#CBCConf2015
Harnessing Digital Technology
for Health Behaviour Change
UCL Centre for Behaviour Change
CBC Conference 2015
UCL CENTRE FOR BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
Contents
1. Introduction: Professor Susan Michie
UCL Centre for Behaviour Change
2. Keynote Speakers
3-7.
Monday Schedule
8. Upcoming Events at the
UCL Centre for Behaviour Change
9-12.
Tuesday Schedule
13-14. Poster Titles
Catering & Housekeeping
Catering will be available in the Crush Hall:
Monday: Lunch (12-1pm) / Afternoon Tea (3:35 - 4:15pm) /
Evening Reception (5.50 - 7.30pm)
Tuesday: Lunch (12-1pm) / Afternoon Tea (3:35 - 4:15pm)
Location
Closest Tube Stations
Senate House
Russell Square (Piccadilly Line)
Goodge Street (Northern Line)
Tottenham Court Road (Central Line)
Malet Street,
London
WC1E 7HU
Bus Routes:
10 (King’s Cross), 29 (Charing Cross), 73 (Victoria)
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CBC CONFERENCE 2015
UCL CENTRE FOR BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
Susan Michie is Professor of Health Psychology and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Change at University
College London, UK. She completed her undergraduate and doctoral education in psychology at the University of
Oxford and her clinical psychology training at the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London. She is a chartered
clinical and health psychologist and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, the European Health Psychology
Society and the British Psychological Society.
I am delighted to welcome you to our first conference, ‘Harnessing Digital Technology for Health Behaviour Change’.
This conference brings together UCL academic expertise across a range of disciplines (for example, behavioural
science, computer science, engineering, human-computer interaction) with representatives from key organisations in the
commercial, government and NGO sectors, including software companies and health organisations. We are fortunate to
have attracted outstanding speakers who will address issues such as how to:
• Apply evidence and theory in development and evaluation
• Engage users, without which the most impressive technologies will be of little use
• Evaluate the quality and ethics of products
• Implement digital technologies at scale to maximise their potential in improving global health.
We have ensured plenty of time for discussion and for networking since much is learnt in the conversations outside the
formal sessions.
We reached our capacity of 300 delegates two weeks ago and sadly had to turn people away. Given the interest, we aim
to make this an annual event. We would like to hear your experiences and suggestions for next year, so please complete
the evaluation forms – they will shape our future activities. This conference is for you.
Susan Michie, Director, UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, University College London.
With many thanks to the Conference Steering Committee:
Prof. Robert West
Dr Caroline Wood
Dr Henry Potts
Dr Jamie Brown
Prof. Ann Blandford
Prof. Elizabeth Murray
Dr Eric de Silva
Dr Stephanie Lietz
Dr Fiona Hamilton
Dr Rosie Webster
Dr Kristina Curtis
Dave Crane
Daniel Fozzati
Dr Patty Kostkova
Luke Raskino
Sean Bamberger
About the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change
The Centre for Behaviour Change is a unique initiative, harnessing the breadth and depth of academic expertise in
behaviour change at UCL to address key challenges facing society. Behaviour change is increasingly recognised as
central to human well-being, social cohesion and sustainability. Changing behaviour is a challenging and complex
process, requiring theories, methods and evidence from many academic disciplines.
With initial funding from the Provost’s Strategic Development Fund, UCL’s Grand Challenge of Human Wellbeing and five
Faculty Deans, we are working to become self-sustaining by 2016. The Centre’s Director is Susan Michie, Professor of
Health Psychology; Dr Caroline Wood is Assistant Director, Dr Lou Atkins is Senior Teaching Fellow, Dr Stephanie Lietz
is Project Manager and Sean Bamberger is Research Administrator. We are supported by a cross-disciplinary Executive
Committee and an Advisory Board that covers key areas of engagement within and external to UCL. We aim to become
a leading and world-renowned centre for expertise in behaviour change.
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CBC CONFERENCE 2015 - INTRODUCTIONS
What kind of evaluation study moves the behaviour change field forward?
Prof. Jeremy Wyatt - University of Leeds
This talk explores how to design evaluation studies to test a theory so that they
deliver results which are not only valid, but are also of general interest to the
behaviour change community. Examples from the work of our research group will
be used to illustrate this.
After setting up and directing the Institute for Digital Health Care in Warwick
University, Jeremy was appointed Leadership Chair in eHealth Research at
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences. Before Warwick, Jeremy directed the Dundee
Health Informatics & eHealth Centre, set up and directed a new R&D programme
for NICE, and was the NHS Academic Adviser on knowledge management. His
research explores how to design and evaluate complex interventions such as
technologies for disseminating evidence, supporting self-care and preventing
long-term conditions. He helped found the Cochrane Collaboration in 1992 and
set up Cochrane’s Effective Practice & Organisation of Care review group in
1994.
