2021
Should healthcare workers be prioritised during the COVID-19 pandemic? A view from Madrid and New York
de Asua D, Fins J. Should healthcare workers be prioritised during the COVID-19 pandemic? A view from Madrid and New York. Journal Of Medical Ethics 2021, 48: medethics-2020-107050. PMID: 33910974, PMCID: PMC8103555, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-107050.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchConceptsDo-not-resuscitatePatients' rightsProportion of resuscitationsMedical ethicsClinical ethicistsPhysician paternalismPublic health crisisMedical internsNew York CityCOVID-19Clinical discretionHealth crisisPersonal narrativesYork CityRightsPaternityEthicistsEthicsResuscitationStress testClinical medicineRiskAuthorsNarrativesQuestions
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
2013
Surrogate expectations in severe brain injury
Suppes A, Fins J. Surrogate expectations in severe brain injury. Brain Injury 2013, 27: 1141-1147. PMID: 23895513, PMCID: PMC5454804, DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.804201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdvance Care PlanningAdvance DirectivesBrain InjuriesCaregiversChildComaDecision MakingFamilyFemaleGriefHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedNew YorkPersistent Vegetative StatePhysician's RoleProfessional-Family RelationsPrognosisProxySeverity of Illness IndexStress, PsychologicalConceptsSource of injuryExpectations of recoveryPsychosocial featuresDecision-making expectationsQuantitative questionnaireImprove treatment of patientsFamily membersPatient recoveryTreatment of patientsPatient diagnosisRelated factorsDOC patientsBrain injuryPatientsImproved treatmentInjuryCurrent diagnosisExpectationsQuestionnaireDiagnosisCliniciansBrainSurveyFactors
2012
Learning by Doing: Effectively Incorporating Ethics Education into Residency Training
Vertrees S, Shuman A, Fins J. Learning by Doing: Effectively Incorporating Ethics Education into Residency Training. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2012, 28: 578-582. PMID: 23179971, PMCID: PMC3599016, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2277-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurrogate decision-makersRefusal of treatmentEducational initiativesDidactic programEthics educationMedical ethicsEthics casesMedical futilityEthical issuesEthicsExperiential education programParticipants' experiencesGood/very goodSubscale scoresClinical traineesResidency trainingEducation programsClinical experienceResidentsStudent Evaluation of Educational QualityParticipantsCourse surveyGroup interactionProgramBreadth of coverageCredentialing the clinical ethics consultant: an academic medical center affirms professionalism and practice.
Acres C, Prager K, Hardart G, Fins J. Credentialing the clinical ethics consultant: an academic medical center affirms professionalism and practice. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2012, 23: 156-64. PMID: 22822704, DOI: 10.1086/jce201223208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical ethics case consultationEthics case consultationAcademic medical centerClinical ethics consultationClinical ethicistsEthics consultationCase consultationMedical CenterHistorical contextBioethicsNewYork-PresbyterianIncreased accountabilityNational trendsConceptual rationaleEthicistsInstitutional policiesConsultationCredentialsContextDialogueLocal contextAccounts
2007
Viewpoint: Developing a Research Ethics Consultation Service to Foster Responsive and Responsible Clinical Research
de Melo-Martín I, Palmer L, Fins J. Viewpoint: Developing a Research Ethics Consultation Service to Foster Responsive and Responsible Clinical Research. Academic Medicine 2007, 82: 900-904. PMID: 17726404, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e318132f0ee.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomedical ResearchCooperative BehaviorCurriculumEthics Committees, ResearchEthics ConsultationEthics, ClinicalEthics, ResearchGovernment RegulationHuman ExperimentationHumansNew YorkOrganizational Case StudiesOrganizational CultureProgram DevelopmentResearch PersonnelSchools, MedicalUnited StatesConceptsEthics consultation servicesResearch ethics consultation serviceResolution of ethical conflictsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityClinical ethicsClinical ethicistsInstitutional research policiesEthical conflictsEthical problemsResearch ethicistsEthical implicationsEthical concernsConsultation serviceContext of researchEthicistsOrganizational cultureFostering responsibilityProcess of developmentHealth care landscapeResearch subjectsCornell UniversityEthicsBioethicistsResearch policyCare landscape
2006
Differential Medical and Surgical House Staff Involvement in End-of-Life Decisions: A Retrospective Chart Review
Kelley A, Gold H, Roach K, Fins J. Differential Medical and Surgical House Staff Involvement in End-of-Life Decisions: A Retrospective Chart Review. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2006, 32: 110-117. PMID: 16877178, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2006.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life discussionsEnd-of-life decisionsHouse officersDocumentation of end-of-life discussionsMedical servicesEnd-of-life communicationSurgical servicesLife-sustaining treatmentWithdrawal of life-sustaining therapyProportion of notesLife-sustaining therapyMedical house officersComplex patient populationWithdrawal of carePhysician involvementCare notesLength of stayStaff involvementMedical patientsRetrospective chart reviewTeam structureChart reviewPatient populationSurgical house officers
2002
Enhancing Palliative Care Education in Medical School Curricula
Wood E, Meekin S, Fins J, Fleischman A. Enhancing Palliative Care Education in Medical School Curricula. Academic Medicine 2002, 77: 285-291. PMID: 11953291, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200204000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care educationPalliative care contentCare educationStates medical schoolsCare contentProcess of self-assessmentEducational assessment toolMedical schoolsFour-year curriculumStrategic planningCurricular mappingCurricular areasMedical school curriculumSchool curriculumCurriculum mappingCurricular changesScience coursesFaculty developmentHumanities coursesPalliative careCurriculumSchoolSelf-assessmentEducationClerkship rotation
1997
What medicine and the law should do for the physician-assisted suicide debate.
Fins J. What medicine and the law should do for the physician-assisted suicide debate. CCAR Journal 1997, 44: 46-53. PMID: 15712422.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1995
Across the divide: Religious objections to brain death
Fins J. Across the divide: Religious objections to brain death. Journal Of Religion And Health 1995, 34: 33-40. PMID: 11652895, DOI: 10.1007/bf02248636.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1992
The Patient Self-Determination Act and patient-physician collaboration in New York State.
Fins J. The Patient Self-Determination Act and patient-physician collaboration in New York State. New York State Journal Of Medicine 1992, 92: 489-93. PMID: 1488205.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Professional responsibility: a perspective on the Bell Commission reforms.
Fins J. Professional responsibility: a perspective on the Bell Commission reforms. Journal Of Urban Health 1991, 67: 359-64. PMID: 1868292, PMCID: PMC1809843.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
How Many Hours?
Fins J. How Many Hours? The Hastings Center Report 1990, 20: 3-4. PMID: 2318628, DOI: 10.2307/3562601.Peer-Reviewed Original Research