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
2018
Healthcare Professional Narratives on Moral Distress: Disciplinary Perspectives
Davis A, Fowler M, Fantus S, Fins J, Joy M, Kruse K, Burgart A, Lindsey M, Mooney-Doyle K, Uritsky T, Grady C. Healthcare Professional Narratives on Moral Distress: Disciplinary Perspectives. 2018, 21-57. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64626-8_3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Care under the Influence
Fins J, Knowlton S. Care under the Influence. The Hastings Center Report 2017, 47: 8-9. PMID: 28074588, DOI: 10.1002/hast.675.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsER physiciansWork-related callsImpaired physiciansAffiliated clinicsAlcohol consumptionER doctorsPhysiciansElevated liver enzymesEmergency roomMedical historyBlood alcohol levelsLab resultsDrinking of waterLiver enzymesHospitalistsAlcohol levelsDrinkingInternistsStairsDoctorsAlcoholAdmitting
2012
Truth‐Telling and Cancer Diagnoses: Physician Attitudes and Practices in Qatar
del Pozo P, Fins J, Helmy I, Chaki R, Shazly T, Wafadari D, Mahfoud Z. Truth‐Telling and Cancer Diagnoses: Physician Attitudes and Practices in Qatar. The Oncologist 2012, 17: 1469-1474. PMID: 22874085, PMCID: PMC3500369, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0128.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Informed Consent Revisited: A Doctrine in the Service of Cancer Care
Schachter M, Fins J. Informed Consent Revisited: A Doctrine in the Service of Cancer Care. The Oncologist 2008, 13: 1109-1113. PMID: 18849321, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegal obligationsPatients' rightsEthical dutyDecisional autonomyPatient autonomyDoctrineConsentInformed consentOngoing discussionsProtectionAutonomyTreatment enterpriseObligationsRightsDutyDominionComplianceCancer carePsychosocial concernsCommitmentPaternityTherapeutic endeavorsDoctorsPhysiciansClinical response
1993
The rationing of health care: A doctor's dilemma
Fins J. The rationing of health care: A doctor's dilemma. Journal Of Religion And Health 1993, 32: 9-20. PMID: 11651545, DOI: 10.1007/bf00995812.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomedical TechnologyConflict of InterestDecision MakingDelivery of Health CareDiagnosisEconomicsFees and ChargesFinancial SupportHealth Care RationingHospitalsHumansLiability, LegalMoral ObligationsOregonPatient AdmissionPatient AdvocacyPatient DischargePatientsPhysician-Patient RelationsPhysiciansPhysician's RolePovertyQuality of Health CareReligionResource AllocationSocial JusticeSocial ResponsibilitySocial WelfareTechnology Assessment, BiomedicalUnited StatesConceptsRationing of health careHealth careEthical traditionsReligious communitiesDilemmas physiciansEthical issuesCollaboration of doctorsLevel of medical careMedical careNew York Hospital-Cornell Medical CenterRationalityCareMedical CenterDoctorsTraditionComplicated issuesIssuesPhysiciansSymposium