Online Profile: http://medhealth.leeds.ac.uk/profile/600/239/jeremy_wyatt
The person-based approach to developing digital behaviour change
interventions
Prof. Lucy Yardley - Southampton University
The Person-Based Approach to intervention development offers a distinctive
and systematic means of enabling intervention designers to build a deep
understanding of the psychosocial context of users and their views of the
behavioral elements of the intervention. Insights from this process can be used to
ensure that the intervention is experienced as persuasive, relevant and feasible
by users. Based on our experience of carrying out over a thousand interviews
with users, while developing public health and illness management interventions
that have proven effective in trials involving tens of thousands of users, this talk
illustrates how the person-based approach can enhance the use of theory– and
evidence-based approaches to intervention development.
https://www.lifeguideonline.org/
Lucy Yardley is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Southampton
and Director of the Centre for Applications of Health Psychology (CAHP). She
pioneered and leads the ‘LifeGuide’ programme of research which has developed
unique open source software for creating digital interventions, and has developed
and evaluated numerous digital interventions for public health and illness
management.
Online Profile: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/psychology/lucyyardley
Harnessing mobile health technologies for health behaviour change
Prof. Bonnie Spring - Northwestern University
Bonnie Spring is Professor of Preventive Medicine, Psychology, Psychiatry, and
Public Health, and Director of the Center for Behavior and Health at Northwestern
University. She is an internationally recognized expert in developing and
evaluating efficient, effective, scalable technology-supported interventions to
support multiple health behaviour changes. Her research has been supported
continuously for more than 30 years and her NIH-funded learning modules on
evidence-based practice (www.ebbp.org) and the science of team science (www.
teamscience.net) are freely available online.
Online Profile:
https://fsmweb.northwestern.edu/faculty/facultyprofile.cfm?xid=16136
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Monday, 23rd February 2015
The Science of Behaviour Change:
Developing and Evaluating Digital Interventions
09.00 - 10.00
10.00 - 10.10
10.10 - 10.40
10.45 - 12.00
12.00 - 13.00
13.00 - 14.15
14.20 - 15.35
15.35 - 16.15
16.15 - 17.15
Registration and Coffee / Tea - Foyer
Conference Welcome: Prof. Susan Michie (UCL Centre for Behaviour Change)
Opening Keynote: Prof. Jeremy Wyatt (University of Leeds)
Developing Content Based on
Theory and Evidence
Spotlight On: Gamification And
Games
Chair: Dr Rosie Webster
Showcasing practical examples of how behaviour
change theory and evidence can inform the
content of digital technologies to change health
behaviours
Chair: Jo Iacovides
Focusing on how games and game mechanics
can be used to motivate and support behaviours
related to health and wellbeing
Dr Rosie Webster (University College London)
Dr Jamie Brown (University College London)
Dr Charlotte Dack (University of Bath)
Dr Felix Naughton (University of Cambridge)
Prof. Pam Kato (Coventry University)
Simon Fox (Playlab London)
Dr Alexandra Lang (University of Nottingham)
Dr Kathrin Gerling (University of Lincoln)
Lunch, Session Demos and Networking
Evaluation: Wicked Challenges and
Golden Opportunities
Spotlight On: User Engagement and
Impact Assessment
Chair: Prof. Susan Michie
New solutions for new problems in the evaluation
of new technologies to change behaviour and
advance our understanding of behaviour change.
Chair: Dr Patty Kostkova
Strategies for sustainable assessment of user
engagement and impact.
Prof. Robert West (University College London)
Prof. Jeremy Wyatt (University of Leeds)
Prof. Susan Michie (University College London)
Prof. Lucy Yardley (University of Southampton)
Prof. Mounia Lalmas (Yahoo! Research)
Dr Patty Kostkova (University College London)
David Farrell (Caledonian University)
Dr Andreea Molnar (University of Portsmouth)
Design and Evaluation of Complex
Systems for Use ‘in the Wild’
mHealth Development and
Engagement
Chair: Prof. Ann Blandford
Featuring research on how people use, misuse
and fail to use technologies designed to support
long-term health management
Chair: Kristina Curtis
Four approaches to mHealth development and
user engagement with one collective goal: to
improve end-users’ health and wellbeing for public
and mental health conditions
Dr Anne Hsu (Queen Mary University of London)
Nikki Newhouse (University College London)
Prof. Ann Blandford (University College London)
Aisling O’Kane (University College London)
Umar Taj (Warwick Business School)
Rupert Tebb (Paper Ltd)
David Crane (University College London)
Dr Andres Fonseca (Virtually Free Ltd)
Coffee / Tea and Networking
Developing and Evaluating Digital
Interventions
Using Technological Devices to
Improve Health Outcomes
Chair: Dr Eric De Silva
Chair: Prof. Susan Michie
A panel discussion of key issues raised by today’s Novel examples of wearable and healthcare
technology developed by researchers at UCL.
sessions.
Panel Features: Prof. Lucy Yardley, Prof.
Jeremy Wyatt, Prof. Ann Blandford, Prof.
Robert West, Prof. Elizabeth Murray, Prof.
