2023
Health as a Human Right: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians.
DeCamp M, Snyder Sulmasy L, Opole I, Callister T, Bornstein S, Bruera E, Carney J, Collamer A, Esbensen K, Fins J, Fuson O, Holbrook A, Jung D, Mire R, Prager K, Wallace E. Health as a Human Right: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1516-1519. PMID: 37903364, DOI: 10.7326/m23-1900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican College of PhysiciansHuman rightsEthical obligationHealth careCollege of PhysiciansMatter of rightAmerican CollegeRelationship of healthNature of healthPatient-physician relationshipIntrinsic dignityPromote equitable accessHealth systemRightsIndividual physiciansObligationsCareEquitable accessHealthPhysiciansUnited StatesSocietyDignityAmericanPosition paper
2022
Ethics 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
2020
The Neglect of Persons with Severe Brain Injury in the United States: An International Human Rights Analysis.
Ezer T, Wright M, Fins J. The Neglect of Persons with Severe Brain Injury in the United States: An International Human Rights Analysis. Health And Human Rights 2020, 22: 265-278. PMID: 32669806, PMCID: PMC7348445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman rights analysisFreedom of expressionBlock to treatmentUnited StatesRights analysisLife of personsExperiences of personsTraumatic incidentsQuality of life of personsPersonsScientific progressNeglectMedical advancesBrain injuryInadequate accessLawViolationStateSignificant medical advancesFreedomEqualityInstitutionalizationUnitsInternationalPolicy
2019
North of Home: Obligations to Families of Undocumented Patients
Fins J, Real de Asúa D. North of Home: Obligations to Families of Undocumented Patients. The Hastings Center Report 2019, 49: 12-14. PMID: 30790302, DOI: 10.1002/hast.972.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLife-sustaining therapyWithdrawal of life-sustaining therapyIncapacitated patientsEthical concernsSocial workersDoctors' desireFurther careFamily inputState lawsUndocumented patientsIntensive care unitDoctorsCare unitMultisystem organ failureObligationsDecision-United StatesOrgan failureDesireFamily
2016
Whither the “Improvement Standard”? Coverage for Severe Brain Injury after Jimmo v. Sebelius
Fins J, Wright M, Kraft C, Rogers A, Romani M, Godwin S, Ulrich M. Whither the “Improvement Standard”? Coverage for Severe Brain Injury after Jimmo v. Sebelius. The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2016, 44: 182-193. PMID: 27256134, DOI: 10.1177/1073110516644209.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