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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Hills is a Registered Nurse with considerable experience as a clinician, manager and educator in mental health and clinical governance, both in rural and metropolitan community and hospital settings. His primary research interests are in health services and workforce development and performance, clinical governance, workplace aggression, mental health and well-being, and ageing. Dr Hills is currently developing new fields of interest in interdisciplinary and cross-cultural design and ageing, specifically in relation to healthy ageing and the ageing workforce.
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- Academia.edu profile
- LinkedIn profile
- ORCID profile
Monash teaching commitment
2016 NUR3001: Evidence Based Health Care
2016 NUR3004: Transition to Practice (Chief Examiner)
2016 NUR5326: Quality, safety and clinical governance in nursing and health care management (Unit Co-ordinator and Chief Examiner)
2017 NUR1110: Communication and scholarship in nursing & midwifery
2017 NUR2106: Integrated nursing practice 1 (Chief Examiner)
2017 NUR2107: Person centered mental health care (Chief Examiner)
2017 NUR2206: Integrated nursing practice 2 (Chief Examiner)
2017 NUR2207: Mental health clinical practice (Chief Examiner)
2017 NUR3001: Evidence Based Health Care
2017 NUR3004: Transition to Practice (Chief Examiner)
2017 NUR5326: Quality, safety and clinical governance in nursing and health care management (Unit Co-ordinator and Chief Examiner)
2018 NUR2223: Safety in healthcare contexts (Unit Co-ordinator and Chief Examiner)
Community service
Dr Hills is an active member of the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG). He was the Chair of the AAG 2016 Conference Planning Committee and member of the 2016 Conference Scientific Committee, and a member of the AAG 2017 Conference Planning and Scientific Committees. Dr Hills is also a member of the AAG 2018 Conference Planning Committee and Chair of the Scientific Committee (http://aagconference.asn.au).
Dr Hills is a member of the Australian College of Nursing and the Australian Epidemiological Association.
Supervision interests
Karen Foster
External supervisor
Enrolled: Doctorate by Research (University of Canberra, 2015; Australian Catholic University, 2016 →)
Project title: Experiences and support needs of fathers with severe mental illness during acute hospitalisation: a mixed methods study
1/03/15 → 31/12/17
External positions
Profesional Associate, University of Canberra
1 Jul 2016 → …Honorary Associate Professor, Deakin University
1 May 2014 → …Research area keywords
- Aggression and Violence Within Institutions
- Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Ageing
- Aged Care
- Workforce Training and Development
- Health Services Research
- Design and co-design
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Projects 2016 2021
Inspired by Singapore: Design for Healthy Ageing in Multicultural Societies
Scharoun, L., Montano Hoyos, C. & Hills, D.
1/11/17 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
ALL-SIS: Anxiety in Later Life - Screening and Intervention Study
Robinson, T., Hills, S. & Hills, D.
1/03/18 → 1/03/19
Project: Research
Towards integrated care: improving patient and frontline staff engagement and experience of ambulatory care referral and communication processes
Robinson, T., Hills, D., Gibbs, H., Hutcheson, D., Whyte, R., Jacobs, R. & Goding, M.
The Department of Health (Comm)
22/12/17 → 31/12/18
Project: Research
Inspired by Singapore: Design and Healthy Aging
Sharoun, L. & Hills, D.
1/04/17 → 1/10/17
Project: Research
Workplace aggression experiences in nursing and midwifery: Prevalence, prevention, responses and impact
Hills, D. & Lam, L.
Nurses Board of Victoria Legacy Limited (NBVLL)
15/02/17 → 30/06/18
Project: Research
Research Output 2008 2019
General practice nurse-led screening for anxiety in later life in Australian primary care settings
Hills, D., Hills, S., Robinson, T., Northam, H. & Hungerford, C., 4 Mar 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Australasian Journal on Ageing. 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Addressing the support needs of families during the acute hospitalization of a parent with mental illness: A narrative literature review
Foster, K. P., Hills, D. & Foster, K. N., 1 Apr 2018, In : International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 27, 2, p. 470-482 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
A wake-up call for physical activity promotion in Australia: Results from a survey of Australian nursing and allied health professionals
Freene, N., Cools, S., Hills, D., Bissett, B., Pumpa, K. & Cooper, G., 11 Dec 2017, In : Australian Health Review. 6 p., AH16240.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Differences in risk and protective factors for workplace aggression between male and female clinical medical practitioners in Australia
Hills, D. J., 2017, In : Australian Health Review. 41, 3, p. 313-320 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Embedding continuous quality improvement processes in multidisciplinary teams in cancer care: Exploring the boundaries between quality and implementation science
Robinson, T. E., Janssen, A., Harnett, P., Museth, K. E., Provan, P. J., Hills, D. J. & Shaw, T., 2017, In : Australian Health Review. 41, 3, p. 291-296 6 p., AH16052.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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