinen A, Kwon Y, Padgett D, Hart A, Pappas Y, Khoo M, Miles J, Carrington R, Wynn-Jones H, Temperley D, Zahar A, Lausmann C, Wiese T, Pajamaki J, Syrja H, Skytta E, Pakarinen T, Elo P, Freiberg A, Torriani M, Potter H, Wright T. (2016). International metal-on-metal multidisciplinary teams: do we manage patients with metal-on-metal hip arthroplasty in the same way? An analysis from the International Specialist Centre Collaboration on MOM Hips (ISCCOMH). The Bone & Joint Journal98-B:2
• Harris M, Pappas Y, Mastellos N, Soljak M, Gunn L, Cecil E, Greaves F, Car J, Majeed A. (2016). A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Northwest London Integrated Care Pilot. International Journal of Integrated Care. Dec 16;16(6).
• Posadzki P, Mastellos N, Ryan R, Gunn LH, Felix LM, Pappas Y, Gagnon MP, Julious SA, Xiang L, Oldenburg B, Car J. (2016). Automated telephone communication systems for preventive healthcare and management of long-term conditions. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Issue 12. Art. No.: CD009921.
• Adeoye D, Evans H, Hewson D, Pappas Y. (2016) Factors influencing HIV Disclosure among People living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria: a systematic review using narrative synthesis and meta-analysis. Public Health Volume 136, 13 - 28
• Milligan F, Wareing M, Bhandol J, Pappas Y, Randhawa G, Preston-Shoot M. (2016) Supporting nursing, midwifery and allied health professional students to raise concerns with the quality of care: a systematic literature review. Council of Deans of Health (Commissioned Report).
• Cheng PC, Puthussery S, Pappas Y, Meei-Ling G. (2015) A systematic review of randomised controlled trials on the effectiveness of exercise programs on Lumbo Pelvic Pain among postnatal women. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 15:316.
• Kassianos AP, Ignatowicz A, Greenfield G, Majeed A, Car J, Pappas Y. (2015). “Partners rather than just providers…”: A qualitative study on health care professionals’ views on implementation of multidisciplinary group meetings in the North West London Integrated Care Pilot. International journal of integrated care (15).
• Berber R, Pappas Y, Khoo M, Miles J, Carrington R, Skinner J, & Hart A. (2015). A New Approach to Managing Patients with Problematic Metal Hip Implants: The Use of an Internet-Enhanced Multidisciplinary Team Meeting. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, 97(4), e20.
• Sabah S,A, Henckel J, Cook E, Whittaker R, Hothi H, Pappas Y, & Hart A J. (2015). Validation of primary metal-on-metal hip arthroplasties on the National Joint Registry for England, Wales and Northern Ireland using data from the London Implant Retrieval Centre A study using the NJR dataset. Bone & Joint Journal, 97(1), 10-18.
• Greenfield G, Ignatowicz AM, Belsi A, Pappas Y, Car J, Majeed A, & Harris M. (2014). Wake up, wake up! It's me! It's my life! patient narratives on person-centeredness in the integrated care context: a qualitative study. BMC health services research, 14(1), 619.
• Ignatowicz A, Greenfield G, Pappas Y, Car J, Majeed A, Harris M, et al., (2014). Achieving provider engagement: Providers' perceptions of implementing and delivering integrated care, Qualitative Health Research, Vol: 24, Pages: 1711-1720.
• Mastellos N, Gunn L, Harris M, Majeed A, Car J, & Pappas Y. (2014). Assessing patients' experience of integrated care: a survey of patient views in the North West London Integrated Care Pilot. International Journal of Integrated Care, 14(2).
• Atherton H, Pappas Y, Heneghan C, Murray E (2013). Experiences of using email for general practice consultations: a qualitative study British Journal of General Practice 63 (616), e760-e767
• Harris M, Greaves F, Gunn L, Patterson S, Greenfield G, Car J, Majeed A, Pappas Y (2013). Multidisciplinary integration in the context of integrated care-results from the North West London Integrated Care Pilot International journal of integrated care 13
• Curry N, Harris M, Gunn L, Pappas Y, Blunt I, Soljak M, Mastellos N, Holder H, Smith J, Majeed A, Ignatowicz A, Greaves F, Belsi A, Costin-Davis N, Jones-Nielson J, Greenfield G, Cecil L, Patterson S, Car J and Bardsley M (2013). 'Integrated care pilot in North West London: a mixed methods evaluation'. International Journal of Integrated Care 13.
• Harris M; Greaves F; Gunn L; Patterson S; Vaschitz G; Car J; Majeed A; Pappas Y. (2013). Multidisciplinary group performance – measuring integration intensity in the context of the North West London Integrated Care Pilot. International Journal of Integrated Care. 13.
• Greaves F; Pappas Y; Bardsley M; Harris M; Curry N; Holder H; Ian Blunt, Michael Soljak, Laura Gunn, Azeem Majeed, Josip Car. (2013). Evaluation of complex integrated care programmes: the approach in North West London. International Journal of Integrated Care. 13.
• Pappas Y, Atherton H, Car J. (2012) Email for clinical communication between healthcare professionals. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Issue 3. Art. No.: CD007979. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007979
• Harris M, Greaves F, Patterson S, Jones J, Pappas Y, Majeed A, Car J. (2012). The North West London Integrated Care Pilot - innovative strategies to improve care coordination for the elderly and people with diabetes. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. July/September 2012, 35(3):216-225.
• Pappas Y, Anandan C, Liu J, Car J, Sheikh A, Majeed A. (2012). Computer-assisted history taking systems in healthcare: benefits, risks, and potential for further development. Informatics in Primary Care. 19(3): 155-160(6).
• Cash-Gibson L, Felix LM, Minorikawa N, Pappas Y, Gunn LH, Majeed A, Atun R, Car J. (2012). Automated telephone communication systems for preventive healthcare and management of long-term conditions. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD009921. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009921.
• Grewal RS, Kazeem A, Pappas Y, Car J, Majeed A. (2012). Training interventions for improving telephone consultation skills in clinicians. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD010034. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010034.
• Cash-Gibson L, Pappas Y, Car J. (2012). Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written history taking for the prevention of cardiovascular disease Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD009750. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009750.
• Cash-Gibson L, Pappas Y, Car J. (2012). Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written history taking for the management of cardiovascular disease Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD009751. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009751.
• Kazeem A, Car J, Pappas Y. (2011). Telephone consultations for the management of alcohol-related disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 8. 10.1002/14651858.CD009267. DOI.
• Pappas Y, Wei I, Car J, Majeed A, Sheikh A. (2011). Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written family history taking for identifying people with elevated risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Issue 12. Art. No.: CD008489. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.
• Wei I, Pappas Y, Car J, Sheikh A, Majeed A. (2011). Computer-assisted versus oral-and-written dietary history taking for diabetes mellitus. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Issue 12. Art. No.: CD008488. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.
• Pappas Y, Seale C. (2010). The physical examination in telecardiology and televascular consultations: a study using conversation analysis. Patient Education and Counselling. 81:113-118.
• Pappas Y, Seale C. (2009). The opening phase of telemedicine consultations: an analysis of interaction. Social Science and Medicine. 68:1229-1237.
• Whiteford A, Allen A, Car J, Pappas Y. (2009). "Have swine flu vaccine or risk losing your job" - is this the answer? BMJ: British Medical Journal.
• Kulendran L, Atherton H, Pappas Y, Car J. (2009). Accuracy of online health information about controlling childhood fever during the H1N1 influenza pandemic. Informatics in Primary Care. 4:261-262.

