2022
Dignity of Risk, Reemergent Agency, and the Central Thalamic Stimulation Trial for Moderate to Severe Brain Injury.
Fins J, Wright M. Dignity of Risk, Reemergent Agency, and the Central Thalamic Stimulation Trial for Moderate to Severe Brain Injury. Perspectives In Biology And Medicine 2022, 65: 307-315. PMID: 35938438, DOI: 10.1353/pbm.2022.0026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Disorders of Consciousness, Agency, and Health Care Decision Making: Lessons From a Developmental Model
Wright M, Kraft C, Ulrich M, Fins J. Disorders of Consciousness, Agency, and Health Care Decision Making: Lessons From a Developmental Model. AJOB Neuroscience 2018, 9: 56-64. DOI: 10.1080/21507740.2018.1425755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisorders of consciousnessHealth care decision makingCare decision makingLegal systemPermanent incapacitySelf-determinationHealthDevelopmental modelDecision-making frameworkDecisionIncreasing roleDisordersPatientsPatient evolutionDecision makingRecovery processIncapacityPersonhoodPhysiciansAgenciesDisabilityMaximal extentParticipants
2016
The Effects of Closed-Loop Medical Devices on the Autonomy and Accountability of Persons and Systems
Kellmeyer P, Cochrane T, Müller O, Mitchell C, Ball T, Fins J, Biller-Andorno N. The Effects of Closed-Loop Medical Devices on the Autonomy and Accountability of Persons and Systems. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2016, 25: 623-633. PMID: 27634714, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180116000359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClosed-loop medical devicesRepresentatives of patient advocacy groupsMedical lawLegal accountabilityLegal frameworkDecisionmaking capacityRestoring communication abilitiesPersonal autonomyMedical ethicsPatient autonomyMedical devicesAdvocacy groupsAutonomyMedical neuroscienceTask ForceAccountsPatient advocacy groupsPersonsLawConsentComputer scienceRefusalDecisionmakingEthicsAgencies