2023
Standards and Ethics Issues in the Determination of Death: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians.
DeCamp M, Prager K, Opole I, Deep N, Callister T, Abraham G, Bornstein S, Bruera E, Burnett J, Carney J, Collamer A, Cooney T, Esbensen K, Fins J, Fuson O, Harp T, Holbrook A, Huddle T, Jung D, Levine M, Mire R, Prager K, Wallace E. Standards and Ethics Issues in the Determination of Death: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1245-1250. PMID: 37665984, DOI: 10.7326/m23-1361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetermination of deathUniform Determination of Death ActDead donor ruleEthical significanceAmerican College of Physicians position paperEthical issuesPatient-physician relationshipUniform DeterminationAmerican College of PhysiciansAmerican CollegeCollege of PhysiciansBiological conceptsHealth professionalsEducational effortsSocial implicationsPosition paperMedical testsPatient deathProfessionPhysiciansHonestyIndividual patientsCommitmentAmericanControversies
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