13 June 2013, 4 pm
Canynge Hall, Room LG.08
Professor Carl May
Carl May is professor of healthcare innovation in the faculty of health sciences at the University of Southampton. Between 2001 and 2010 he was professor of medical sociology at Newcastle University Medical School. Beginning with doctoral research on professional-patient interaction, Carl’s empirical work has focused on the design, development, evaluation and integration of new medical technologies and on the experience and management of longstanding and life-limiting conditions. His theoretical work has focused on developing conceptual frameworks that help in understanding implementation processes and healthcare delivery; experiences of complexity, burden of treatment, and the need for minimally disruptive medicine; and most recently, relational work across strategic action fields and social networks.
Over many years, proponents of qualitative methods in health research have argued that such studies provide an empirical and theoretical foundation for research that goes beyond micro-contexts and small groups. They have argued that qualitative research can make major contributions to the development of quantitative empirical work that seeks to investigate generalizable phenomena, and theories that seek to characterize and explain them. This seminar will explore one such approach – Normalization Process Theory. It will show how qualitative studies revealed sets of empirical regularities about elements of complex healthcare interventions that were developed, over time, into a formal grounded theory of the routine incorporation of complex interventions into practice, through to a generic middle range theory of implementation and embedding, and most recently into a wider theory that also draws on ideas about individual intention and shared commitment, social norms and social roles to provide a more holistic perspective on the implementation of new ways of conceptualizing, enacting, and organizing practice. While Normalization Process Theory has been used in contexts as varied as analysing wine-making practices in South Africa, the integration of Korean Pop Music in Californian Youth Culture, and understanding launch procedures for Tomahawk cruise missiles, it has mainly been applied to the implementation of healthcare practices and processes: this seminar will use a systematic review of qualitative studies of the implementation of nursing clinical practice guidelines as an example of its application.
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The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.