This week, I cover surrogate decision-making and the standards we use in deciding for others. Check it out: aimeemilliken.substack.com/p/surrogate-...

I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC. There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI. Spread the word. www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

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! open.substack.com/pub/aimeemil...

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.

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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!

#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

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...

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...

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

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!

Housing is healthcare

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

#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

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!

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. 1/

#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

Hello @bsky.app family!

A very useful article on words/phrases to avoid and alternatives to use with patients

Huge policy update! Mass. joins the nursing licensure compact. www.mhalink.org/news/massach...

Happening in 20 Minutes this talk will cover their EVO model which was published in Science this week and made the cover

The day has just started and we're likely going to have the highest number of labeled accounts added from @medsky.social today! Tell your #Medsky colleagues to get their labels!

NurseSky starter pack! Thanks @nursekelsey.bsky.social!

Looking for medical professionals to follow? #medsky 🩺 Round 1 go.bsky.app/Qg2TA9p Round 2 go.bsky.app/9ziyYqt Round 3 go.bsky.app/9WQtZh6 Feel free to let me know others to add and they will be added to the third (until it maxes out at 150)

Our recent study about everyday ethics, covered in Med Ethics Advisor. Check it out: www.reliasmedia.com/articles/bio... #medsky

Want a quick view of recent works in feminist bioethics? Here is a blog post about the latest issue of the International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics. Lots on abortion, assisted reproduction, and microaggressions in medicine, among other timely topics. 🧭 www.ijfab.org/blog/2024/11...

Hi!!! I am SO EXCITED to see so many new #medsky and #publichealth folks (& health-interested folks) here. Please introduce yourself to the rest of us. 🛟🩺📊🧪 This is a pretty great community and it is getting more robust by the day.

If you'd like to be in this starter pack, just let me know. Also, please tell me if I've missed anyone, especially folks from historically underrepresented groups in bioethics and public health ethics.

Today the AMA House of delegates passed a resolution that supports state and federal efforts to provide subsidies for undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance, including by extending eligibility for premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions to purchase ACA plans.

🙌🏽 Hi Aimee. I'm a geneticist and really interested in bioethics of genetic and genomic solutions for patients, particularly peds. I am an IRB member as well, trying my best to make our processes more accessible to research participants. Looking forward to connecting, learning, advocating 🌱

I'm a philosopher working in public health ethics at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. Recently, I've written about ethics in health-related philanthropy (e.g., crowdfunding) and exploitation. If you see anyone to add on the bioethics starter pack, let me know!

Hi! I’m a public health ethicist who works on immigrant health policy (among other things!). Also a good follow if you like crossword puzzles 🤓

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

Bioethics roll call! Introduce yourself here and I’ll create a starter pack ⬇️ #medsky

THE tweetorial guru has arrived 👇🏽

Sharing my updated #Hospice and #PalliativeCare list. If you are not on there please let me know. #hapc #palliative #medsky I also have a starter pack and How to Bluesky pinned in my profile. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Guess it’s time to repost this! Hi, Bluesky!

“Private equity acquisition of hospitals, on average, was associated with increased hospital-acquired adverse events despite a likely lower-risk pool of admitted Medicare beneficiaries, suggesting poorer quality of inpatient care.” jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

A real pleasure presenting the keynote address last weekend at the RI & SE Mass. chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society. Wonderful opportunity to discuss moral distress and burnout. I especially appreciated the festive setup!

New paper alert! Pam Grace and I explore distinctions in titles: nurse ethicist versus nurse & ethicist. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Nursing/philosophy friends - check it out! Registration here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

In case there was any question re: gun violence as a public health issue: Pedi survivors experienced: -117 % ⬆️ in pain disorders -68 % ⬆️ in psych disorders -144 % ⬆️ in SUD Parents/families of survivors: -17.1 fold ⬆️ in HC spending -30% ⬆️ in psych dx (1 yr post injury, relative to controls)

Researchers revolt against weekend conferences: "Parents are pushing for employers to respect family time and keep meetings strictly to working hours" www.nature.com/articles/d41...