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 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 resourcesThe COVID-19 Crisis and Clinical Ethics in New York City.
Fins J, Prager K. The COVID-19 Crisis and Clinical Ethics in New York City. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2020, 31: 228-232. PMID: 32773405, DOI: 10.1086/jce2020313228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Ethics, ClinicalHumansNew York CityPandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2ConceptsEthics consultationEthical challengesClinical ethics consultationClinical ethics servicesCrisis standards of careClinical ethicsEthical communityMedical futilityColumbia teamMoral distressCritical intelligenceEthics ServiceEthicsSenior hospital administratorsNewYork-PresbyterianInstitutional lifeCrisis standardsResource allocation questionsNew York CityExtraordinary circumstancesWeill CornellDisproportionate burden of COVID-19Collective responseMedical CenterColumbia campus
2014
Anesthesiologists’ familiarity with the ASA and ACS guidelines on Advance Directives in the perioperative setting
Nurok M, Green D, Chisholm M, Fins J, Liguori G. Anesthesiologists’ familiarity with the ASA and ACS guidelines on Advance Directives in the perioperative setting. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2014, 26: 174-176. PMID: 24793713, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2013.11.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican College of Surgeons guidelinesAmerican College of SurgeonsAdvance directivesPerioperative settingConsequences of poor adherenceGuideline implementationCollege of SurgeonsPatient careNational guidelinesPoor adherenceAmerican CollegeInvestigate best practicesSociety guidelinesStudy objectiveAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists (ASANational society guidelinesBest practicesGuidelinesAmericanFamiliarityAnesthesiologistsAmerican SocietyCareSetsAdherence
2013
In Praise of the Humanities in Academic Medicine
Fins J, Pohl B, Doukas D. In Praise of the Humanities in Academic Medicine. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2013, 22: 355-364. PMID: 23930711, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180113000200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic Medical CentersBioethicsClinical CompetenceEducation, MedicalEmpathyFaculty, MedicalHistoryHumanitiesHumansLanguageLiteratureMetaphorOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient SimulationPhilosophyPhysician-Patient RelationsProfessional CompetenceResearch Support as TopicSchools, MedicalSocial ValuesWriting
2012
Learning by Doing: Effectively Incorporating Ethics Education into Residency Training
Vertrees S, Shuman A, Fins J. Learning by Doing: Effectively Incorporating Ethics Education into Residency Training. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2012, 28: 578-582. PMID: 23179971, PMCID: PMC3599016, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2277-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurrogate decision-makersRefusal of treatmentEducational initiativesDidactic programEthics educationMedical ethicsEthics casesMedical futilityEthical issuesEthicsExperiential education programParticipants' experiencesGood/very goodSubscale scoresClinical traineesResidency trainingEducation programsClinical experienceResidentsStudent Evaluation of Educational QualityParticipantsCourse surveyGroup interactionProgramBreadth of coverage
2008
Ethical Issues and Global Health
Fins J, Fein O, Gotto A. Ethical Issues and Global Health. Academic Medicine 2008, 83: 997. PMID: 18971647, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e318189001b.Peer-Reviewed Original Research