Per Nilsen

Professor

My focus is implementation science, which addresses the research-to-practice gap. I am also engaged in health services research and public health studies. Interdisciplinarity, theory use and behaviour change are common threads.

Implementation Science… and more

Implementation science is a fast-growing interdisciplinary field that has emerged in the 2000s to address challenges of translating research into practice.

I have contributed to building an ambitious implementation research program, which has attracted national and international interest. It includes annual Masters- and PhD-level courses, the latter with student applications from all the Nordic countries and beyond. I lead numerous implementation research projects, including several PhD projects. 

My research interests also encompass health organization issues, patient safety, culture, leadership and workplace learning. I have also studied various public health issues, such as injury prevention, alcohol prevention and physical activity promotion. Writing is a passion. I have developed and lead The Art and Science of Scientific Writing, a PhD course which teaches principles of scientific writing.

My research interests can be traced to my varied background, including studies in behavioural economy, with graduation from Stockholm School of Economics (“Handelshögskolan”), and in systems development. Before I became a researcher in 2003, I had a 15-year career as organizational consultant in competence issues and as author of international books on artists such as David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Prince.

Publications

2024

Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Nina Thorny Stefansdottir, Ove Andersen, Mette Bendtz Lindstroem, Byron Powell, Per Nilsen, Tine Tjornhoj-Thomsen, Marie Broholm-Jorgensen (2024) How do oilcloth sessions work? A realist evaluation approach to exploring ripple effects in an implementation strategy Journal of Health Organization & Management, Vol. 38, p. 195-215 Continue to DOI
Paul Shing-fong Chan, Yuan Fang, Yao Jie Xie, Martin Chi-sang Wong, Per Nilsen, Sau-fong Leung, Kin Cheung, Zixin Wang, Eng-kiong Yeoh (2024) Applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to investigate factors of implementing alcohol screening and brief intervention among primary care physicians and nurses in Hong Kong, China: an exploratory sequential mixed-method study Implementation Science Communications, Vol. 5, Article 52 Continue to DOI
Nathan Hodson, Byron J. Powell, Per Nilsen, Rinad S. Beidas (2024) How can a behavioral economics lens contribute to implementation science? Implementation Science, Vol. 19, Article 33 Continue to DOI
Matti E. Leijon, Albin Algotson, Susanne Bernhardsson, David Ekholm, Lydia Ersberg, Malin J-son Höök, Carolina Klüft, Ulrika Müssener, Elisabeth Skoog Garås, Per Nilsen (2024) Generation Pep - study protocol for an intersectoral community-wide physical activity and healthy eating habits initiative for children and young people in Sweden Frontiers In Public Health, Vol. 12 Continue to DOI
Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Mette Bendtz Lindstroem, Nina Thorny Stefansdottir, Ove Andersen, Byron J. Powell, Per Nilsen, Tine Tjornhoj-Thomsen (2024) Influences of specialty identity when implementing a new emergency department in Denmark: a qualitative study BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 24, Article 162 Continue to DOI

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2024

Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Nina Thorny Stefansdottir, Ove Andersen, Mette Bendtz Lindstroem, Byron Powell, Per Nilsen, Tine Tjornhoj-Thomsen, Marie Broholm-Jorgensen (2024) How do oilcloth sessions work? A realist evaluation approach to exploring ripple effects in an implementation strategy Journal of Health Organization & Management, Vol. 38, p. 195-215 Continue to DOI
Paul Shing-fong Chan, Yuan Fang, Yao Jie Xie, Martin Chi-sang Wong, Per Nilsen, Sau-fong Leung, Kin Cheung, Zixin Wang, Eng-kiong Yeoh (2024) Applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to investigate factors of implementing alcohol screening and brief intervention among primary care physicians and nurses in Hong Kong, China: an exploratory sequential mixed-method study Implementation Science Communications, Vol. 5, Article 52 Continue to DOI
Nathan Hodson, Byron J. Powell, Per Nilsen, Rinad S. Beidas (2024) How can a behavioral economics lens contribute to implementation science? Implementation Science, Vol. 19, Article 33 Continue to DOI
Matti E. Leijon, Albin Algotson, Susanne Bernhardsson, David Ekholm, Lydia Ersberg, Malin J-son Höök, Carolina Klüft, Ulrika Müssener, Elisabeth Skoog Garås, Per Nilsen (2024) Generation Pep - study protocol for an intersectoral community-wide physical activity and healthy eating habits initiative for children and young people in Sweden Frontiers In Public Health, Vol. 12 Continue to DOI
Jeanette Wassar Kirk, Mette Bendtz Lindstroem, Nina Thorny Stefansdottir, Ove Andersen, Byron J. Powell, Per Nilsen, Tine Tjornhoj-Thomsen (2024) Influences of specialty identity when implementing a new emergency department in Denmark: a qualitative study BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 24, Article 162 Continue to DOI

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