EURAT Position Paper (Cornerstones for an ethically and legally informed practice of Whole Genome Sequencing: Code of Conduct and patient consent models)
Ethical framework for evaluating a patient's request for life-prolonging treatment
Guideline on changing and communicating the goal of care (curative to palliative)
Ongoing Interdisciplinary seminar series about ethical conflicts in decision- making (in Collaboration with the Department of Hematology/Oncology, Radiation Therapy, Theology, Psychology)
Establishment of a working group “Medicine and Ethics” at the German Society for Hematology and Oncology
Winkler EC, Heussner P. „Vorausschauende Behandlungsplanung und Therapiebegrenzung. Überlegungen aus medizinethischer und psychoonkologischer Sicht“ Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2016; 141: 394-398
Winkler EC, Ose D, Glimm H, Tanner K, von Kalle C.” Personalized Medicine and Informed Consent: Clinical and ethical considerations fora best practice guideline for biobank based Whole Genome Research in Oncology. Ethik in der Medizin 2013, Vol 25, 169-172
Krause SW, Schildmann J; Lotze Ch; Winkler EC, "Rationing Cancer Care: A Survey Among the Members of the German Society of Hematology and Oncology" J NatlComprCancNetw 2013;11:658-665
Winkler EC, Hiddmann W, Marckmann G „ Evaluating a patient’s request for life-prolonging treatment: An ethical decision aid“ Lancet Oncology August 2011, Vol 11, 720-22.
Hauke D, Reiter-Theil S, Hoster E., Hiddemann W., Winkler, EC “The role of relatives in decisions concerning life-prolonging treatment in patients with endstage malignant disorders: Informants, advocates or surrogate decision-makers. Ann Oncol. 2011 Dec;22(12):2667-74
Winkler EC, Reiter-Theil S, Lange-Rieß D, Schmal-Menges N, Hiddemann W; Patient involvement in decisions to limit treatment: the crucial role of agreement between physician and patient. J ClinOncol 2009 (27) :2225-2230
Funding
German CancerAid - Deutsche Krebshilfe e.V.
German Ministryfor Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Early Clinical development Research (DKFZ)
Marsilius-Kolleg (Initiative of Excellence)
Honors and Awards
Lohfert Prize 2016 (20.000 €) for the EPAL-project: Heußner P, Winkler EC. “Treatment limitation: improvement of shared decision-making with cancer patients“
Best Poster Award: Laryionava K, Sklenarova H, Heußner P, Hartmann M, Winkler EC. “Decision Making in Oncology at the End of Life: Patient’s Preferences for Quality or Length of Life.” Ethics and Evidence in end-of-life decision making - Interdisciplinary Perspectives. 3. -4. April 2014, Bochum, Deutschland
Roche Faculty Award (10.000 SFR) for the best dissertation 2010, University of Basel, Switzerland: Winkler EC. “Challenges at the End of Life: Involving Patients and Family Members in Decisions Concerning the Determination of Medical Care”
