Manuel Lillo-Crespo
Dr. Manuel Lillo-Crespo is a Professor, Researcher and Senior Lecturer of the Department of Nursing, at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante (Spain). CNO and Vice-director at Vistahermosa HLA Hospital in Alicante. Professor at the European University of Valencia and collaborating professor of the International University of Valencia. He is the current President of the Mediterranean Gerontological Association; Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI); Founder-member of the Pan-European Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Centre of Excellence (CoE) at the RCSI and active member of its CPD economic evaluation group; Fellow of the Romanian Society of Pneumology; Founder-Fellow of the Academy of Nursing at the Comunidad Valenciana; Spanish National Board Leader of the European NUPHAC network (promoting the roles of Nurses in Pharmaceutical Care and Nurse Prescribing) and recently has been appointed as Outstanding Alumni of the University of Alicante; Active member of the European Innovative Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA); Active fellow of the National HLA Hospital Group belonging to its National Quality Commission, National Pharmacy Commission and Vice-President of the National Nursing Commission. PhD in Health/Medical Anthropology (specialized in healthcare organizations' analysis from an anthropological perspective). With broad experience in Team Leadership and Management of International Research and Innovation Projects. Director of the research team "Medicine, Nursing and Clinical Nutrition" within the Doctoral Programme of Health Sciences at his University. His areas of expertise are: Clinical & Healthcare Management & Administration, Healthcare Improvement, Nursing & Medical Professional Development, Healthcare/clinical Anthropology, Qualitative Research Methodology & Mixed-Methods, Ageing & Chronicity, and Educational Innovation & Research. Member of Editorial Boards and also Peer-reviewer of Impact Factor Journals such as: the Journal of Advanced Nursing (JAN), the International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society and the Journal of Transcultural Nursing (JTCN), and other Latin American and Spanish professional journals (such as Horizonte Sanitario, IMPACT Journal, RECIEN, Revista Colombiana de Enfermería, Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, Revista Anna Nery de Enfermagem, Cultura de los Cuidados). He has more than 100 publications in different JCR impact factor journals and book chapters and has been the director of 12 doctoral dissertations until now. He has participated in Scientific Events as well as taught and mentored future health professionals all over the world. Dr. Lillo-Crespo is the former International Mobility Coordinator at his Faculty at UA and has been an active researcher and team lead in more than 15 European Commission-funded Projects until now. He is involved as a researcher in other national research projects funded by Spanish Public National organizations as well as other Latin American ones. Dr. Lillo-Crespo is also a current Visiting-Professor at the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas and the University of Coahuila, both in Mexico where he has developed several research projects, mentored PhD dissertations and taught in specialized courses. He is an external professor at the University of Malaga (Faculty of Health Sciences) and University Autonomous of Barcelona (Faculty of Medicine) in Master's Degrees and PhD programs related to his expertise. In the Clinical fieldwork his background as a clinician comes from the Emergency Room (E.R.), the Intensive Care Unit (I.C.U.) as well as other management positions. About his Management Background, he has boosted healthcare professional decision-making towards efficiency-based and evidence-based solutions to develop Transversal Innovative Care Models accomplishing social impact through translational research and quality improvement.