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Principal Lecturer in Public Health & Public Health Portfolio Lead

Currently employed as Principal Lecturer in Public Health and Academic Public Health Portfolio Lead at the School of Healthcare Practice at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (UK).

Dr Regmi is responsible for providing academic leadership and development of the suite of courses within the public health portfolio - MSc Public Health, MSc Global Health, BSc Public Health, and short courses in public health and health systems.

He has a proven track record of professional practice, course development, leadership, teaching, and research in the health field, having worked in public health for the last 20 years.

This has involved undertaking a variety of course leadership, teaching and research responsibilities both internationally (DFID UK, British Council, UNICEF, USAID, WHO, Save the Children, Department of Health – Nepal) and in the UK (NHS, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Surrey, West London, Liverpool, Open ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, East London, Bedfordshire).

Dr Regmi has also taught online courses at the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Liverpool (MSc Public Health) and the Open ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ (BSc Health).ÌýHis research interests are wide-ranging, although he has a special focus on health system research, including primary healthcare, health sector reform, health inequalities and international/global health.Ìý

Other References

Qualifications

• PhD
• MPH
• PGDipHE
• SFHEA
• FRSM
• FRSPH

Teaching Role

• Public health intelligence (MSc Public Health)
• Epidemiology in public health (MSc Public Health)
• Dissertation supervisor for MSc Public Health students
• PhD supervision

Research Interests

• Health system/service research
• Health reform – decentralisation
• Primary health care
• Global Health
• International health
• Health inequalities
• Public health policy
• Ethnicity and health
• Policy research and evaluation

Service to the Academic/Professional Community

• Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health
• Member of the Faculty of Public Health
• Member of the Society of Social Medicine

Recent Conference Presentations

• Regmi, K. (2012) Understanding Teaching Methods - Lecture and Facilitation in Higher Education: A Summary of the Published Evidence. Paper presented at the Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, 8-10 February 2012, Centre for Instructional Development and Educational Research (CIDER), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½, Virginia (USA).
• Dilmohamed, A.,ÌýRegmi, K.Ìý& Hayee, M. (2010)ÌýÌýStrengthening primary diabetes prevention: A quantitative study of the introduction of a diabetic specialist nurse (DNS) within all General Practice (GP) surgeries located in the most deprived areas of London with a large South Asian population. Paper presented at 6th National Conference on Diabetes, 19-20 November, 2010, Birmingham (UK).
• Regmi, K., Naidoo, J., Greer A., & Pilkington, P. (2009) Decentralisation and health services. A critical review. Paper presented at Devolution and Divergence: Health and Social Care in the UK. A conference examining the impact of decentralisation on health and social care policy and practice, 30 November-1 December 2009, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Cardiff, Wales (UK).
• Regmi, K. (2009) Qualitative or quantitative - which one is the best? Experience from a novice researcher. Paper presented at 5thInternational Mixed Methods Conference, Leeds, 8-11 July, UK.Ìý

Recent Publications

Books & Book Chapters

• Regmi, K.Ìý(2014). Decentralizing health services - A global perspective. Spring Street, New York: Springer Publication. ISBN 978-1-4614-9070-8, ISBN 978-1-4614-9071-5 (eBook), DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-9071-5.
• Regmi, K.Ìý(2011). Assessing evidence-the strengths and weakness of various ways of assessing public health outcomes. In Ajieas, C. (Ed.), Assessing the evidence to improve population health and wellbeing (pp. 83-98). London: Sage/Learning Matters.
• Ajieas, C. andÌýRegmi, K.Ìý(2011). Quality and effectiveness. In Ajieas, C. (Ed.), Assessing the evidence to improve population health and wellbeing (pp. 127-139). London: Sage/Learning Matters.

