2024
Clinical Ethics and the Observant Jewish and Muslim Patient: Shared Theocentric Perspectives in Practice.
Hossain F, Gabbay E, Fins J. Clinical Ethics and the Observant Jewish and Muslim Patient: Shared Theocentric Perspectives in Practice. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2024, 1-17. PMID: 39575535, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180124000379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical ethicsEnd-of-life decisionsWestern medical ethicsTheocentric perspectiveFaith traditionsClinical ethicsOrthodox JudaismReligious minoritiesMoral codeReligious beliefsReligious observanceEnd-of-lifeMuslim patientsEthicsPatient's health goalsTheocentrismMedical contextTraditionCultural valuesBeliefsHealth goalsGodJudaismMental healthIslam
2020
The 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 ResearchConceptsEthics 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
2018
The internist as clinical ethics consultant: An antidote to “the barbarism of specialisation” in hospital practice
de Asúa D, del Pozo P, Fins J. The internist as clinical ethics consultant: An antidote to “the barbarism of specialisation” in hospital practice. Revista Clínica Española (English Edition) 2018, 218: 142-148. DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2017.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeaningful 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 ResearchConceptsElectronic 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
2017
The Rise of Hospitalists: An Opportunity for Clinical Ethics.
McCarthy M, Real de Asua D, Fins J. The Rise of Hospitalists: An Opportunity for Clinical Ethics. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2017, 28: 325-332. PMID: 29257769, DOI: 10.1086/jce2017284325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical ethicsMedical ethicsHospital medicineTeaching medical ethicsMedical educationHospitalist teaching serviceHistory of medicineField of hospital medicineNew forcesEthical theoryEthical communityNormative reasonsClinical ethicistsTeam of medical studentsIntellectual groundEthicsTheory-practice gapInpatient settingPatient carePerennial challengeHospitalistsRoutine issuesMedical studentsTeaching serviceClinical vignettesEl internista como consultor de ética clínica: un antídoto contra «la barbarie del especialismo» en la práctica hospitalaria
de Asúa D, del Pozo P, Fins J. El internista como consultor de ética clínica: un antídoto contra «la barbarie del especialismo» en la práctica hospitalaria. Revista Clínica Española (English Edition) 2017, 218: 142-148. PMID: 29079198, DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2017.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTeaching Clinical Ethics at the Bedside: William Osler and the Essential Role of the Hospitalist
William McCarthy M, Fins J. Teaching Clinical Ethics at the Bedside: William Osler and the Essential Role of the Hospitalist. The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2017, 19: 528. PMID: 28644781, DOI: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.6.peer2-1706.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Ethics of neuromodulation in psychiatry
Fins J, Pohl B. Ethics of neuromodulation in psychiatry. 2015, 15-26. DOI: 10.1002/9781118801086.ch2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere psychiatric illnessHealth care systemNeuropsychiatric conditionsPsychiatric illnessPervasive stigmaMental illnessCare systemDeep brain stimulationBrain stimulationClinical ethicsMoral dilemmasDerivative questionsIllnessEthicsDevice regulationNeuromodulationTranslational researchClinical needPsychiatryStigmaHealthBrainInterventionThe Reagan Diaries Reconsidered
Fins J. The Reagan Diaries Reconsidered. Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease 2015, 48: 59-61. PMID: 26401928, DOI: 10.3233/jad-150354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPresidential press conferencesPress conferenceWord-finding difficultiesLanguage useLiterary criticismPublished textsFinding difficultySpatial confusionDiary entriesCritical methodReagan presidencyPresidentDiaryReaganSecond termLanguageClinical ethicsTextWordsHistoriansJournal of Alzheimer's DiseaseBrinkleyReadingQuantitative approachScholars
2013
On the lingua franca of clinical ethics.
Fins J. On the lingua franca of clinical ethics. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2013, 24: 323-31. PMID: 24597419, DOI: 10.1086/jce201324402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDecision MakingEthical TheoryEthics, ClinicalHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationMedical FutilityPalliative CarePeriodicals as TopicPersonal AutonomyPractice Patterns, Physicians'Resuscitation OrdersTerminal CareTerminology as TopicWithholding TreatmentConceptsClinical ethicsJournal of Clinical EthicsLanguage of bioethicsLingua francaClinical ethicistsEthical analysisEthical reasonsEthicsLinguistic amalgamationCritical methodBioethicsAuthor commentsPalliative medicineWeak compositionEthicistsLanguageArgumentsPragmaticsAuthorsFoundingAnniversaryScienceDiscourseDecision makingInterdisciplinarity
2011
The Hidden and Implicit Curricula in Cultural Context: New Insights From Doha and New York
Fins J, del Pozo P. The Hidden and Implicit Curricula in Cultural Context: New Insights From Doha and New York. Academic Medicine 2011, 86: 321-325. PMID: 21248601, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e318208761d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative careEnd-of-life careEnd-of-lifeClinical ethicsU.S. medical schoolsMedical college campusMedical educationMedical schoolsEducational effortsCurricular elementsCareLow-context societiesHidden curriculumContextual factorsLocal cultural contextNew YorkCultural contextMedical humanitiesParticipant observationStudents' educational experiencesReflective practiceEducational experienceLongitudinal experimentCultural settingsCollege campuses
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 Initiative
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
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
1998
Clinical pragmatism: bridging theory and practice.
Fins J, Miller F, Bacchetta M. Clinical pragmatism: bridging theory and practice. Kennedy Institute Of Ethics Journal 1998, 8: 37-42. PMID: 11656752, DOI: 10.1353/ken.1998.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1994
A secular chaplaincy
Fins J. A secular chaplaincy. Journal Of Religion And Health 1994, 33: 373-375. PMID: 24264135, DOI: 10.1007/bf02355438.Peer-Reviewed Original Research