Philip Treleaven, Prof. Bonnie Spring, Luke
Raskino
17.20 - 17.50
17.50 - 19.30
Prof.Rob Horne (University College London)
Dr Catherine Holloway (University College London)
Dr Nadia Berthouze (University College London)
Dr Rui Loureiro (University College London)
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Bonnie Spring (Northwestern University)
Poster Session and Networking Reception
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Developing Content Based on Theory and Evidence
Showcasing practical examples of how behaviour change theory and evidence can inform the content of digital
technologies to change health. (Chair: Dr Rosie Webster) [Beveridge Hall]
Developing a theory-based interactive website to increase condom use in men
Dr Rosie Webster - University College London
This talk will demonstrate how behaviour change theory was used to develop an interactive website
to increase condom use in men, including how behaviour change techniques were conceptualised as
engaging interactive features.
The development and evaluation of StopAdvisor: A theory-based interactive internet-based
smoking cessation intervention
Dr Jamie Brown - University College London
StopAdvisor is an interactive smoking cessation website designed with particular attention directed
to people with low socioeconomic status. The talk will focus on explaining how the development was
informed by the PRIME theory of motivation, evidence, and user-testing. The user testing was done
exclusively in smokers with low socioeconomic status and a large randomised trial indicated that this
was successful in producing an effective website for that group.
Developing HeLP-Diabetes: An internet self-management intervention for people with Type 2
Diabetes
Dr Charlotte Dack - University of Bath
This talk will describe how we integrated theoretical frameworks and user data from patients with type
2 diabetes and health professionals to develop a new internet self-management intervention: HeLPDiabetes.
Using smartphone sensing and machine learning to translate theory and evidence into
intervention content
Dr Felix Naughton - University of Cambridge
Ths talk focuses on a smoking cessation smartphone app (Q Sense) designed to use sensing and
machine learning to help translate theory and evidence into support content and inform content
delivery. In particular, Q Sense can generate and use within-app evidence of smoking behaviour and
support content preferences to tailor when and what content is delivered.
Spotlight On: Gamification And Games
Focusing on how games and game mechanics can be used to motivate and support behaviours.
(Chair: Jo Iacovides) [MacMillan Hall]
The role of the researcher in industry collaborations on serious games for health
Prof. Pam Kato - Coventry University
This talk will describe how behavioral researchers can define and clarify their roles in serious games
and gamification projects. This talk will be helpful for those who are working in collaboration with
academics or with industry. This talk is based on my experience in working on local and global projects
DON’T PANIC: How to use a game to make people measurably more healthy.
Simon Fox: PlayLab London
1 in 5 of us will experience a chronic mental health condition, but the vast majority will never seek
treatment. With Flowy Simon and Playlab have created a mobile game which demonstrates a
measurable effect on its users wellbeing. Flowy is a mobile game currently being used by people who
experience panic and anxiety disorders to help manage their symptoms. Simon will talk about the
challenges of creating delightful, usable, rigorously evaluated software on a startup budget.
The challenges of serious games for behaviour change in teenage health promotion: non
serious and non tedious.
Dr Alexandra Lang - University of Nottingham
The presentation outlines the work of the EU funded PEGASO project. It provides insight into some
of the key challenges of designing technologies for health promotion in teenagers. It then discusses
the application of serious gaming for use with this young user population. Describing how gaming can
combat some of the challenges, with a view to promoting personal monitoring and awareness and
eventual behaviour change through engagement with an mHealth system over time.
Video games for older adults: Prescribed health intervention or empowering pastime?
Dr Kathrin Gerling - University of Lincoln
Video games hold the promise of providing physical and mental stimulation for older adults. In this talk,
I explore potentials and limitations of interactive interventions for this audience with a focus on how
age-related changes influence how older adults in long-term care engage in play.
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CBC CONFERENCE 2015 - MONDAY SESSIONS
Evaluation: Wicked Challenges and Golden Opportunities
New solutions for new problems in the evaluation of new technologies to change behaviour and
advance our understanding of behaviour change. (Chair: Prof. Susan Michie) [Beveridge Hall]
Automated assessment of key behavioural outcomes in intervention studies: What are the
prospects?
Prof. Robert West - University College London
Digital devices are ideal for automated recording of data but when it comes to important behavioural
outcomes that rely on self-report (e.g., smoking cessation, alcohol consumption), research is needed
to make sure they can be relied on bearing in mind the possibility of misreporting and missing data.
This talk will examine the current evidence and discuss future possibilities.
Some methodological challenges in evaluating behaviour change interventions
Prof. Jeremy Wyatt - University of Leeds
Behaviour change interventions are usually complex and evaluation studies often rely on new sources
of data to test their impact. This contribution will review these and other challenges and suggest some
possible solutions.
Harnessing the power of digital technology to develop and test behaviour change theory
Prof. Susan Michie - University College London
Digital devices provide unprecedented access to data in real time from large number of people. They
can also deliver behaviour change interventions with perfect fidelity and be specified 100%. In principle
this could revolutionise development and testing of behaviour change theory but it will require much
more strategic thinking about what data need to be collected, how it should be stored and structured
and what collaborations need to be forged.
