Aimee Milliken PhD, RN
@abmilliken.bsky.social
Nurse. Ethicist. Educator. Mom. (She/her)
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Bioethics Basics | Aimee Milliken, PhD, RN | Substack
Breaking down key concepts in bioethics for healthcare professionals. Click to read Bioethics Basics, by Aimee Milliken, PhD, RN, a Substack publication. Launched 3 hours ago.
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Trying something new - check out my Substack, Bioethics Basics, where I break down complex concepts in bioethics for the busy point-of-care clinician. Let me know what you think!
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Trying something new - check out my Substack, Bioethics Basics, where I break down complex concepts in bioethics for the busy point-of-care clinician. Let me know what you think!
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Bioethics Basics | Aimee Milliken, PhD, RN | Substack
Breaking down key concepts in bioethics for healthcare professionals. Click to read Bioethics Basics, by Aimee Milliken, PhD, RN, a Substack publication. Launched 3 hours ago.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trying something new - check out my Substack, Bioethics Basics, where I break down complex concepts in bioethics for the busy point-of-care clinician. Let me know what you think!
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It will also likely disincentivize folks from pursuing nursing at the Bachelors degree level - the possibility of career advancement through graduate studies is something that draws many people into nursing in the first place.
“The move is shortsighted, with little appreciation of its negative downstream effects: It will make it more difficult for nurses with bachelor’s-level training to seek further specialized training in critical areas, such as primary and acute care, oncology, pediatrics, gerontology, and anesthesia”
Proposal to remove advanced nursing from list of ‘professional’ degrees is short-sighted and dangerous
At a time of major workforce shortages, why would the Department of Education make it harder for nurses to obtain advanced training?
www.statnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It will also likely disincentivize folks from pursuing nursing at the Bachelors degree level - the possibility of career advancement through graduate studies is something that draws many people into nursing in the first place.
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1/ Thrilled to announce that @pennmehp.bsky.social is recruiting for our NHGRI-funded postdoctoral fellowship in the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. Please share widely.
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Penn Medical Ethics and Health Policy | ELSI Genomics Postdoctoral Training Program
About the Fellowship
The mission of the 3-year Penn Postdoctoral Training Program in the Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genetics and Genomics, supported by a training grant from...
medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu
October 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
1/ Thrilled to announce that @pennmehp.bsky.social is recruiting for our NHGRI-funded postdoctoral fellowship in the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics. Please share widely.
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
Details at medicalethicshealthpolicy.med.upenn.edu/elsipostdoc
For years we’ve struggled to increase public conversation about end of life care and advance directives. The Pitt may just be showing us the model for how to do it. Viewers were more likely to seek/share information about organ donation and EOL care.
This is accessible ethics education in action!
This is accessible ethics education in action!
'The Pitt' Motivates Viewers to Become Organ Donors and Plan End-of-Life Affairs Study Finds
“'The Pitt’s' success is a powerful reminder that stories can prioritize accuracy," USC Research Director Erica Rosenthal shares.
www.thewrap.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
For years we’ve struggled to increase public conversation about end of life care and advance directives. The Pitt may just be showing us the model for how to do it. Viewers were more likely to seek/share information about organ donation and EOL care.
This is accessible ethics education in action!
This is accessible ethics education in action!
Remembering the relief we felt when my then 6 month old was finally old enough to receive his first dose in 2021, and the way we navigated the world with such care before that point.
Breaking News: The U.S. will no longer recommend the Covid vaccine for healthy children or healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said.
U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Remembering the relief we felt when my then 6 month old was finally old enough to receive his first dose in 2021, and the way we navigated the world with such care before that point.
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Shaker masterfully weaves her own lived experience with a wide range of cutting-edge research to tell a story that is undeniably familiar yet also refreshingly unique. With an evocative title and powerful prose, this book is a must read for anyone who has or knows someone who has dealt with anxiety.
The Narrowing: A Journey Through Anxiety and the Body
An exploration of the connection between anxiety and the body by a clinical psychologist, drawing from the latest research alongside historical and cultural insights, arguing that only through underst...
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February 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Shaker masterfully weaves her own lived experience with a wide range of cutting-edge research to tell a story that is undeniably familiar yet also refreshingly unique. With an evocative title and powerful prose, this book is a must read for anyone who has or knows someone who has dealt with anxiety.
Housing first
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
May 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Housing first
Shaker masterfully weaves her own lived experience with a wide range of cutting-edge research to tell a story that is undeniably familiar yet also refreshingly unique. With an evocative title and powerful prose, this book is a must read for anyone who has or knows someone who has dealt with anxiety.
The Narrowing: A Journey Through Anxiety and the Body
An exploration of the connection between anxiety and the body by a clinical psychologist, drawing from the latest research alongside historical and cultural insights, arguing that only through underst...
www.barnesandnoble.com
February 28, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Shaker masterfully weaves her own lived experience with a wide range of cutting-edge research to tell a story that is undeniably familiar yet also refreshingly unique. With an evocative title and powerful prose, this book is a must read for anyone who has or knows someone who has dealt with anxiety.
