Trust and Technology Terrorism in Medicine: The role of Psychology in the digital transformation of healthcare

The industry is driving rapid global change in health technologies, and the technology cycle far outpaces the healthcare adoption cycle. However, the vision of a safe and effective digital transformation of healthcare requires a multidisciplinary approach with the patient at the centre of design. Health Psychology is a key player in this complex task, providing expertise on user-centred design and guidance on motivators and barriers to behavioural change.  A huge gap exists between the ambitions of new technologies and their acceptability and effective use. This talk will outline the key role that health psychology has in this complex task, by providing expertise on user-centred design, to guidance on motivators and barriers to behavioural change.

Speaker Bio:

Jane is a Professor of Health Psychology and the Director of the Mobile Technology and Health (mHealth) Research Group where she leads an innovative research program of research in the area of personalized connected health. Jane was awarded the President’s Award for Research Excellence (2020) (Established Researcher) and the Dean’s Award for Research Impact (2020) in recognition of her work. Her projects include over 10 million euro as PI/Co-Applicant including Horizon 2020 Industrial Leadership Innovation Action (4.1 million), Marie Curie (1.1 million), Interreg (1.2 million), HRB (567k), Irish Cancer Society (100k) and SFI (578k).