2003
Reflective Practice and Palliative Care Education
Fins J, Gentilesco B, Carver A, Lister P, Acres C, Payne R, Storey-Johnson C. Reflective Practice and Palliative Care Education. Academic Medicine 2003, 78: 307-312. PMID: 12634214, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200303000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom managementPatient carePalliative care educationContext of careEnd of lifeTwo-week clerkshipMethods of painParticipant observationPalliative careCare educationInfluence careReflective practiceCareMedical studentsPractice patternsClerkshipClinical ethicsHidden curriculumDimensions of practiceContextual factorsTherapeutic skillsHumanistic mannerShort-term evaluationHumanistic dimensionParticipants
2000
An Approach to Educating Residents about Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics
Fins J, Nilson E. An Approach to Educating Residents about Palliative Care and Clinical Ethics. Academic Medicine 2000, 75: 662-665. PMID: 10875514, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200006000-00021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative careEnd-of-lifeIntegration of palliative careEnd-of-life careGraduate medical education programsEffective palliative careEnd of lifeMedical education programsNew York Presbyterian HospitalSymptom managementWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityClinical skillsAttitudinal barriersResidents' knowledgeMedical educationCarePractice patternsEducate residentsResident experienceEducational effortsEducation programsClinical ethicsEvolving area of studyReligious issuesResidents
1999
End-of-Life Decision-Making in the Hospital Current Practice and Future Prospects
Fins J, Miller F, Acres C, Bacchetta M, Huzzard L, Rapkin B. End-of-Life Decision-Making in the Hospital Current Practice and Future Prospects. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 1999, 17: 6-15. PMID: 9919861, DOI: 10.1016/s0885-3924(98)00109-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComfort care plansEnd-of-life decision-makingHospitalized dying patientsCare planningDNR ordersDo-not-resuscitate (DNRAssociated with DNR ordersCare Assessment ToolUrban academic medical centerHealth care proxyImprove practice patternsLife-sustaining treatmentEnd-of-lifeAcademic medical centerPalliative servicesPalliative careComfort careAdult deathsArtificial nutritionOutcome measuresPractice patternsAssessment toolChart review of patientsCareMedical Center