Associate Professor Eleanor Milligan

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Eleanor Milligan PhD, GradDipEd, BA(Hons-1st), BSc

Associate Professor Ethics and Professional Practice

Princess Alexandra Hospital - Clinical Ethicist

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Biography

Associate Professor Milligan completed her PhD in Medical Ethics at QUT in 2007, following completion of a Bachelor of Arts (Hons-1st), Bachelor of Science (Microbiology/Biochemistry), and Graduate Diploma in Education. She worked in industry and education prior to establishing the Princess Alexandra Clinical Ethics Service in 2008. In addition to her role as Academic Lead in Law, Ethics and Professional Practice in the MBBS at Griffith University, she also works as a Clinical Ethicist for Queensland Health.

Research interests

Health professional ethics education
Clinical and research ethics
End of life decision making
Promoting ethical organisational culture

Publications

Books

Milligan E (2011) The Ethics of Consent and Choice in Prenatal Screening. Cambridge Scholars Press.(Nominated for Australian Eureka Prize in Ethics, 2011)
Milligan E and Woodley E (Eds) (2010) Confessions: Confounding Narrative and Ethics. Cambridge Scholars Press.

Book chapters

Milligan E, Winch S (2010) Clinical Ethics for Emergency Healthcare. In Emergency and Trauma Care. Curtis K, Ramsden C. Elsevier Press.
Milligan E (2010) The Future of Motherhood. Encyclopedia of Mothering. Sage Publications.
Milligan E (2010) Hearing the Moral Voice in Narrative Research using the Listening Guide. In "Confessions: Confounding Narrative and Ethics". Edited by Milligan E and Woodley E. Cambridge Scholars Press.
Milligan E (2008) Prenatal and Genetic Screening. In "Towards Humane Technologies: Biotechnology, New Media and Ethics". Edited by Sunderland N, Isaacs P, Graham P and McKenna B. Sense Publishers.

Refereed journal articles

Lawrence S, Willmott L, Milligan E, Winch S, White B, Parker M (2012) Autonomy versus futility? Barriers to good clinical practice in end-of-life care: a Queensland case. Medical Journal of Australia. 196(6);404-405.
Winch S, Milligan E, Adams R (2011) Meeting the organ transplantation demand in Australia: Should capitalism replace altruism? CMDFA Luke’s Journal. 16(3);17-19.
Milligan E (2011) Same Coin: Different sides? Futility and Patient Refusal of Treatment. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 8(2);141-143.
Milligan E, Cripps AW (2011) Conflicts of interest: a review of institutional policy in Australian medical schools. Medical Journal Australia.195(3);156.
Milligan E, Woodley EJ (2009) Creative, Expressive Encounters in Health Ethics Education: Teaching Ethics as Relational Engagement. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 21(2);131-139.
Roberts D, Crompton D, Milligan E, Groves A (2009) Reflections on the Use of Seclusion and Restraint of Patients in an Acute Mental Health Facility. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing. 47(10);25-30.

Refereed conference papers

Milligan E, Winch S (2007) Embedding Ethics in Institutional Care: The Role of PACES’[1] in Nurturing and Inclusive Moral Space. In conference proceedings ABA/ANZHILE Conference, Melbourne, November.
Milligan E (2004) Ethical Practice in Prenatal Screening - Can Informed Consent Deliver?* In Bailey C, Cabrera D, Buys L Eds. Proceedings Social Change in the 21st Century Conference; Centre for Social Change Research, Queensland University of Technology. (*Prize for Best Paper by an Emerging Researcher).

Non-refereed conference papers

Milligan E, et al (2011) Balancing Expectation, Hope and Futility: A view from an HREC. Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference. Twin Towns, Queensland Australia.
Milligan E (2011) Choose your own (ethical) adventure. Presented at Robert Gordon School of Nursing. Aberdeen. Invited Speaker.
Milligan E, Winch S, Adams R (2011) Medicine, the Media and Moving Standards of Informed Consent in Organ Donation and Transplantation. Presented at Moving Ethics, 7th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Milligan E, Winch S (2011) The Ethical Challenge of Smoking in Hospitals: A Moving Tale. Presented at Moving Ethics, 7th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Milligan E (2011) Missing the Mark? Advance Health Directive’s (AHD) in a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Australia. Presented at Moving Ethics, 7th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Milligan E (2011) Completing the Loop from Academia to the Clinic and Back: The Role of Coordinated Clinical Ethics Support and Education in Building Resilient Staff and a Strong Organisational Culture within the University Hospital and Beyond. Academic and Clinical Excellence (ACE) Awards. Griffith University School of Medicine. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
Milligan E (2010) From the ground up: Building a Clinical Ethics Service Down Under. Presented at The Art of Ethics, 6th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation, Portland, Oregon.
Milligan E (2010) Get me home so I can kill myself. Presented at The Art of Ethics, 6th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation, Portland, Oregon.
Milligan E (2010) How can we use "the arts" in teaching "the art of ethics" to health care professionals? Presented at The Art of Ethics, 6th International Conference on Clinical Ethics Consultation, Portland, Oregon.
Milligan E, Winch S (2010) Saying the Unsayable in Organ Donation and Transplantation. Choice: Do we have any? Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law. Adelaide, South Australia.
Winch S, Parker M, Milligan E (2010) Futile choices: medical paternalism or good medical practice? The case of Mrs Woo. Choice: Do we have any? Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law. Adelaide, South Australia.
Milligan E, Hamilton P (2010) Advance Directives in Tertiary Hospitals : How many patients have them and how are they managed? Gold Coast medical conference.
Rogers G, Milligan E (2009) Selecting the “right” medical students. Is there a future role for psychometric testing? Future Offers, Future Threats, Australasian Bioethics Association/Australian New Zealand Institute of Health Law and Ethics Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Milligan E (2009) The Great Debate. It is the year 2025 - What is the scope of practice of the ED nurse? Emergency Nursing: Balancing the Art and Science. 7th International Conference of Emergency Nursing (CENA) Gold Coast, Queensland.
Winch S, Sinnott M, Shaban R, Milligan E (2009) Treat first, consent later: the problem with patient autonomy in the emergency department, Future Offers, Future Threats. Australasian Bioethics Association/ Australian New Zealand Institute of Health Law and Ethics Conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.
Milligan E, Winch S (2008) Dead Enough? Considering the Ethics of Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) ICEN Conference.
Winch S, Milligan E (2008) Why do we need HREC’s? Learning from history. ICEN Conference.
Milligan E (2008) Ethical Genetic Counseling. Australian Society of Genetic Counselors – Queensland Branch.
Milligan E (2008) Valuing Ethics in Clinical Care. Organisational Culture Makes a Difference: Can We Afford to Ignore it? Best Practice Australia Conference, Brisbane, Australia, May.

Current teaching areas

Ethics and Professional Practice