Using visualisation techniques to analyse engagement with digital interventions
Prof. Lucy Yardley - University of Southampton
Some digital interventions (such as those developed using the LifeGuide software) automatically
record everything that users view and enter, providing an unprecedented wealth of detailed data from
large samples providing information about users’ receipt and usage of each intervention element. This
talk describes how a new method of ‘visualisation’ analysis can be used to make sense of this data
and gain valuable insights into how users engage with digital interventions, and how this may mediate
outcomes.
Spotlight On: User Engagement and Impact Assessment
Strategies for sustainable assessment of userengagement and impact.
(Chair: Dr Patty Kostkova) [MacMillan Hall]
Measuring user engagement: a holistic view
Prof. Mounia Lalmas - Yahoo! Research
User engagement is the phenomena associated with wanting to use an application longer and
frequently. Common ways to evaluate user engagement include self-report measures, physiological
methods, and web analytics. This talk presents various efforts aiming at combining approaches to
measure engagement.
What difference do they make? Impact assessment of digital libraries and games
Dr Patty Kostkova - University College London
Digital technology for health covers online portals, digital libraries, mhealth technology and serious
games. But do they make a difference? This talk will provide an overview of impact assessment
methods and illustrate successful approaches.
The right kind of engagement in Games for Health
David Farrell - Caledonian University
Video games have great potential in supporting and motivating behaviour change. But creating the
right kind of emotional engagement in a Serious Game is essential for this potential to be
realised. This talk will explore this idea and argue for harmony between game systems and narrative
theme.
Impact assessment strategies in Games for Health
Dr Andreea Molnar - University of Portsmouth
This talk will cover the strategies used for seamlessly integrating the educational content evaluation in
edugames4all/e-bug games. We discuss how the integrated assessment affected players perception
on the games using as case studies an interactive digital storytelling based game and a platform
game.
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Design and Evaluation of Complex Systems for Use ‘in the Wild’
Featuring research on how people use, misuse and fail to use technologies
designed to support long-term health management.(Chair: Prof. Ann Blandford) [Beveridge Hall]
A mobile application for reducing snack cravings
Dr Anne Hsu - Queen Mary University of London
A central challenge in weight management is the difficulty of overcoming desires for excessive and
unhealthy food. In order to alleviate the former and support the latter, we designed, implemented and
tested a mobile application for improving snacking behaviour. Our application delivers a food craving
reduction intervention at the moment of need and allows users to track how often they successfully
resisted cravings.
Online patient experience as an information resource:
What does the right ‘dose’ look like?
Nikki Newhouse - University College London
The internet has transformed the way that people experience illness and is increasingly the first place
that people turn to when seeking out information, support and practical advice. The EXPERT trial
develops the science underpinning the delivery of online patient experiences by examining how online
information from different sources supports wellbeing, self-management and behaviour change.
Staying safe, staying well: Designing to support
self-management of chronic kidney disease
Prof. Ann Blandford - University College London]
This talk focuses on the practices and experiences of people using haemodialysis technology at home:
how the design of the technology, and people’s values and experiences, shape use. I will draw out
more general lessons for the design of technologies that support people in managing their own health.
Concealing or revealing mobile medical devices?
Designing for onstage and offstage presentation
Aisling Ann O’Kane - University College London
The social act of broadcasting versus hiding mobile medical devices used for the self-management of
chronic conditions presents a dilemma for designers. Should they design future self-care technologies
to be hidden from view or make them more visible, perhaps as fashion items? To help address this
question, we propose using Goffman’s theatrical framing of the ways that people present themselves
mHealth Development and Engagement
Four approaches to mHealth development and user engagement with one collective goal: to improve end-users’ health
and wellbeing for public and mental health conditions. (Chair: Kristina Curtis) [MacMillan Hall]
Improving medication adherence:
Can games help you get better?
Umar Taj - Warwick Business School
Modelling patient behaviour through the use of games and providing a lab based platform to test
various interventions before expanding them in the field.
Prototyping an alcohol reduction service for young adults
Rupert Tebb - Paper Ltd
A case study that demonstrates how behavioural science, prototyping and randomised control test
combine to produce robust and usable services.
The development of a highly popular smoking cessation app
Dave Crane - University College London
With over 500,000 downloads, 1m user sessions per month and 1,900 five star reviews, Smoke Free
is the most popular smoking cessation app in the UK. This talk will discuss the process and principles
underlying its development.
Development of an app to treat specific phobias using exposure therapy
Dr Andres Fonseca - Virtually Free Ltd
We developed an iOS app to treat specific phobia of spiders using games and augmented reality to
deliver exposure therapy. I describe the process we went through from inception to release.
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Developing and Evaluating Digital Interventions
A panel discussion of key issues raised by today’s
sessions.(Chair: Prof. Susan Michie) [Beveridge Hall]
Panel:
Prof. Lucy Yardley, Prof.Jeremy Wyatt,
Prof. Ann Blandford, Prof. Robert West,
Prof. Elizabeth Murray, Prof. Philip Treleaven,
Prof. Bonnie Spring, Luke Raskino
Discussion Topic Examples:
How best to sustain development over the long-term?
