Sarah Winch

Dying at home isn’t necessarily a good death. from www.shutterstock.com.au

September 25, 2017

When life is coming to a close: three common myths about dying

Sarah Winch, The University of Queensland

There are some myths about dying that perhaps unexpectedly harm the dying person and deserve scrutiny.

Doctors are often asked to give prognoses, but they can’t be sure of how long patients will survive. Christine Gleason/Flickr

February 22, 2016

How much time have I got, doc? The problems with predicting survival at end of life

Sarah Winch, The University of Queensland; Bill Lukin, The University of Queensland, and John Devereux, The University of Queensland

Predicting how long a patient will survive is critically important for them and their families to guide future planning, yet notoriously difficult for doctors to predict accurately.

Financial interests are eroding the trust between doctors and the community. Brooks Elliott

March 25, 2012

Power and duty: is the social contract in medicine still relevant?

Eleanor Milligan, Griffith University and Sarah Winch, The University of Queensland

TRANSPARENCY AND MEDICINE - Welcome to a new series in which we’ll showcase an array of articles examining issues from ethics to the evidence in evidence-based medicine, the influence of medical journals…

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When life is coming to a close: three common myths about dying

How much time have I got, doc? The problems with predicting survival at end of life

Power and duty: is the social contract in medicine still relevant?

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