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Read Dr. Milliken's full speaker spotlight here: ethicsofcaring.org/2025-speaker-spotlights/#AimeeMilliken.
#nursing #ethics #nursingethics #clinicalethics #socialworkers #socialwork #casemanagement #hospitalchaplain #chaplain#ethicsofcaring #NNEC2025 #nurseleaders
#oncologynurses #palliativecare
#nursing #ethics #nursingethics #clinicalethics #socialworkers #socialwork #casemanagement #hospitalchaplain #chaplain#ethicsofcaring #NNEC2025 #nurseleaders
#oncologynurses #palliativecare
January 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Read Dr. Milliken's full speaker spotlight here: ethicsofcaring.org/2025-speaker-spotlights/#AimeeMilliken.
#nursing #ethics #nursingethics #clinicalethics #socialworkers #socialwork #casemanagement #hospitalchaplain #chaplain#ethicsofcaring #NNEC2025 #nurseleaders
#oncologynurses #palliativecare
#nursing #ethics #nursingethics #clinicalethics #socialworkers #socialwork #casemanagement #hospitalchaplain #chaplain#ethicsofcaring #NNEC2025 #nurseleaders
#oncologynurses #palliativecare
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Amazing speaker and opportunity for reflection. @abmilliken.bsky.social Will be giving the keynote for day 2 #nursesky #careethics #ethics
Read Dr. Milliken's full speaker spotlight here: ethicsofcaring.org/2025-speaker-spotlights/#AimeeMilliken.
#nursing #ethics #nursingethics #clinicalethics #socialworkers #socialwork #casemanagement #hospitalchaplain #chaplain#ethicsofcaring #NNEC2025 #nurseleaders
#oncologynurses #palliativecare
#nursing #ethics #nursingethics #clinicalethics #socialworkers #socialwork #casemanagement #hospitalchaplain #chaplain#ethicsofcaring #NNEC2025 #nurseleaders
#oncologynurses #palliativecare
February 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Amazing speaker and opportunity for reflection. @abmilliken.bsky.social Will be giving the keynote for day 2 #nursesky #careethics #ethics
Join us in LA this March!
Ethics of Caring - National Nursing Ethics Conference on LinkedIn: #nursing #ethics #nursingethics #clinicalethics #socialworkers #socialwork…
“We can’t underestimate the power of storytelling…stories have a way of speaking to the humanity within each of us and can help remind us of the humanity in…
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January 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Join us in LA this March!
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#Bioethics
Hello everyone! I'm looking for papers addressing the ethical duties that emerge when unexpected environmental emergencies happen in a research site, while we are in the middle of a clinical / biomedical research
Hello everyone! I'm looking for papers addressing the ethical duties that emerge when unexpected environmental emergencies happen in a research site, while we are in the middle of a clinical / biomedical research
January 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#Bioethics
Hello everyone! I'm looking for papers addressing the ethical duties that emerge when unexpected environmental emergencies happen in a research site, while we are in the middle of a clinical / biomedical research
Hello everyone! I'm looking for papers addressing the ethical duties that emerge when unexpected environmental emergencies happen in a research site, while we are in the middle of a clinical / biomedical research
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The Waide Center for Applied Ethics now has its own YouTube playlist with videos from its seminar series. Currently there are videos featuring talks by Elizabeth Anderson, Jeffrey Moriarty, and Marion Hourdequin. More on the way. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Waide Center for Applied Ethics - YouTube
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December 9, 2024 at 8:32 PM
The Waide Center for Applied Ethics now has its own YouTube playlist with videos from its seminar series. Currently there are videos featuring talks by Elizabeth Anderson, Jeffrey Moriarty, and Marion Hourdequin. More on the way. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Friends,
I am no longer accepting essays for Bioethics Today via email. Please use the website to submit so we can follow protocol and you can answer some basic questions about your submission.
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I am no longer accepting essays for Bioethics Today via email. Please use the website to submit so we can follow protocol and you can answer some basic questions about your submission.
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Submit a Blog Post - Bioethics Today
Publish a blog post on the Bioethics Today website
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December 10, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Friends,
I am no longer accepting essays for Bioethics Today via email. Please use the website to submit so we can follow protocol and you can answer some basic questions about your submission.
bioethicstoday.org/submit-guest...
I am no longer accepting essays for Bioethics Today via email. Please use the website to submit so we can follow protocol and you can answer some basic questions about your submission.
bioethicstoday.org/submit-guest...