What is the role of randomised trials?
What is the future for automatic data collection of outcomes?
Using Technological Devices to Improve Health Outcomes
Novel examples of wearable and healthcare
technology developed by researchers at UCL. (Chair: Dr Eric De Silva) [MacMillan Hall]
IDB Helper - an on-line tailored intervention supporting patient engagement with essential
medication for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Prof. Rob Horne
IBD comprises two chronic conditions: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. Both are inflammatory
conditions of the gut characterised by periods of intense symptoms (‘flare-ups’) and remission.
Treatment involves taking daily anti-inflamatory drugs, even during periods of symptomless remission.
Nonadherence rates are high reducing quality of life and increasing demand for healthcare. In this
study, funded by Crohn’s and Colitis UK, we co-created an on-line intervention tailored to the needs
of the individual by profiling and addressing the perceptions (eg beliefs about IBD and its treatment)
and practicalities (e.g. capacity and resources) influencing their motivation and ability to adhere to
treatment. We report the results of a controlled trial conducted online, and discuss lessons learned.
Able Tech: The future of assistive technologies
Dr Catherine Holloway - University College London
The talk will explain the work being done at UCL to develop Able Technologies – the next generation of
assistive technologies. It will introduce the SenseWheel (an instrumented wheelchair wheel designed
to reduce shoulder injuries to wheelchair users ),Wearable Assistive Materials (exoskeletons made to
fit like a glove) and how we are making the wheelchair part of the Internet of Things.
Interactive sensing technology to facilitate physical activity in chronic pain
Dr Nadia Berthouze - University College London
Nadia will present the Emo & Pain project. The project aims at developing interactive technology that
detects levels of perceived pain, anxiety and fear of movement in people with chronic pain while during
physical activity. She will also present two systems that sonify people’s movement and physiological
changes to increase awareness in their body, confidence in moving and self-efficacy.
Immersive behavioural therapies for the treatment of chronic pain
Dr Rui Loureiro - University College London
This talk will summarise our on-going work on the development of new therapies that aim to
investigate the cortical reorganisation processes associated with upper limb amputation using an
immersive movement training and visualisation paradigm.
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Upcoming Events
Visit us at:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-change
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UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE UCL CENTRE FOR BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
Tuesday 24th February 2015
Future Vision for Behaviour Change:
Delivering Effective Digital Interventions
09.00 - 10.00
10.00 - 12.00
Registration and Coffee / Tea
Global Institute for Digital Health Excellence (GLIDHE) Launch and Panel
Discussion
Chair: Prof. David Price
Alan Payne (Bupa)
Prof. Philip Treleaven (University College London)
Prof. Susan Michie (University College London)
Prof. Robert West (University College London)
Panel Discussion with Industry & Academia - Q&A with Audience
12.00 - 13.00
13.00 - 14.15
Lunch, Session Demos and Networking
Thinking Big: Rolling out Effective
Digital Interventions into PolicyDriven Initiatives
Chair: Prof. Susan Michie
Featuring case studies related to behaviour
change with policy applications; discussion of
the challenges and strategies of implementing
effective interventions.
Diarmaid Crean (Public Health England)
Prof. Elizabeth Murray (University College London)
Gieta Ellul (Public Health England)
14.20 - 15.35
Academia Meets Industry: What
Can we Learn from One Another?
Quality, Standards, Ownership,
Ethics and Regulation
Chair: Prof. Richard Moorhead
Ethical problems raised by new technologies and
the questions of what should be regulated and
how.
Prof. Jeremy Wyatt (University of Leeds)
Dr Prince Saprai (University College London)
Dr Chris Vincent (University College London)
Alan Payne (Bupa)
Wearable Technology:
Sensors and the Internet of Things
(IOT)
Chair: Prof. Robert West
Real-life examples from academics and industry
partners, including how to overcome the barriers
to effective communication and collaborative
working.
Chair: David Raskino
How wearable technology is developed by applying
the principles of behavioural science.
Luke Raskino (CURB)
Daniel West (British Websites / Silverback IS)
Dr Adam Winstock (Kings College London)
Dr Tomaso Aste (University College London)
Marco Peluso (Qardio)
Dr Neal Lathia (University of Cambridge)
Danny Harrison (University College London)
Rodrigo Mazzora (TicTrac)
15.35 - 16.15
Coffee / Tea and Networking
16.15 - 16.45
16.45 - 17.00
Closing Keynote: Prof. Lucy Yardley (University of Southampton)
Conference Closing Words: Prof. Susan Michie (University College London)
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CBC CONFERENCE 2015 - OUTLINE PROGRAMME: TUESDAY
Global Institute for Digital Health Excellence (GLIDHE)
Launch & Panel Discussion [Beveridge Hall]
Opening - Prof. David Price
An introduction to GLIDHE
Alan Payne - Bupa
With the ever increasing demands in healthcare how are new technologies and connectivities creating
a healthcare paradigm shift? What is GLIDHE and why this collaboration is uniquely positioned to
deliver innovative solutions for longer, healthier, happier lives.
