2022
Ethical Considerations in Precision Medicine and Genetic Testing in Internal Medicine Practice: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians.
Lehmann L, Snyder Sulmasy L, Burke W, Opole I, Deep N, Abraham G, Burnett J, Callister T, Carney J, Cooney T, Esbensen K, Fins J, Harp T, Holbrook A, Huddle T, Levine M, Prager K. Ethical Considerations in Precision Medicine and Genetic Testing in Internal Medicine Practice: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2022, 175: 1322-1323. PMID: 35878403, DOI: 10.7326/m22-0743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic testingAmerican College of Physicians position paperAmerican College of PhysiciansAmerican CollegeImprove health outcomesHealth care professionalsInternal medicine practiceHealth care systemCollege of PhysiciansCare professionalsHealth outcomesIntegration of precision medicineCare systemPrecision medicineClinical carePracticing physiciansMedicine practiceResidency programsPosition paperClinical settingPhysiciansHealthEthical decisionsProfessional schoolsEthical considerationsEthics Priorities of the Curing Coma Campaign: An Empirical Survey
Lewis A, Claassen J, Illes J, Jox R, Kirschen M, Rohaut B, Trevick S, Young M, Fins J. Ethics Priorities of the Curing Coma Campaign: An Empirical Survey. Neurocritical Care 2022, 37: 12-21. PMID: 35505222, PMCID: PMC10034145, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-022-01506-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCountry of practiceClinical careEthical prioritiesClinical researchTranslation of researchDisclosure of resultsMethodsAn electronic surveyEthics Working GroupMedical futilityElectronic surveyResultsThe surveyDiagnostic definitionCareUnited StatesEthical topicsEmpirical surveyMinimally conscious stateEthicsCuring Coma CampaignGlobal initiativesConclusionsCollaborationRespondentsPrognostication of patientsWorking GroupSurvey
2021
The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas
Young M, Bodien Y, Giacino J, Fins J, Truog R, Hochberg L, Edlow B. The neuroethics of disorders of consciousness: a brief history of evolving ideas. Brain 2021, 144: 3291-3310. PMID: 34347037, PMCID: PMC8883802, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessMulti-Society Task ForceAmerican Congress of Rehabilitation MedicineNational Institute on DisabilityNatural history of recoveryHistory of recoveryAmerican Academy of NeurologyRehabilitation researchRehabilitation medicineTreatment of disorders of consciousnessResponsive careClinical careTaxonomy of disorders of consciousnessAmerican CongressVulnerable populationsIndependent livingProlonged disordersMinimally conscious stateTask ForceAmerican AcademyIncreased awarenessDisability rights perspectiveCareCritically ill patientsBiomedical ethics
2013
Clinical 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
2008
Clinical Ethics and the Quality Initiative: A Pilot Study for the Empirical Evaluation of Ethics Case Consultation
Nilson E, Acres C, Tamerin N, Fins J. Clinical Ethics and the Quality Initiative: A Pilot Study for the Empirical Evaluation of Ethics Case Consultation. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2008, 23: 356-364. PMID: 18820140, DOI: 10.1177/1062860608316729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEthics consultationEnd-of-life decision makingNew York-Presbyterian Healthcare SystemDo-not-resuscitate ordersQuality of careEthics case consultationClinical ethics consultationEthics consultation processSurrogate decision makingEnd-of-lifeDecision-making capacityEquitable carePatient-centeredNonmedical servicesClinical ethicsEthical dilemmasPsychosocial outcomesClinical careHealthcare systemCase consultationIntensive care unit patientsEthicsCareQuality imperativesQuality Initiative
2005
Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness
Fins J. Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness. Progress In Brain Research 2005, 150: 565-582. PMID: 16186050, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(05)50040-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessClinical pragmatismBrain-damaged patientsBrain damageMystery of consciousnessDamaged patientsImpaired decision-making capacityDecision-making capacityAmerican pragmatic traditionBrain injuryProblem-solvingBrainMoral problem-solvingDisordersClinical contextHuman consciousnessConsciousnessImpaired consciousnessPragmaticsClinical careAversionSocietal contextSelfPalliative careResearch