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Carl May

@carlrmay.bsky.social

Implementation Science (Normalization Process Theory), Medical Sociology (Burden of Treatment Theory), gardening (Hemerocallis), cooking (risotto with Langoustines), Professor (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).

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Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a critical approach to patient-centred equity design - Implementation Science Communications Background The field of implementation research has recently seen much interest in equity, with a strong emphasis on recognising and responding to disparities in care. Recent studies highlight the rol...

Can we audit the equity impact of our research interventions and service designs? Yes., we can, and perhaps this paper will help!
doi.org/10.1186/s430...

05.11.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Once upon a time, some of my PhD students put my comments on their draft chapters and papers into a book.
Those were very happy days indeed.

07.10.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New implementation strategy taxonomy, grounded in Normalization Process Theory - terrific work led by @carlrmay.bsky.social and band - I enjoyed and am proud of having played second fiddle πŸ™ƒ #ImpSci #NPT

28.07.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory - Implementation Science Background Implementation strategies are deliberate systematic actions used to support the uptake of innovations in health and social care. While widely used taxonomies such as ERIC and EPOC have emer...

New in Implementation Science:

An international collaboration led by @carlrmay.bsky.social turned NPT into a set of 24 theory-linked + 96 micro-strategies, grounded in the actual work of implementation.

Actionable. Empirical. Adaptable.

Link: doi.org/10.1186/s130...
#implementation #NPT

31.07.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
26.08.2025 05:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks IS

28.07.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Magnificent achievement!

11.08.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of the ALIVE National Centre team talking co-design at the Academic Australasian Association for Primary Care conference with Jennifer Bibb, Alicia King, Candice Peart, Elise Dettmann, Victoria Palmer. Hand drawn images of mechanisms of change in background by Natalie Seilar.

Picture of the ALIVE National Centre team talking co-design at the Academic Australasian Association for Primary Care conference with Jennifer Bibb, Alicia King, Candice Peart, Elise Dettmann, Victoria Palmer. Hand drawn images of mechanisms of change in background by Natalie Seilar.

A quick workshop (brief since the conference organisers gave us 45 minutes!) on the explanatory theoretical model of change for codesign mh.bmj.com/content/45/3... with some of the team from @alivenational.bsky.social @candicepeart.bsky.social @aliciaking.bsky.social Jennifer Bibb, Elise Dettmann.

11.08.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory - Implementation Science Background Implementation strategies are deliberate systematic actions used to support the uptake of innovations in health and social care. While widely used taxonomies such as ERIC and EPOC have emer...

Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory #impsci

implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

28.07.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Thanks IS

28.07.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

An epidemic of virologists

29.06.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Coming soon. Implementation strategies derived from an evidence synthesis of studies informed by Normalization Process Theory. In @ImplementSci, soon.

25.06.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Professional Diploma in Participatory Health Research.

Professional Diploma in Participatory Health Research.

The Participatory Health Research Unit at @unioflimerick.bsky.social has launched a new Postgrad Diploma in Participatory Health Research.
If you're interested in advanced participatory research methods to support Implementation Science, this course is for you.
More info: lnkd.in/dr5uEquC
#ImpSci

06.06.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Samurai Bear, the superhero of #impsci and a friend of @carlrmay.bsky.social, had a very important message at the #EIE2025: β€œTRUST is the glue that links people, things and their contexts”. @implementeic.bsky.social

05.06.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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What a treat to see @carlrmay.bsky.social live at the European Implementation conference #EIE2025

05.06.2025 08:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great keynotes from Carl May and Annette Boaz to kick off #EIE2025. Lots of food for thought re the evolution of implementation science, its role in informing policy and practice, and opportunities for the future.

05.06.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@tracyfinch.bsky.social presents results of a study of the use of NOMAD NPT tool in published studies- concluding the measures are both psychometrically sound and pragmatic. NOMAD has been used in different ways - measuring, describing, predicting and measuring #EIE2025 @carlrmay.bsky.social

06.06.2025 09:23 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time spent theorizing with @vmontori.bsky.social is always fun and never wasted.

08.04.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking forward to introducing Normalization Process Theory to the US DECIPHER Collaborative tomorrow (25 February) at 12 PM EST.

This is a talk I'm always delighted to give!

24.02.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely pushing the boundaries.

07.02.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Helen, you should doing the Kate show on R6.

05.02.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sociologist? Interested in technology and social relations? Then this is a book for you!

20.01.2025 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Paul with book

Paul with book

Trish with book

Trish with book

And it’s out! The 7th edition of How to Read a Paper, coauthored with new blood in the shape of my ex PhD student Paul Dijkstra @drpauldijkstra.bsky.social. So good working with you on this Paul!

14.01.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 254    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 5

Dreadful news: we have lost David Lynch. And I am in a restaurant where I will get anything but a damn fine cup of coffee…

16.01.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 3 of β€˜The Future of Evaluation in Health & Social Care’ @northumbriaideas.bsky.social Enjoyed listening to the πŸ™ŒπŸΌ always-inspirational πŸ™ŒπŸΌ @carlrmay.bsky.social & @tracyfinch.bsky.social sharing their knowledge & expertise surrounding process evaluation of complex interventions πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌπŸ‘πŸΌ

16.01.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Intervention changes the context in which it's implemented. @carlrmay.bsky.social #evaluation conference.
@northumbriaideas.bsky.social

16.01.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@smith56778.bsky.social I'm the wrong person to follow, then. I fear that it will lead to nothing but disappointment for you.

16.01.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Slide with presentation stating: 
An intervention is never just a thing-in-itself. Complex
interventions have many moving parts, but they also have many
different effects. These effects shape important aspects of the
contexts in which the intervention is being evaluated"

Slide with presentation stating: An intervention is never just a thing-in-itself. Complex interventions have many moving parts, but they also have many different effects. These effects shape important aspects of the contexts in which the intervention is being evaluated"

'An intervention is never just a thing-in-itself. Complex
interventions have many moving parts, but they also have many
different effects. These effects shape important aspects of the
contexts in which the intervention is being evaluated" @carlrmay.bsky.social @northumbriaideas.bsky.social

16.01.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the context of such vast stretches of time and distance, we might as well not measure our own existence.

16.01.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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