Mr Michael Wilson
School of Nursing and Midwifery
College of Health
Michael's research interests currently (2023) focused on the impact of social forces (e.g., law, professions, employers) impact nurses' responses to requests for voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in South Australia. Does Australia's most restrictive VAD law promote gatekeeping in nurses' decisions to support or inhibit a person's request for an assisted death?Also working with a research team led by Dr Jayne Hewitt and Professor Melissa Bloomer at Griffith University, investigating private healthcare providers' readiness to accommodate VAD law requirements in Queensland.Past research has surveyed Australian nurses and New Zealand doctors and nurses about their willingness to participate in assisted dying when it becomes legal. Before that, my research interests were in service improvements in mental health, and drug and dietary interventions on metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors.
Since 2016, as voluntary assisted dying was set to become legalised across Australia and New Zealand, my research has focused on clinicians' willingness to participate and the psychosocial factors linking attitude toward the practice with intentions to participate. Currently working on a systematic review of literature on healthcare access for people seeking medically assisted dying and clinicians participation in that service. Also working with a team at UniSA on a scoping review of workplace flexibility to identify a workable definition of locational flexibility, often described as 'work from anywhere'.
Prior to my PhD my career had been in mental health nursing where I was an active practitioner-researcher in MH service delivery, including the use of sensory approaches to manage aggression and reduce coercion of people using MH services.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Snr Research Assoc | Griffith University |
| 2022 - ongoing | Titleholder | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Registered Nurse | Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Hewitt, J., Wilson, M., Bloomer, M. J., Rennie, C., & Bonner, A. (2025). Promoting access to voluntary assisted dying: an interpretivist exploratory study of health services in Queensland, Australia. Australian Health Review, 49(3), 8 pages. |
| 2024 | Oliver, P., Wilson, M., McLaren, C., & Jonquiere, R. (2024). Providing Legal Assisted Dying and Euthanasia Services in a Global Pandemic: Lessons for Ensuring Service Continuity. Omega United States, 89(3), 1253-1272. Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC3 |
| 2024 | Hewitt, J., Wilson, M., Bonner, A., & Bloomer, M. J. (2024). Factors That Influence Access to Medical Assistance in Dying Services: An Integrative Review. Health Expectations, 27(5), 15 pages. Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2021 | Wilson, M., Wilson, M., Edwards, S., Cusack, L., & Wiechula, R. (2021). Role of attitude in nurses' responses to requests for assisted dying.. Nursing ethics, 28(5), 670-686. Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC8 |
| 2021 | Wilson, M., Ostroff, C., Wilson, M. E., Wiechula, R., & Cusack, L. (2021). Profiles of intended responses to requests for assisted dying: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 124(104069), 104069. Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2020 | Wilson, M. R., Wiechula, R., Cusack, L., & Wilson, M. (2020). Nurses' intentions to respond to requests for legal assisted dying: a Q-methodological study.. J Adv Nurs, 76(2), 642-653. Scopus5 WoS7 Europe PMC4 |
| 2019 | Wilson, M. R., Oliver, P., & Malpas, P. (2019). Nurses’ views on legalising assisted dying in New Zealand: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 89, 116-124. Scopus13 WoS13 Europe PMC9 |
| 2017 | Oliver, P., Wilson, M., & Malpas, P. (2017). New Zealand doctors' and nurses' views on legalising assisted dying in New Zealand. NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL, 130(1456), 10-26. WoS42 |
| 2014 | Byrne, L., Wilson, M., Burke, K. J., Gaskin, C. J., & Happell, B. (2014). Mental health service delivery: a profile of mental health non-government organisations in south-east Queensland, Australia. AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW, 38(2), 202-207. WoS1 |
| 2013 | Sutton, D., Wilson, M., Van Kessel, K., & Vanderpyl, J. (2013). Optimizing arousal to manage aggression: A pilot study of sensory modulation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 22(6), 500-511. WoS62 Europe PMC31 |
| 2012 | Stewart, M. W., Wilson, M., Bergquist, K., & Thorburn, J. (2012). Care coordinators: A controlled evaluation of an inpatient mental health service innovation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 21(1), 82-91. WoS10 Europe PMC11 |
| 2012 | Stewart, M. W., Wilson, M., Bergquist, K., & Thorburn, J. (2012). Care coordinators: A controlled evaluation of an inpatient mental health service innovation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 21(1), 82-91. WoS10 Europe PMC11 |
| 1996 | Swinburn, B. A., Carmichael, H. E., & Wilson, M. R. (1996). Dexfenfluramine as an adjunct to a reduced-fat, ad libitum diet: Effects on body composition, nutrient intake and cardiovascular risk factors. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY, 20(11), 1033-1040. WoS14 Europe PMC10 |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Voluntary Assisted Dying : Education and Training Work Group | South Australia Health | Australia |
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | Voluntary Assisted Dying: Clinical Guidelines Working Group | SA Health | Australia |
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