2020
Resuscitating Patient Rights during the Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Risk of Resurgent Paternalism
Fins J. Resuscitating Patient Rights during the Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Risk of Resurgent Paternalism. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2020, 30: 215-221. PMID: 32576307, PMCID: PMC7438624, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180120000535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19EthicistsEthics, MedicalHistory, 20th CenturyHumansMedical FutilityNew YorkPaternalismPatient RightsResuscitation OrdersConceptsDo-not-resuscitatePatients' rightsProportion of resuscitationsMedical ethicsClinical ethicistsPhysician paternalismPublic health crisisMedical internsNew York CityCOVID-19Clinical discretionHealth crisisPersonal narrativesYork CityRightsPaternityEthicistsEthicsResuscitationStress testClinical medicineRiskAuthorsNarrativesQuestionsProportionality, Pandemics, and Medical Ethics
Fins J, Miller F. Proportionality, Pandemics, and Medical Ethics. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: 1243-1244. PMID: 32653418, PMCID: PMC7347467, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Mediative Fluency and Futility Disputes
Knowlton S, Fins J. Mediative Fluency and Futility Disputes. Perspectives In Biology And Medicine 2018, 60: 373-382. PMID: 29375067, DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2018.0011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
DNR and ECMO: a paradox worth exploring.
Meltzer E, Ivascu N, Fins J. DNR and ECMO: a paradox worth exploring. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2014, 25: 13-9. PMID: 24779313, DOI: 10.1086/jce201425102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDo-not-resuscitateDifficult end-of-life decisionsDo-not-resuscitate discussionsEnd-of-life decisionsDo-not-resuscitate ordersHeart-lung bypass machineExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationVA-ECMOStepping-stoneCardiac failurePulmonary dysfunctionCardiopulmonary failureMembrane oxygenationSurgical proceduresBypass machineChest compressionsDiscussionOperating roomConfusionPatientsContext
2013
On the lingua franca of clinical ethics.
Fins J. On the lingua franca of clinical ethics. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2013, 24: 323-31. PMID: 24597419, DOI: 10.1086/jce201324402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision MakingEthical TheoryEthics, ClinicalHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMedical FutilityPalliative CarePeriodicals as TopicPersonal AutonomyPractice Patterns, Physicians'Resuscitation OrdersTerminal CareTerminology as TopicWithholding TreatmentConceptsClinical ethicsJournal of Clinical EthicsLanguage of bioethicsLingua francaClinical ethicistsEthical analysisEthical reasonsEthicsLinguistic amalgamationCritical methodBioethicsAuthor commentsPalliative medicineWeak compositionEthicistsLanguageArgumentsPragmaticsAuthorsFoundingAnniversaryScienceDiscourseDecision makingInterdisciplinarityClinical Ethics Consultation in Oncology
Shuman A, Montas S, Barnosky A, Smith L, Fins J, McCabe M. Clinical Ethics Consultation in Oncology. JCO Oncology Practice 2013, 9: 240-245. PMID: 23943899, DOI: 10.1200/jop.2013.000901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical ethics consultationEthics consultationNational Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centerCancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centerEnd-of-life careDo-not-resuscitate ordersOverall goals of carePalliative care expertsPalliative care consultationGoals of carePatient casesEnd-of-lifeComprehensive cancer centerCare consultationCode statusSources of interpersonal conflictAdvance directivesCare expertsStaff educationSurrogate decisionPatient's wishesMedical futilityOncology populationCommunication lapsesClinical care
2001
Communication in intensive care settings: The challenge of futility disputes
Fins J, Solomon M. Communication in intensive care settings: The challenge of futility disputes. Critical Care Medicine 2001, 29: n10-n15. PMID: 11228567, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200102001-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAttitude of Health PersonnelAttitude to DeathCommunicationConflict, PsychologicalCritical CareDecision MakingFamilyFemaleHealth PersonnelHumansInformed ConsentMedical FutilityOrganizational CulturePatient Care TeamProfessional-Family RelationsPrognosisQuality of LifeSocial SupportTeachingTotal Quality ManagementTruth Disclosure
2000
Principles in palliative care: an overview.
Fins J. Principles in palliative care: an overview. Respiratory Care 2000, 45: 1320-6;discussion 26-30. PMID: 11063520.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Resuscitation in hospice.
Henderson S, Fins J, Moskowitz E. Resuscitation in hospice. The Hastings Center Report 1998, 28: 20; discussion 20-2. PMID: 9868605, DOI: 10.2307/3528263.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
From indifference to goodness
Fins J. From indifference to goodness. Journal Of Religion And Health 1996, 35: 245-254. PMID: 11654980, DOI: 10.1007/bf02354954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAltruismBeneficenceCasuistryDecision MakingEmpathyEthical AnalysisEthical TheoryEthicsEthics, ClinicalEthics, MedicalFamilyHealth PersonnelHistoryHumanismHumansMedical FutilityMedicineNarrationNational SocialismPastoral CarePatient CarePhilosophyPolitical SystemsPrinciple-Based EthicsProfessional-Patient RelationsReligionSocial ValuesTruth DisclosureVirtuesWithholding Treatment