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 vignettes
2009
The ethics of measuring and modulating consciousness: the imperative of minding time
Fins J. The ethics of measuring and modulating consciousness: the imperative of minding time. Progress In Brain Research 2009, 177: 371-382. PMID: 19818915, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(09)17726-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimally conscious stateDisorders of consciousnessConscious stateView of timeHistory of medicineOver-arching metaphorModulate consciousnessFunctional neuroimagingScientific knowledgeSocial currentsVegetative patientsTemporal expectationsModern eraWilder PenfieldConsciousnessEvolving viewsBrain injuryDisordersVariable perspectiveSystems of careStatic entities