Book chapters

• Pappas Y; Car J. (2011). Emerging technologies for health communication. In The Knowledgeable Patient: Communication and Participation in Health. Hill S (ed). John Wiley & Sons.

Commissioned, peer-reviewed reports

• Pappas Y, Curry N, Bardsley M, Smith J, Majeed A, Car J et al. (2012). NHS North West London Integrated Care Pilot: Year one evaluation.
• Sheikh A; McLean S; Cresswell K; Pagliari C; Pappas Y et al. (2011). The Impact of eHealth on the Quality and Safety of Healthcare. An updated systematic overview & synthesis of the Literature. Final report for the NHS Connecting for Health Evaluation Programme (NHS CFHEP 001).

Selected invited lectures and masterclasses

• A social ecology approach to electronic health records implementation. University of Bologna, Italian eHealth Observatory, Italy. Apr 2009. (Keynote address: www.blogmoruzzi.cup2000.it/2009/04/30/).
• Multidisciplinary group performance in the context of Integrated Care - measuring integration intensity. Public health science: A national conference dedicated to new research in public health. The Lancet / RSM, 23 Nov 2012 - 23 Nov 2012.
• Disruption or Integration? Using a social ecology approach to understand change in telehealthcare. Presented at FP6 SmartHEALTH Symposium. University of Newcastle, UK. May 2009. (Invited lecture: www.smarthealthip.com/publications/public/D9.9_SmartHEALTH_v1.2.pdf ).
• Understanding the newly formed conventions in telehealthcare: what can the social sciences do for us? Presented at the eHealth Masterclass for NHS Connecting for Health, London. Nov 2009. (Masterclass: www1.imperial.ac.uk/resources/D3F98D6C-B3B6-447D-B23A-BBBE047E072A/).
• Challenges and progress in establishing a secure evidence-base for CDSS technology. Presented at the eHealth Masterclass for NHS Connecting for Health. University of Edinburgh, UK. Mar 2009 (Masterclass)
• Unknown conventions in telemedicine consultations: an analysis of interaction. SAPC National Conference, St Andrews. July 2009. (Nominated for early career prize).
• Putting together a convincing grant application. NIHR/LSE Open Day. Nov 2011. (Invited lecture).

I am always happy to discuss potential supervision mainly in the areas of applied health services research, integrated care, optimization of service delivery, management of chronic conditions, evidence synthesis and professional-patient communication without excluding other areas of research.

Contact Details

Faculty of Health and Social Science
Institute for Health Research
University of Bedfordshire
Putteridge Bury campus
Hitchin Road Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 8LE

T: +44 (0)1582 743293
E: yannis.pappas@beds.ac.uk