The role of behaviour change
Prof. Susan Michie - University College London
What are the GLIDHE partnership aims and the challenge of changing behaviour. Disciplines need
to collaborate and GLIDHE brings behavioural science, computer science and engineering together.
What are some of the key behavioural principles, core ideas and the opportunities to advance
behavioural science provided by digital technologies.
Opportunities to conduct research on a global scale
Prof. Philip Treleaven - University College London
This talk will focus on the value that Engineering/Computer Science sees in collaborating on
behavioural change with behavioural science and a company like Bupa where we can conduct
research on a global scale.
Benefits of a global collaboration from a public health and behavioural science perspective
Prof. Robert West - University College London
What is the role of behaviour change in the global public health challenge? There are opportunities
for truly global behavioural science and for a virtuous circle of research-practice-research. Where do
digital interventions fit into a broader public health approach and clinical medicine. Where is GLIDHE
starting - smoking and BupaQuit.
Information
Bupa, UCL’s Centre for Behaviour Change and UCL’s Department of Computer Science are
delighted to announce their new collaborative project, the Global Institute for Digital Health
Excellence (GLIDHE), which combines Bupa’s global health expertise with UCL’s research
capabilities.
With the intention of reducing global demands on healthcare and improving quality of life,
GLIDHE will research, create, test and evaluate innovative, commercially sustainable digital
tools which promote healthier lifestyles. The aim is to improve the lives of millions of people
and create a significant evidence base to shape the future of digital health. GLIDHE will also
fund PhD and MSc students at UCL, creating a legacy in the field of digital health.
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CBC CONFERENCE 2015 - TUESDAY SESSIONS
Thinking Big: Rolling out Effective Digital Interventions into
Policy-Driven Initiatives
Featuring case studies related to behaviour change with policy applications; discussion of
the challenges and strategies of implementing effective interventions. (Chair: Prof. Susan Michie) [Beveridge Hall]
Diarmaid Crean - Public Health England
Public Health England was established on 1 April 2013 to bring together public health specialists from
more than 70 organisations into a single public health service. We protect and improve the nation’s
health and wellbeing, and reduce health inequalities. This talk will discuss conference issues from the
perspective of Public Health England.
Getting evidence into practice: Why and How?
Prof. Elizabeth Murray - University College London
The public health benefits of digital interventions are largely predicated on widescale use. Achieving
this is challenging! This talk will explore why academics need to think about implementation and how
to achieve it.
Stop Advisor – supporting tobacco policy with a digital solution
Gieta Ellul - Public Health England
StopAdvisor, a tailored internet-based support programme, was found in a large randomised controlled
trial to help lower income smokers to stop. Public Health England is now developing this into one of its
suite of digital offerings. This talk will describe the process as an example of partnership working with
the academic sector.
Quality, Standards, Ownership, Ethics and Regulation
Ethical problems raised by new technologies and the questions of
what should be regulated and how. (Chair: Prof. Richard Moorhead) [MacMillan Hall]
Some quality criteria for health related apps
Prof. Jeremy Wyatt - University of Leeds
This contribution will describe our proposed quality criteria for health related apps, and how they could
add a new Darwinian selection pressure to the apps market.
The ethics of digital monitoring of medicines
Dr Prince Saprai- University College London
This talk will discuss the ethical and legal implications of smart pills that enable the digital monitoring of
the uptake of prescription medications.
Digital technology to support health and wellbeing: What are the regulatory and safety issues?
Dr Chris Vincent - University College London]
This talk will examine the challenge of introducing digital technology. It will outline ways in which
safeguards can be introduced in a proportionate, flexible and agile way.
Healthcare Ethics in an era of digital hedonism
Alan Payne - Bupa
Technology is moving far faster than regulation, so what can we do to champion the consumer in
an era of unparalleled digital and social change. Is this an opportunity for altruistic insight to reduce
healthcare costs, or a “Orwellian” dystopian future in the making?
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CBC CONFERENCE 2015 - TUESDAY SESSIONS
Academia Meets Industry: What Can we Learn from One Another?
Real-life examples from academics and industry partners, including how to overcome the barriers
to effective communication and collaborative working. (Chair: Prof. Robert West) [Beveridge Hall]
Evidence meets Traction
Luke Raskino - Curb
Academia measures success in solving problems through scientific evidence …. Startups, through
market traction. Where does scientific evidence meet traction? These two worlds need to collide more
than ever when it comes to digital health. Why? And how?
The importance of a collaborative effort in website development for behaviour change
Daniel West - Silverback IS
To achieve the goals of digital behaviour change interventions the relationship between web developer
and academic must be one of partnership rather than customer and provider. This means building
a relationship based on flexibility and very strong communication. This in turn requires both parties
to become better educated in each other’s worlds and effective communication and development
systems. This talk will briefly review the lessons we have learned in how to achieve this.
‘I’m just like everyone else and I like getting drunk’ (The Drinks Meter : Using personalised
feedback, brief interventions & social norms to nudge people’s drinking)
Dr Adam Winstock - Kings College London
We all tell ourselves stories to make us feel OK about the ‘less smart’ decisions we make in life.