Journal Articles

• Regmi, K. & Naidoo, J. (2013) From knowing to doing - understanding the processes of writing papers reflectively. Nurse Researcher. Vol. 20, No. 6, 32-38.
• Yeasmin, S. & Regmi, K. (2013) A qualitative study on the food habits and related beliefs of pregnant British-Bangladeshis. Health Care for Women International. Vol. 34, No. 5, 395-415.
• Regmi, K. (2012) A Review of Teaching Methods - Lecturing and Facilitation in Higher Education: A Summary of the Published Evidence. Journal of Effective Teaching. Vol. 12, No. 3, 60-75.
• Regmi, K. (2012) Effective health services: perspectives and perceptions of health service users and healthcare practitioners. Primary Health Care: Open Access 2:117. doi:10.4172/2167-1079.1000117.
• Regmi, S. and Regmi, K. (2012) Best practice in venous leg ulcer. Nursing Standard. Vol. 26 No. 33, pp.56-66.
• Regmi, K., Bone, A. & McGowan, F. (2011) To what extent could local general practitioners commissioning help increase the effectiveness of NHS at primary care? A meta-ethnographic study in the UK. American Journal of Health Studies. Vol. 26 No. 3, pp.160-173.
• Regmi, K. (2011) Ethical and legal issues in publication and dissemination of scholarly knowledge: A summary of the published evidence. Journal of Academic Ethics. Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 71-81.
• Regmi, K., Naidoo, J. & Pilkington, P. (2010) Understanding the processes of translation and transliteration in qualitative research. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 16-26.
• Regmi, K. & Regmi, S. (2010) Medical and nursing students' attitudes towards interprofessional education in Nepal.ÌýÌýJournal of Interprofessional Care. Vol. 24, No. 2, pp.150-167.
• Regmi, K. (2010) Assessing students' written work: experience of a student practice lecturer in the UK. Journal of Reflective Practice. Vol. 11 No. 1. pp. 107-114.
• Regmi, K., Naidoo, J., Greer A., & Pilkington, P. (2010) Understanding the effect of decentralisation on health services: the Nepalese experience. Journal of Health Organization and Management. Vol. 24 No 4. pp. 361-382.
• Regmi, K., Naidoo, J., Pilkington, P. & Greer A. (2009) Decentralisation and district health services in Nepal: understanding the views of service users and service providers. Journal of Public Health, Vol. 32 No. 3. pp. 406-417.
• Regmi, K., Williams, D., & Regmi, S. (2009) Understanding the experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic service users in relation to access to National Health Service (NHS): A qualitative study in the UK. American Journal of Health Studies, Vol. 24 No. 4. pp. 411-422.
• Regmi, K., Regmi, S. & Shahi, M. (2009) An evaluation of nursing certificate curriculum in Nepal.ÌýÌýJournal of Institute of Medicine. Vol. 31 No 3, pp. 46-55.
• Regmi, K. (2009) Reflection - a preferred method of teaching in Higher Education. A probationer student teacher's experience. Journal of Reflective Practice. Vol. 10 No. 4, pp. 559–565

Editorial Articles

• Regmi, K. (2013) Health Sector Reform Decentralisation: What would be the 'Next Move'? Primary Health Care S6: e001. doi:10.4172/2167-1079.S6-001.
• Regmi, K. (2012) Primary Healthcare: A 'Jigsaw' In Reform of the Health Services. Primary Health Care: Open Access 2:e103. doi:10.4172/phcoa.1000e103

Book Reviews

• Regmi, K. (2013). Book Review: Global health: diseases, programs, systems and policies (3rd ed), Health Journal (Sage). Vol. 17 No. 3:Ìý319-320,ÌýDOI: doi:10.1177/1363459312461823.
• Regmi, K. (2012). Book Review: Essentials of Public Health. Health Journal (Sage), Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 230-231. DOI: 10.1177/1363459311423337.

Contact Details

School of Healthcare Practice
Faculty of Health & Social Sciences - Institute for Health Research
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½
Putteridge Bury campus, Room 32
Luton LU2 8LE, UK

T: +44(0)1582 743475
F: +44(0)1582 743918
E: krishna.regmi@beds.ac.uk