ROBYN CARROLL MILLAR DipN BN PGDip

Curriculum Vitae

Email: editor@journal-ebnp.com

DETAILS OF ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Post-graduate Diploma in Health Services Management and Administration (with Distinction). Massey University (New Zealand) 2013.

Papers completed:

  • Health Service Management
  • Contemporary Issues in Health Care management
  • Project Management
  • Leading & Changing Organisations. 

Bachelor of Nursing Edith Cowan University, Perth (2001) 

Diploma in Nursing Western Australia School of Nursing, Wellington St, Perth, Western Australia (1981)

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Australasian Association for Quality in Health Care

Australia and New Zealand Burns Association (ANZBA)

APPOINTMENTS

(October 2019 – present)

Regional Director of Nursing, WA Country Health Service (WACHS) Great Southern

Albany, WA 

(2015-2019)

Director of Nursing and Health Service Manager, WACHS Central Great Southern

Katanning, WA

2011-2015

Nurse Manager, Denmark Hospital, Denmark, WA 

2009 –2011

Service Improvement Manager (Quality), Women & Children’s Directorate, Southland Hospital, Invercargill, New Zealand.

2004 – 2009

  1. Clinical Trials Co-ordinator, McComb Foundation, Telstra Burns Outcome Centre, Royal Perth Hospital (in combination with (2) below), Perth, WA.
  2. Co-ordinator, Drug Usage and Assessment Group (DUAG), Clinical Services Department, Royal Perth Hospital.

 

1986 – 2004

Clinical Nurse, Burns Unit, Royal Perth Hospital

1985-1986

Registered nurse, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania 

1982 – 1985

Registered Nurse, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth

PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED

(Under surname Millar or Silla)

  1. Millar JA, Millar RC. Potential cost to Western Australia of proposed patient co-payments according to healthcare organisational structure: A preliminary analysis. Aust Med J 2014; 7: 8, 357–360. http//dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2014.2214
  2. S Falder, R Silla, M Phillips, S Rea, R Gurfinkel, E Baur et al. Thiamine supplementation increases serum thiamine and reduces pyruvate and lactate levels in burn patients. Burns 2009; 36: 261-269. doi:10.1016/j.burns.2009.04.012
  3. J A Millar, R C Silla, G E Lee, A Berwick. The national inpatient medication chart: critical audit of design and performance at a tertiary hospital. Med J Aust 2008; 188: 95-99.
  4. J A Millar, R C Silla, G E Lee, A Berwick. The national inpatient medication chart: critical audit of design and performance at a tertiary hospital (letter). Med J Aust 2008; 188: 732-733
  5. G Tiller, S Rea, R C Silla, F Wood. Burns first aid information on the Internet. Burns 2006; 32: 897-901.
  6. R C Silla, J Fong, J Wright, F Wood. Infection in acute burn wounds following the Bali bombings: a comparative prospective audit. Burns. 2006 Mar; 32 (2): 139-44.
  7. R C Silla, J A Millar, G E Lee, A Berwick. Reasons for the increased transcription error risk of the Australian National Inpatient Medication Chart (NIMC), relative to three previous charts. 6th Australasian Conference on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Christchurch, New Zealand (2008)
  8. R C Silla, J A Millar, G E Lee, A Berwick. The NIMC in practice: Prospective audit of implementation in general medical and surgical wards at RPH. 3rd WA Medication Safety Symposium, Perth, (2007).
  9. R C Silla, J A Millar, G E Lee, A Berwick. NIMC chart turnover compared with three displaced Perth hospital charts. 4th WA Medication Safety Symposium, Perth, (2008).
  10. R C Silla, F Wood. Review of antibiotic usage in the Burns Unit at Royal Perth Hospital.  Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney (2007)
  11. R C Silla, F Wood. History of MRSA and the implications for Clinical Practice in a tertiary teaching hospital burns unit.  Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting (2005)
  12. R C Silla, J Fong, J Wright, F Wood. Pilot study of burn wound Infection at Royal Perth Hospital. Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting (2003).
  13. R C Silla.  Use of sodium hypochlorite in the treatment of burn wounds.  Australian and New Zealand Burns Association Annual Scientific Meeting (2000)