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Dr Oliver Higgins
@oliverhiggins.bsky.social
Mental Health Nurse. Technologist. PhD.
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Thank you to all that stopped by and engaged with my poster titled “Navigating complexity: Gender affirming care from the dual perspective of a mental health nurse and parent”. Gender affirming care is a human right not a political football.
September 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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@rhondawilsonmhn.bsky.social opening 49th International Mental Health Nursing Conference #ACMHN2025 @acmhn.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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#NAIDOC feature: Study shows First Nation people overrepresented in MH ED presentations, with 12.63% identifying as #FirstNations. Calls for research using #FirstNation methods to address cultural needs & improve #MentalHealth care. @oliverhiggins.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Disproportionate mental health presentations to emergency departments in a coastal regional community in Australia of first nation people
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July 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Are you a registered nurse in public mental health? Share your experience caring for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use issues. Shape training and policy by completing our survey: lnkd.in/etd2XGxP. Optional interview. #MentalHealthNursing #RMITResearch
July 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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A warm welcome to the academy of scholars to Dr @oliverhiggins.bsky.social Congratulations 🎉🎓 on PhD graduation yesterday at #RMITUniversity #MHNursing #AIinHealthcare #STEM #ProudSupervisor
May 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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@oliverhiggins.bsky.social & I are delighted that this paper has been so useful to citing colleagues! 🙏 thank you for engaging so strongly with this work onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
March 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Many people attend #ED seeking #MentalHealth care. We used #ML to analyse presentation data finding that suicidality negatively correlates with MH admission. We recommend including #MHNurses at point-of-triage to improve outcomes. @oliverhiggins.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Machine Learning Model Reveals Determinators for Admission to Acute Mental Health Wards From Emergency Department Presentations
This research addresses the critical issue of identifying factors contributing to admissions to acute mental health (MH) wards for individuals presenting to the emergency department (ED) with MH conc....
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November 30, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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Latest from Lab:Congrats @oliverhiggins.bsky.social on 10th journal article in his PhD 🎉#Digital #MHNursing:
#MI machine learning models to support #mentalhealth presentations in #ED & importance of interpretability, ethical considerations, & ongoing validation journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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November 28, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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Mechanical restraint, a widely used restrictive practice in mental health, needs to be reduce in mental health care going forward.

Our review on interventions to reduce mechanical restraint i adult mental health inpatient settings, published this year, has now over 2,000 full test views.
A systematic review of interventions to reduce mechanical restraint in adult mental health inpatient settings
Mechanical restraint is a commonly used restrictive practice worldwide, although reducing its use is an international priority. Interventions to reduce mechanical restraint are needed if reducing mec....
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November 24, 2024 at 5:50 PM
What a way to open my @bsky.app account! I just submitted my #phd #thesis! Thank you to my incredibly supportive family, @rhondawilsonmhn.bsky.social and my amazing #research family, everything is crossed #nursing #ai #ml
November 25, 2024 at 6:21 AM