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
2008
Informed Consent Revisited: A Doctrine in the Service of Cancer Care
Schachter M, Fins J. Informed Consent Revisited: A Doctrine in the Service of Cancer Care. The Oncologist 2008, 13: 1109-1113. PMID: 18849321, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegal obligationsPatients' rightsEthical dutyDecisional autonomyPatient autonomyDoctrineConsentInformed consentOngoing discussionsProtectionAutonomyTreatment enterpriseObligationsRightsDutyDominionComplianceCancer carePsychosocial concernsCommitmentPaternityTherapeutic endeavorsDoctorsPhysiciansClinical response
2005
Contracts, covenants and advance care planning: an empirical study of the moral obligations of patient and proxy
Fins J, Maltby B, Friedmann E, Greene M, Norris K, Adelman R, Byock I. Contracts, covenants and advance care planning: an empirical study of the moral obligations of patient and proxy. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2005, 29: 55-68. PMID: 15652439, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient self-determinationMoral obligationSelf-determinationAdvance care planningExercise of autonomyPatient-proxy relationshipLife-sustaining therapyObligations of patientsMoral judgmentCare planningNarrow notionsDisease trajectoryPatient instructionsLegal normsPatient-proxy pairsJudgmentPrincipal autonomyAggressive careAutonomyModified Likert scaleQuality of informationPatient educationCovenantersNegative instructionsCovenants
2001
Truth-Telling and Reciprocity in the Doctor-Patient Relationship: A North American Perspective
Fins J. Truth-Telling and Reciprocity in the Doctor-Patient Relationship: A North American Perspective. 2001, 81-94. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195132205.003.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTruth-tellingDying patientsDoctor-patient relationshipNorth American perspectiveGlobal normsPhysician beneficencePatient autonomyAmerican practiceImportant life decisionsBioethics programGrave diagnosisLife decisionsAmerican perspectiveNorth American practiceBioethicsBeneficenceEthicsNormsTruthAutonomyProponentsDeceptionPatients