2023
Ethics Along the Continuum of Research Involving Persons with Disorders of Consciousness
Lewis A, Young M, Rohaut B, Jox R, Claassen J, Creutzfeldt C, Illes J, Kirschen M, Trevick S, Fins J. Ethics Along the Continuum of Research Involving Persons with Disorders of Consciousness. Neurocritical Care 2023, 39: 565-577. PMID: 36977963, PMCID: PMC11023737, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01708-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranslation of researchDisclosure of resultsDisorders of consciousnessContinuum of researchEthical considerationsNeuropalliative careEthics Working GroupInterpretation of outcomesLegally authorized representativeCommunication of resultsComparison of risksStudy designCarePromote recoveryInvolved personsInclusion of minoritiesExclusion criteriaNeurocritical careWorking GroupPersonsInformal reviewOutcomesAwarenessParticipation rightsData protection
2022
Ethical Considerations in Precision Medicine and Genetic Testing in Internal Medicine Practice: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians.
Lehmann L, Snyder Sulmasy L, Burke W, Opole I, Deep N, Abraham G, Burnett J, Callister T, Carney J, Cooney T, Esbensen K, Fins J, Harp T, Holbrook A, Huddle T, Levine M, Prager K. Ethical Considerations in Precision Medicine and Genetic Testing in Internal Medicine Practice: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2022, 175: 1322-1323. PMID: 35878403, DOI: 10.7326/m22-0743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic testingAmerican College of Physicians position paperAmerican College of PhysiciansAmerican CollegeImprove health outcomesHealth care professionalsInternal medicine practiceHealth care systemCollege of PhysiciansCare professionalsHealth outcomesIntegration of precision medicineCare systemPrecision medicineClinical carePracticing physiciansMedicine practiceResidency programsPosition paperClinical settingPhysiciansHealthEthical decisionsProfessional schoolsEthical considerations
2014
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults: A brief review and ethical considerations for nonspecialist health providers and hospitalists
Meltzer E, Ivascu N, Acres C, Stark M, Kirkpatrick J, Paul S, Sedrakyan A, Fins J. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults: A brief review and ethical considerations for nonspecialist health providers and hospitalists. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2014, 9: 808-813. PMID: 25332093, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationMembrane oxygenationVA-ECMOTreated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenationManaging extracorporeal membrane oxygenationVenoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenationVenovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenationProvision of ECMODiscontinuation of treatmentConsistent with patient preferencesClinical responseRespiratory failureGoals of careHeart failureCardiac arrestCo-manage patientsCounseling familiesPatient preferencesPatientsPatient referralHealth providersHealthcare providersEthical considerationsHospitalistsProviders
2004
Protecting human subjects in brain research: a pragmatic perspective
Miller F, Fins J. Protecting human subjects in brain research: a pragmatic perspective. 2004, 123-140. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198567219.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican philosophical pragmatismEthical judgmentsMoral principlesMoral normsPhilosophical pragmatismResearch ethicsAbsolute ruleEthical considerationsRelevant considerationsPragmatic perspectiveBrain researchTrials of pharmacological treatmentsPlacebo-controlled trialDeep brain stimulationBrain disordersPharmacological treatmentEthicsPragmaticsHuman subjectsJudgmentDisordersBrainConsiderationsComplex situationsNeurological disorders
1993
An acute care response to chronic care: the American perspective.
Fins J. An acute care response to chronic care: the American perspective. Casopís Lékar̆ů C̆eských 1993, 132: 197-9. PMID: 8485760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term careAcute care medicineTerm careAcute careAcute care settingAcute care focusCare medicineProvision of long-term careDoctor-patient relationshipAmerican medical carePalliative careChronic careCare focusCare settingsMedical careChronic diseasesMedical educationFunctional statusCareEthics of careEuthanasia debateCommunitarian ethicsWorld War IIEthical considerationsDiagnostic categories