Profile
| First Name: | Avril |
|---|---|
| Surname: | Milne |
| Position: | Senior Lecturer / International Coordinator |
| Telephone: | +44 (0)1224 262614 |
| Email: | avril.milne@rgu.ac.uk |
Avril is a Senior Lecturer of Nursing within the School of Nursing & Midwifery. She also serves as International Coordinator for the School, with an interest in international developments in Nurse Education.
Avril champions the professional development of nurses to assure the provision of quality person-centred healthcare, both nationally and internationally. She is also a member of the:
- International Council of Nurses: Nursing Education Forum
- Higher Education Academy, Internationalisation and Intercultural Education Forum
- European Network of Nursing in Higher Education
- Royal College of Nursing Education Forum
Teaching Interests
- Clinical Supervision
- Transformational Leadership
- Person-Centred Approaches in Education
- Person-Centred Approaches to Patient Care
- Mentorship and Coaching
- Cultural Competence in Nursing
- European Nurse Education
- International Developments in Nurse Education
Research Interests
- Cultural Competence in Nursing
- European Nurse Education
- International Developments in Nurse Education
Projects
2010 - present date: The cultural competence of third year student nurses: a comparative study between Scotland and Europe.
2008 - 2010: The European Network of Nursing in Higher Education, European wide study about students’ perceptions of PBL/EBL on their personal development, School Research Coordinator.
2005 - 2009: The emotional aspect of clinical supervision and its impact upon professional practice.
Presentations
Milne, A., 2011. Cultural competence in nursing. Zuyd University, Maastricht, the Netherlands. November.
Milne, A., 2011. Cultural competence in nursing. University of Alicante, Spain. November.
Milne, A., 2011. Promoting student mobility in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Scottish Government Health Department, Stakeholder Event, Glasgow. April.
Milne, A., 2010. Getting beyond the classroom: the impact of a therapeutic communication course in a variety of healthcare contexts. Accepted by the RCN Conference for a concurrent presentation. Blackpool. February.
Milne, A., 2009. Clinical supervision: the person in the professional. European Higher Education International Conference, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Pori, Finland. November.
Milne, A., 2009. Anticipatory approaches in health care: Continuing professional development education. NES Conference, Glasgow. June.
Juwah, C. and Milne, A., 2009. Nursing and Midwifery Continuing Professional Development provision extending to HEA Senior Fellowship (SD3). Framework Developer and Presenter at Higher Education Academy Seminar, Edinburgh. May.
Milne, A.,2009. Comparing nursing and health care in Europe. Val de Hebron University, Barcelona, Spain. April.
Milne, A., 2006. Promoting an emotionally healthy workplace environment. Emotions at Work Seminar, John Moores University, Liverpool. June.
Milne, A., 2006. The European Network of Nursing in Higher Education, Student Centred Education Conference, Dokuz Eylil University, Turkey. School co-ordinator, conference planner and committee panel member (to select abstracts and presentations for conference). May.
Milne, A., Hutson, M. and Duthie, J., 2005. Presentation: Multi-professional experience of developing a module for a virtual campus. E-learning in Health and Social Care: Theory to Practice, North East Wales Institute, Wrexham, North Wales. March.
Publications
Milne, A., 2012. Getting beyond the classroom: the impact of a therapeutic communication course in a variety of healthcare contexts.
Submitted to Nurse Education in Practice, January 2012.