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The bioethics/applied health ethics/public health ethics starter pack is full (150 people!). Rather than removing less active folks or gatekeeping I'll start another one - so keep letting me know if you're interested in being listed or see anyone who should be added. go.bsky.app/ERXDCeB
I just set up a starter pack for bioethics/applied health ethics/public health ethics. I'm sure I've missed a ton of people, so let me know if you'd like to be included.
go.bsky.app/HQVYom8
go.bsky.app/HQVYom8
December 5, 2024 at 4:40 AM
The bioethics/applied health ethics/public health ethics starter pack is full (150 people!). Rather than removing less active folks or gatekeeping I'll start another one - so keep letting me know if you're interested in being listed or see anyone who should be added. go.bsky.app/ERXDCeB
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Disability Justice in Public Health Emergencies
Just published, edited by @joelmreynolds.bsky.social and Mercer Gary with many terrific contributors
www.routledge.com/Disability-J...
Ordered my copy today and looking forward to reading it!
Just published, edited by @joelmreynolds.bsky.social and Mercer Gary with many terrific contributors
www.routledge.com/Disability-J...
Ordered my copy today and looking forward to reading it!
Disability Justice in Public Health Emergencies
Disability Justice in Public Health Emergencies is the first book to highlight contributions from critical disability scholarship to the fields of public health ethics and disaster ethics. It takes up...
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November 26, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Disability Justice in Public Health Emergencies
Just published, edited by @joelmreynolds.bsky.social and Mercer Gary with many terrific contributors
www.routledge.com/Disability-J...
Ordered my copy today and looking forward to reading it!
Just published, edited by @joelmreynolds.bsky.social and Mercer Gary with many terrific contributors
www.routledge.com/Disability-J...
Ordered my copy today and looking forward to reading it!
Housing is healthcare
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Housing is healthcare
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I created a small but mighty starter pack of clinical ethics people. Happy to add more. Who am I missing?
#ClinicalEthics #bioethics #hec-c #MedicalEthics
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#ClinicalEthics #bioethics #hec-c #MedicalEthics
go.bsky.app/DEnw5Qn
November 24, 2024 at 2:41 PM
I created a small but mighty starter pack of clinical ethics people. Happy to add more. Who am I missing?
#ClinicalEthics #bioethics #hec-c #MedicalEthics
go.bsky.app/DEnw5Qn
#ClinicalEthics #bioethics #hec-c #MedicalEthics
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#3 is esp important from a distributional perspective, as it comports w/ the notion of a (Rosean) Whole Population Approach.
Whole Pop interventions tend more to meet the twin aims of #HealthJustice (improving overall health & compressing health inequalities). Reduce stigma risks, too. #PHEthx
Whole Pop interventions tend more to meet the twin aims of #HealthJustice (improving overall health & compressing health inequalities). Reduce stigma risks, too. #PHEthx
Fluoridated water
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water
Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.
www.npr.org
November 23, 2024 at 5:04 PM
#3 is esp important from a distributional perspective, as it comports w/ the notion of a (Rosean) Whole Population Approach.
Whole Pop interventions tend more to meet the twin aims of #HealthJustice (improving overall health & compressing health inequalities). Reduce stigma risks, too. #PHEthx
Whole Pop interventions tend more to meet the twin aims of #HealthJustice (improving overall health & compressing health inequalities). Reduce stigma risks, too. #PHEthx
Such a pleasure speaking at @umassboston.bsky.social last week for Boston Medical Center’s inaugural Nursing Ethics Conference.
My talk focused on cultivating moral community as a mechanism for addressing moral distress.
Conferences like this are a great example of community building!
My talk focused on cultivating moral community as a mechanism for addressing moral distress.
Conferences like this are a great example of community building!
November 22, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Such a pleasure speaking at @umassboston.bsky.social last week for Boston Medical Center’s inaugural Nursing Ethics Conference.
My talk focused on cultivating moral community as a mechanism for addressing moral distress.
Conferences like this are a great example of community building!
My talk focused on cultivating moral community as a mechanism for addressing moral distress.
Conferences like this are a great example of community building!
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In particular, I'd like to highlight this excerpt, as it speaks to a foundational concept in public health ethics: Twin aims models of #Justice. Ethically optimal public health interventions should maximize two goals: improvement of overall pop health, and compression of health inequalities.
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November 21, 2024 at 6:05 PM
In particular, I'd like to highlight this excerpt, as it speaks to a foundational concept in public health ethics: Twin aims models of #Justice. Ethically optimal public health interventions should maximize two goals: improvement of overall pop health, and compression of health inequalities.
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#PCCMSky Update
Up to 95 members
Repost so those new to this place can populate their following list with good PCCM people
Reply if you are not on this list and should be
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Up to 95 members
Repost so those new to this place can populate their following list with good PCCM people
Reply if you are not on this list and should be
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November 21, 2024 at 1:49 PM
#PCCMSky Update
Up to 95 members
Repost so those new to this place can populate their following list with good PCCM people
Reply if you are not on this list and should be
go.bsky.app/88wg6oG
Up to 95 members
Repost so those new to this place can populate their following list with good PCCM people
Reply if you are not on this list and should be
go.bsky.app/88wg6oG
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A very useful article on words/phrases to avoid and alternatives to use with patients
November 19, 2024 at 4:23 PM
A very useful article on words/phrases to avoid and alternatives to use with patients