Dismantle those and you can create ambivalence that fuels motivation for change. Package your tool,
make it look pretty and remove barriers to access and you might have something useful. This talk
reviews data from our apps to evidence our approach and future plans.
Behavioural change patterns in a large global collection of runners’ data
Dr Tomaso Aste - University College London
We present data analytics from a global dataset of hundred of thousands runners that use data
from Tictrac dashboards of wearable devices. We discuss a large scale global experiment aiming to
capture, model and induce behavioural change.
Wearable Technology: Sensors and the Internet of Things
How wearable technology is developed by applying
the principles of behavioural science. (Chair: David Raskino) [MacMillan Hall]
Turbo-charging heart health
Marco Peluso - Qardio
Marco Peluso, CEO of Qardio, will talk about how the richer, more comprehensive data generated by
the company’s sensors and high performance cloud analytics drive the shift towards true preventative
care, cost efficiency and enhanced diagnostic yields, revolutionizing
the most significant healthcare issue of our time.
Smartphone sensing & behaviour change
Dr Neal Lathia - Cambridge University
Over 70% of the UK population now use smartphones: sensor-rich, computationally powerful, and
interactive devices. In this talk, two questions will be discussed: What behaviours can we detect
and monitor using these devices? How can be build data-driven behaviour-change applications that
leverage these sensors?
In the wild activity tracking: academic research with commercial systems
Danny Harrison - University College London
Commercial physical activity tracking systems embody behaviour change techniques previously
studied in academic research. My research focuses on evaluating use of these technologies in the real
world over a long term period, highlighting successes and difficulties encountered.
Data analytics and feedback from wearable devices for fitness and training to induce
behavioural change
Rodrigo Mazorra - TicTrac
This talk presents an adaptive approach that uses information form wearable devices to provide
feedback inducing self-motivated dynamical changes in the users.
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Behaviour Change Theme
‘Helpmedoit!’ a web and text based intervention to facilitate social support to achieve and maintain health
related change in physical activity and dietary behaviour.
Sharon Simpson - University of Glasgow
An ecological momentary assessment of lapse occurrences in dieters
Heather McKee - British Lung Foundation
A scientific evaluation of the most downloaded Smartphone apps for weight management
Margaret Allman-Farinelli - University of Sydney
A smartphone game for smoking cessation: qualitative analysis of user feedback
Dr. Elizabeth Ann Edwards - Queen Mary University of London
Evaluation of a smartphone application to help people moderate their drinking: exploring motivations,
patterns of application usage and changes in self-reported drinking behaviours
Katie Morton - St. Mary’s University College
Developing the COM-B-Q Self-Assessment Questionnaire to Understand Dietary and Exercise Target
Behaviours in European Teenagers within a Personalized ICT Guidance Services for Optimizing Lifestyle
through Awareness, Motivation and Engagement (PEGASO)
Dr Laura Condon - University of Nottingham
Exploration of the Effectiveness of NHS Choices Couch to 5K app
Katie Pickering - Leeds Beckett University
Evaluation of online interactive stage-matched weight-loss program – preliminary results
Vesna Gavrilov-Jerković, Dragana Brdarić, Veljko Jovanović, Dragan Žuljević - University of Novi Sad A randomised controlled trial of a novel smartphone-based stop smoking intervention focused on craving
management (BupaQuit)
Aleksandra Herbec, Harveen Kaur Ubhi, Robert West - University College London Novel smartphone-based smoking cessation intervention focused on adherence to nicotine replacement
therapy –development and evaluation.
Aleksandra Herbec, Jamie Brown, Robert West, Tobias Raupach - University College London -
Self-Care Theme
Creating mobile phone support groups for HIV positive adolescents in South Africa
Anna - The SHM Foundation
CAN WE INCREASE ADHERENCE TO SELF CARE BEHAVIOURS IN HEART FAILURE VIA AN AUTOMATED
BUT TAILORED EDUCATION AND COACHING PROGRAMME?
C.Deighan, W. Stut , W. Armitage, M. Clark, J. G. Cleland, T. Jaarsma - HeartCycle research consortium
partners
myCOPD solution - an electronic self management system for patients with COPD
Mal North - HealthQuest Solutions
The development of a digital Heart Manual programme in collaboration with patient ‘graduates’
Dr Carolyn Deighan - NHS Lothian
Designing a gamified system to promote health and wellbeing in older people
Erica Kucharczyk - De Montfort University
Improving Medication Adherence - can games help you get better?
