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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsEthics ConsultationHumansReferral and ConsultationRetrospective StudiesSpecialties, Surgical
2020
Meeting the Challenge of COVID-19: The Response of Two Ethics Consultation Services in New York City.
Prager K, Fins J. Meeting the Challenge of COVID-19: The Response of Two Ethics Consultation Services in New York City. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2020, 31: 209-211. PMID: 32773402, DOI: 10.1086/jce2020313209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Ethics ConsultationHumansNew York CityPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2Phases 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Ethics ConsultationHumansNew York CityPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2ConceptsClinical 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
Meaningful 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsElectronic Health RecordsEthics ConsultationHumansMeaningful UseQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality ImprovementUnited StatesConceptsElectronic 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
2016
Understanding and Utilizing the Convening Power of Ethics Consultation
Fins J. Understanding and Utilizing the Convening Power of Ethics Consultation. The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2016, 18: 540. PMID: 27213886, DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.5.msoc2-1605.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCertificationEthicistsEthics ConsultationEthics, MedicalHumansPilot ProjectsProfessional CompetenceQuality of Health CareUnited States
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
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
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 InitiativeStrangers No More: Genuine Interdisciplinarity
de Melo-Martin I, Fins J. Strangers No More: Genuine Interdisciplinarity. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2008, 8: 16-17. PMID: 18570089, DOI: 10.1080/15265160802109496.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Viewpoint: Developing a Research Ethics Consultation Service to Foster Responsive and Responsible Clinical Research
de Melo-Martín I, Palmer L, Fins J. Viewpoint: Developing a Research Ethics Consultation Service to Foster Responsive and Responsible Clinical Research. Academic Medicine 2007, 82: 900-904. PMID: 17726404, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e318132f0ee.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomedical ResearchCooperative BehaviorCurriculumEthics Committees, ResearchEthics ConsultationEthics, ClinicalEthics, ResearchGovernment RegulationHuman ExperimentationHumansNew YorkOrganizational Case StudiesOrganizational CultureProgram DevelopmentResearch PersonnelSchools, MedicalUnited StatesConceptsEthics consultation servicesResearch ethics consultation serviceResolution of ethical conflictsWeill Medical College of Cornell UniversityClinical ethicsClinical ethicistsInstitutional research policiesEthical conflictsEthical problemsResearch ethicistsEthical implicationsEthical concernsConsultation serviceContext of researchEthicistsOrganizational cultureFostering responsibilityProcess of developmentHealth care landscapeResearch subjectsCornell UniversityEthicsBioethicistsResearch policyCare landscape
2006
Reinvigorating Ethics Consultations: An Impetus from the “Quality” Debate
Nilson E, Fins J. Reinvigorating Ethics Consultations: An Impetus from the “Quality” Debate. HEC Forum 2006, 18: 298. PMID: 17717754, DOI: 10.1007/s10730-006-9020-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
CLINICAL PRAGMATISM, ETHICS CONSULTATION, AND THE ELDERLY PATIENT
Fins J, Miller F. CLINICAL PRAGMATISM, ETHICS CONSULTATION, AND THE ELDERLY PATIENT. Clinics In Geriatric Medicine 2000, 16: 71-81. PMID: 10723619, DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(05)70009-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
The Economics of Clinical Ethics Programs: A Quantitative Justification
Bacchetta M, Fins J. The Economics of Clinical Ethics Programs: A Quantitative Justification. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 1997, 6: 451-460. PMID: 9292221, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180100008197.Peer-Reviewed Original Research