On 4–5 December, members of the Tools4Teams research group attended the 19th International Meeting on Behavioural Sciences Applied to Healthcare (BSAH) in London. The conference brought together researchers and practitioners from across healthcare and behavioural sciences to share methodological advances and applied research addressing complex challenges in healthcare systems.
Carla Molenaar shared a systematic review on frameworks for designing and scaling digital health innovations, highlighting how transdisciplinary actors shape successful implementation in healthcare. Jingwen Yang presented findings from a study on the evaluation of simulated biofeedback in simulation-based team training, examining how biofeedback can influence team processes and performance during training scenarios. Yutian (Tony) Sun shared insights from a service blueprinting study exploring healthcare provider perspectives on communication and collaboration in hand and wrist orthopaedic care, highlighting opportunities to improve coordination across the patient journey.
Kathrin Adamietz presented work on immersive virtual and mixed-reality tumour boards, assessing fidelity, usability, and teamwork beyond traditional desktop-based meetings and shedding light on the evolving demands of virtual collaboration in multidisciplinary cancer care. Arndt Pool examined team reflexivity and structural job crafting within healthcare simulation-based team training, using a nonlinear growth curve approach to better understand learning and behavioural change over time.
Addressing digital and remote care, Sara Cucurachi presented a qualitative study on barriers and facilitators to remote patient monitoring, using the COM-B model to explore behavioural drivers influencing implementation in practice. Asma Sabri focused on patient journey mapping to examine aspects of person-centred practice in stroke care, while Jicke Elon Gustaf Höök shared findings from multi-site, multi-professional observations aimed at understanding the complexity of the stroke patient trajectory.
Fatama Faraj won the Best Poster Presentation prize with her research on….
Sara Cucurachi and Paul O’Connor thoroughly enjoyed contributing to the conference, supporting its organization and chairing several sessions.
The conference provided a valuable platform for the Tools4Teams team to exchange ideas, receive feedback, and strengthen international collaborations. Insights gained at BSAH 2025 will feed directly into ongoing research on teamwork, digital health, and resilient healthcare systems. See you In Amsterdam in 2026!