Umar Taj - University of Warwick
Testing the use of a biofeedback videogame to teach young people diaphragmatic breathing for stress
management
Kathleen Collett & Naomi Stoll - Shift
Improving patient safety for older people with multimorbidity: The use of digital technologies in research
and as resources
Rebecca Hays, Gavin Daker-White, Brian Minor, Wendy Barlow, Peter Bower - The University of Manchester
Using a Human Centred Design methodology to design a ‘Balance Health’ application
Shruti Grover - Royal College of Art
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Digital Interventions in Healthcare Theme
3D visualisation of the human anatomy for biofeedback therapy in swallowing disorder
Benjamin Nicholls - The University of Kent
SmartWatches as a Tool in Memory Rehabilitation
Narinder Kapur - University College London
Telemonitoring for early detection and treatment of undernutrition in the elderly: design and methods for
evaluation
Marije van Doorn-van Atten, MSc; Annemien Haveman-Nies, PhD; Jeanne de Vries, PhD; Lisette de Groot;
PhD - Wageningen University
A mixed methods analysis of key stakeholder experience of, and engagement with, Connected Health in
Ireland
Dr Maria Quinlan - University College Dublin
Evaluating the implementation of HeLP-Diabetes within the NHS
Jamie Ross - University College London
Development and piloting of an android mobile application for “malaria testing and tracking” for first-time
smart phone/mobile app users in low-resource settings
Kalyani Prasad - Malaria Consortium
Digital System to Quantify Eating Behaviour
Martin Henderson - University of Kent
Development of a behaviour change intervention to improve delivery of physical activity advice by cancer
care professionals – a case study on the use of the Behaviour Change Wheel.
Risqat Fabunmi-Alade - Macmillan Cancer Support
Changing HIV testing behaviour through innovative use of technology and digital platforms
Cary James - Terrence Higgins Trust
Design & Evaluation Theme
State of the Evidence Regarding Behaviour Change Theories in Sexual Health Education Serious Video
Games Development
Sara Mathieu C. - University of Montreal
A systematic review of the methods used to evaluate mobile health behaviour change interventions
Pritaporn Kingkaew - University of Leeds
Developing a quality control framework for mobile app based health behaviour change interventions:
Adapting the NICE behaviour change guidance.
Brian McMillan - University of Sheffield
Using psychophysiology to assess the arousal and valance associated with affective and instrumental
behaviour change text messages
Gabriel Mata-Cervantes - University of Leeds
BiB mCohort: Exploring the role of smartphones in health research within a large multi-ethnic birth cohort
Laura Lamming - Bradford Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust
Testing a sensor based application for physical activity and food intake with an N of 1 study design:
Connecting devices to theories
Ari Haukkala - University of Helsinki
Challenging the ‘hierarchy of evidence’ in digital health interventions research: Using the Medical Research
Council (MRC) framework to evidence Breaking Free Online
Sarah Elison - Breaking Free Online
The Effectiveness of Technology-Based Strategies to Promote Engagement with Digital Interventions: A
Systematic Review
Ghadah Alkhaldi - University College London
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UCL CENTRE FOR BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
About UCL (University College London)
Founded in 1826, UCL was the first English university established after Oxford and Cambridge, the first to admit students regardless of
race, class, religion or gender, and the first to provide systematic teaching of law, architecture and medicine. We are among the world’s top
universities, as reflected by performance in a range of international rankings and tables. UCL currently has over 35,000 students from 150
countries and more than 11,000 staff. Our annual income is more than £1 billion.
UCL’s Centre for Behaviour Change (CBC) harnesses expertise across disciplines to address the wide range of challenges facing society.
Professor Robert West, a CBC Associate, leads a programme of digital health interventions at UCL, focusing on reducing smoking and
excessive alcohol consumption. Professor Susan Michie’s research seeks to improve the application of theories and scientific methods to
the development and evaluation of behaviour change interventions.
UCL’s Department of Computer Science is a global leader in research in experimental computer science. The 2014 Research Excellence
Framework evaluation ranked UCL 1st place for Computer Science. 61% of its research output is rated world-leading, 96% of its research
output is rated internationally excellent. UCL Computer Science has made a deep, lasting and sustained impact on all aspects of society,
including healthcare; medical image computing has led to faster prostate cancer diagnosis, and developed software to help surgeons avoid
damage to essential communication pathways while performing neurosurgery.
It continues to create innovative technologies that changes lives with computers.
For more information, visit: www.ucl.ac.uk external link | Follow us on Twitter @uclnews external link | Watch our YouTube channel
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About Bupa:
Bupa’s purpose is longer, healthier, happier lives.
As a leading international healthcare group, we offer health insurance and medical subscription products, run care homes, retirement
villages, hospitals, primary care centres and dental clinics. We also provide workplace health services, home healthcare, health
assessments and long-term condition management services.
We have over 22 million customers in 190 countries. With no shareholders, we invest our profits to provide more and better healthcare
and fulfil our purpose.
We employ more than 70,000 people, principally in the UK, Australia, Spain, Poland, New Zealand and Chile, as well as Saudi Arabia,
Hong Kong, India, Thailand, and the USA.
For more information, visit www.bupa.com.
About the National Institute for Health Research:
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is funded through the Department of Health to improve the health and wealth of the
nation through research. It is a large, multi-faceted and nationally distributed organisation. Together, NIHR people, facilities and systems
represent the most integrated clinical research system in the world, driving research from bench to bedside for the benefit of patients
and the economy.
This event was partly funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)’s School for Public Health Research (SPHR). The
views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.
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