Associate Professor Mills leads a growing program of research centred around the public health transformation of palliative and end-of-life care through key domains of health services innovation, workforce capacity building, and community development.
This research program seeks to better understand and address the growing needs across health systems and communities for, and in partnership with, health services, healthcare consumers and their families/carers.
Associate Professor Mills holds Fellowships with the Australian College of Nursing and the Higher Education Academy (UK), having completed postgraduate studies in Health Promoting Palliative Care, Mental Health, Medical Anthropology, Compassion Science, and Positive Education.
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About me
Associate Professor Mills leads a growing program of research centred around the public health transformation of palliative and end-of-life care through key domains of health services innovation, workforce capacity building, and community development.
This research program seeks to better understand and address the growing needs across health systems and communities for, and in partnership with, health services, healthcare consumers and their families/carers.
Associate Professor Mills holds Fellowships with the Australian College of Nursing and the Higher Education Academy (UK), having completed postgraduate studies in Health Promoting Palliative Care, Mental Health, Medical Anthropology, Compassion Science, and Positive Education.
As a certified compassion educator, he has taught the Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) program developed at Stanford University Centre for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) for university students, health professionals and members of the broader community. As a certified Last Aid instructor, he is actively engaged in ongoing community education as a volunteer.
Associate Professor Mills is Editor-in-Chief, Progress in Palliative Care, and Editor for BMC Palliative Care. He also serves on the editorial boards of Mindfulness, Palliative Care and Social Practice, and the International Journal of Palliative Nursing.
About me
Fellow, Australian College of Nursing
Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine
Founding Member, Compassionate Communities Network Australia
Member, Palliative Care South Australia
Member, Public Health Palliative Care International
Member, International Association for Hospice & Palliative Care
Member, Australasian Institute of Digital Health
Member, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCILITE)
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The University of Sydney
Master of Culture, Health and Medicine Australian National University
Graduate Certificate in Health Promoting Palliative Care La Trobe University
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Australian Catholic University
Bachelor of Nursing University of Canberra
Certificate in Education (Positive Education) The University of Melbourne
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Open access
12
7
15
|
| 2021 |
15
8
67
|
| 2021 |
Open access
10
8
10
|
| 2021 |
Open access
6
5
2
|
| 2020 |
Open access
39
34
81
|
| 2020 |
17
15
4
|
| 2019 |
Open access
3
2
10
|
| 2018 |
Open access
2
1
1
|
| 2018 |
Open access
35
31
14
|
| 2018 |
Open access
72
58
|
| 2017 |
31
4
|
| 2017 |
Open access
21
20
6
|
| 2016 |
Open access
9
|
| 2016 |
14
3
|
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Australian Catholic University | AUSTRALIA |
| Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
| Catholic Kwandong University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
| Federal University of Alfenas | BRAZIL |
| Federal University of Fronteira Sul | BRAZIL |
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| Glass Half Full Projects | AUSTRALIA |
| Last Aid International | DENMARK |
| Palliative Care Australia | AUSTRALIA |
| Palliative Care Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
| Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
| University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | AUSTRALIA |
| University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
| Western Australia Country Health Service | AUSTRALIA |
| Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
| Thesis title | Student status |
|---|---|
| 110808 - Anaphylaxis in Schools - Mitigation of risk and Management of risk in the early childhood education setting. An Australian perspective | Current |
| 111114 - Improving the access to and delivery of palliative care for rural populations | Current |
| Pain assessment as a social transaction: how does current curriculum enhance students understanding for clinical practice? | Current |
