2024
Clinical Ethics and the Observant Jewish and Muslim Patient: Shared Theocentric Perspectives in Practice.
Hossain F, Gabbay E, Fins J. Clinical Ethics and the Observant Jewish and Muslim Patient: Shared Theocentric Perspectives in Practice. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2024, 1-17. PMID: 39575535, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180124000379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical ethicsEnd-of-life decisionsWestern medical ethicsTheocentric perspectiveFaith traditionsClinical ethicsOrthodox JudaismReligious minoritiesMoral codeReligious beliefsReligious observanceEnd-of-lifeMuslim patientsEthicsPatient's health goalsTheocentrismMedical contextTraditionCultural valuesBeliefsHealth goalsGodJudaismMental healthIslam
2019
Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals
Gabbay E, Fins J. Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals. Journal Of Religion And Health 2019, 58: 1672-1686. PMID: 31280412, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00874-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJewish traditionBrain deathDiscretion of individual institutionsLife-sustaining interventionsBrain death per seBrain death criteriaDiscussion of organ donationDetermination of deathReligious objectsWithdrawal of mechanical ventilationPhases of mourningOrthodox JewsRituals of mourningAccommodation lawsPsychological wisdomPhysical bodyUnilateral withdrawalMourning ritualsDetermination of brain deathDeath per seReasonable accommodationOrgan donationTraditionPsychological mechanismsMourning
2017
The Care of the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Patient
Gabbay E, McCarthy M, Fins J. The Care of the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Patient. Journal Of Religion And Health 2017, 56: 545-560. PMID: 28102466, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0356-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStigma associated with mental illnessEnd-of-life decisionsEnd-of-lifeUltra-Orthodox Jewish patientsSystem of valuesModern hospital settingUltra-Orthodox worldEthical scenariosReligious traditionsEnhance careUltra-Orthodox Jewish communityMental illnessPrenatal careModern medical practicePatient autonomyJewish communityHospital settingStandard risk assessmentTraditional societiesMedical practiceCareJewish patientsUnique challengesDivineTradition
2015
Nanotechnology, neuromodulation & the immune response: Discourse, materiality & ethics
Fins J. Nanotechnology, neuromodulation & the immune response: Discourse, materiality & ethics. Biomedical Microdevices 2015, 17: 28. PMID: 25681046, DOI: 10.1007/s10544-015-9934-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Death, dying and informatics: misrepresenting religion on MedLine
Rodríguez del Pozo P, Fins J. Death, dying and informatics: misrepresenting religion on MedLine. BMC Medical Ethics 2005, 6: 6. PMID: 15992401, PMCID: PMC1185543, DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-6-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-life careReligious traditionsEnd-of-lifeInterface of religionPatient's cultural contextChristian traditionIslamic traditionMonotheistic religionsCorrelative dutiesBioethics literatureReligious backgroundReligionTraditionString of wordsScientific topicsCultural contextAmerican writersDenominatorMedical SciencesNational LibraryDutyScienceWritersNational Library of MedicineCultureThe Globalization of Education in Medical Ethics and Humanities: Evolving Pedagogy at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
del Pozo P, Fins J. The Globalization of Education in Medical Ethics and Humanities: Evolving Pedagogy at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. Academic Medicine 2005, 80: 135-140. PMID: 15671316, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200502000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWestern medical ethicsMedical ethicsIslamic contextArabic traditionCross-cultural tensionsMedical humanitiesEthicsMedical knowledgeHumanities coursesModern medicineWeill Cornell Medical CollegeGlobal medical communityPedagogical challengesHealth care systemCornell Medical CollegeMedical school curriculumSchool curriculumPellegrinoMedical CollegeTraditionThomasIndoctrinationAuthorsHippocratesHumans
1993
The rationing of health care: A doctor's dilemma
Fins J. The rationing of health care: A doctor's dilemma. Journal Of Religion And Health 1993, 32: 9-20. PMID: 11651545, DOI: 10.1007/bf00995812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomedical TechnologyConflict of InterestDecision MakingDelivery of Health CareDiagnosisEconomicsFees and ChargesFinancial SupportHealth Care RationingHospitalsHumansLiability, LegalMoral ObligationsOregonPatient AdmissionPatient AdvocacyPatient DischargePatientsPhysician-Patient RelationsPhysiciansPhysician's RolePovertyQuality of Health CareReligionResource AllocationSocial JusticeSocial ResponsibilitySocial WelfareTechnology Assessment, BiomedicalUnited StatesConceptsRationing of health careHealth careEthical traditionsReligious communitiesDilemmas physiciansEthical issuesCollaboration of doctorsLevel of medical careMedical careNew York Hospital-Cornell Medical CenterRationalityCareMedical CenterDoctorsTraditionComplicated issuesIssuesPhysiciansSymposium