Implementation Science

Frances Rapport is Professor of Health Implementation Science at Macquarie University's Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Sydney, Australia, Academic Lead, MD Research, and holds an Honorary Chair as Professor of Qualitative Health Research at Swansea University's Medical School, United Kingdom (UK). She currently leads a team of implementation scientists examining new models of implementation to support the translation of research outcomes into practical solutions for healthcare delivery and improvement. Frances has a visiting professorship in Bournemouth University, UK, and was previously a visiting professor at Harvard University (psychiatry), Texas University, Galveston (Medical Board), and the University of Tromsø (Medical Humanities) in Norway.Robyn Clay-Williams is Associate Professor of Human Factors and resilience and an internationally regarded health services researcher, who leads a research stream at the Australian Institute of Health and Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. Her expertize is in creating health systems that can function effectively in the presence of complexity and uncertainty. Dr. Clay-Williams' research bridges the gap between theory and practice, by developing products and processes that are usable and ready for implementation. She has a background in aviation and, prior to her academic career, was a military test pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force.Jeffrey Braithwaite is Founding Director of the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Director of the Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, and Professor of Health Systems Research, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He has appointments at six other universities internationally, and he is a board member and President of the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) and consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO). Working with 152 countries on their reform initiatives, his research on safer, higher quality and more resilient care examines health systems and their capacity to implement change and improvement, attracting funding of more than AUD $171 million. He is particularly interested in healthcare as a complex adaptive system and applying complexity science to healthcare problems.