2021
Ethics Consultation in Surgical Specialties
Meredyth N, Fins J, de Melo-Martin I. Ethics Consultation in Surgical Specialties. HEC Forum 2021, 34: 89-102. PMID: 33674985, PMCID: PMC7934986, DOI: 10.1007/s10730-021-09447-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Phases of a Pandemic Surge: The Experience of an Ethics Service in New York City during COVID-19.
Huberman B, Mukherjee D, Gabbay E, Knowlton S, Green D, Pandya N, Meredith N, Walker J, Shapiro Z, Hersh J, Chisholm M, Waldman S, MacKenzie C, de Melo-Martín I, Fins J. Phases of a Pandemic Surge: The Experience of an Ethics Service in New York City during COVID-19. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2020, 31: 219-227. PMID: 32773404, DOI: 10.1086/jce2020313219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical ethics consultationEthics consultationEthical issuesSense of dis-easeEthics consultation servicesPrism of timeEthical lifeCode status discussionsNew York City hospitalsEthics ServiceOrganizational lifeEthicsCommunication interventionsSpecialty areasEight-week periodDis-easeWeill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York CityConsultation servicePandemic surgeConsultationCity HospitalCornell Medical CollegeMedical CollegeScarcity of resources
2018
The internist as clinical ethics consultant: An antidote to “the barbarism of specialisation” in hospital practice
de Asúa D, del Pozo P, Fins J. The internist as clinical ethics consultant: An antidote to “the barbarism of specialisation” in hospital practice. Revista Clínica Española (English Edition) 2018, 218: 142-148. DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2017.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeaningful Use of Electronic Health Records for Quality Assessment and Review of Clinical Ethics Consultation.
Sanelli-Russo S, Folkers K, Sakolsky W, Fins J, Dubler N. Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records for Quality Assessment and Review of Clinical Ethics Consultation. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2018, 29: 52-61. PMID: 29565797, DOI: 10.1086/jce2018291052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsHealth recordsMeaningful Use of Electronic Health RecordsChart notesEpic electronic health recordUse of electronic health recordsHealth information technologyClinical ethicsPeer reviewMeaningful UseHealth professionalsConsultation notesClinical ethics consultationInformation technologyQuality improvementGoal of standardizationEthics consultationConsultationHealthQuality assessmentPeerProfessionalsQualityNotesEvolving practice
2017
El internista como consultor de ética clínica: un antídoto contra «la barbarie del especialismo» en la práctica hospitalaria
de Asúa D, del Pozo P, Fins J. El internista como consultor de ética clínica: un antídoto contra «la barbarie del especialismo» en la práctica hospitalaria. Revista Clínica Española (English Edition) 2017, 218: 142-148. PMID: 29079198, DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2017.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
A Pilot Evaluation of Portfolios for Quality Attestation of Clinical Ethics Consultants
Fins J, Kodish E, Cohn F, Danis M, Derse A, Dubler N, Goulden B, Kuczewski M, Mercer M, Pearlman R, Smith M, Tarzian A, Youngner S. A Pilot Evaluation of Portfolios for Quality Attestation of Clinical Ethics Consultants. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2016, 16: 15-24. PMID: 26913652, DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2015.1134705.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Quality Attestation for Clinical Ethics Consultants: A Two‐Step Model from the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities
Kodish E, Fins J, Braddock C, Cohn F, Dubler N, Danis M, Derse A, Pearlman R, Smith M, Tarzian A, Youngner S, Kuczewski M. Quality Attestation for Clinical Ethics Consultants: A Two‐Step Model from the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. The Hastings Center Report 2013, 43: 26-36. PMID: 24092588, PMCID: PMC4849543, DOI: 10.1002/hast.198.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Clinical ethics consultation in patients with head and neck cancer
Shuman A, McCabe M, Fins J, Kraus D, Shah J, Patel S. Clinical ethics consultation in patients with head and neck cancer. Head & Neck 2012, 35: 1647-1651. PMID: 23161591, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical ethics consultationEthics consultationHead and neck cancerCommunication barriersNeck cancerLife-sustaining treatmentComprehensive cancer centerCode statusAirway management concernsEthical themesSymptom controlCancer CenterEthicsConsultationData abstractionDNRAirway managementCancerPatientsInterpersonal conflictBarriersDatabaseThemesClinical challengeHeadCredentialing 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