2024
Is Medical Assistance in Dying Part of Palliative Care?
Chochinov H, Fins J. Is Medical Assistance in Dying Part of Palliative Care? JAMA 2024, 332: 1137-1138. PMID: 39259560, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.12088.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
The Birth of Naloxone: An Intellectual History of an Ambivalent Opioid
Kolbe L, Fins J. The Birth of Naloxone: An Intellectual History of an Ambivalent Opioid. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2021, 30: 637-650. PMID: 34702407, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180121000116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Neuro-palliative care and disorders of consciousness
Fins J, Pohl B. Neuro-palliative care and disorders of consciousness. 2015, 285-291. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199656097.003.0103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPalliative care expertiseMinimally conscious stateBrain injuryPalliative carePalliative medicineCare expertiseCareDisorders of consciousnessConscious stateDefinition criteriaNihilistic attitudeInjuryPatientsDistressInterventionSurvivorsTherapeutic interventionsCliniciansDisordersNeuroprosthetic devicesSufferingMedicineAttitudes
2012
Clinical ethics consultation in oncology.
Shuman A, Montas S, Barnosky A, Smith L, Kissane D, Fins J, McCabe M. Clinical ethics consultation in oncology. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: 9121-9121. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.9121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical ethics consultationEthics consultationGoals of careCode statusEnd-of-life careOverall goals of careInvolvement of palliative careNCI-designated comprehensive cancer centerPalliative care consultationPalliative care involvementPatient's code statusSurrogate decision-makersEnd of lifeEnd-of-lifeComprehensive cancer centerSystem improvementSources of interpersonal conflictAdult oncology patientsMedical futilityCare consultationPalliative careAdvance directivesCare involvementEthicsChart abstraction
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
2005
Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness
Fins J. Clinical pragmatism and the care of brain damaged patients: toward a palliative neuroethics for disorders of consciousness. Progress In Brain Research 2005, 150: 565-582. PMID: 16186050, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(05)50040-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessClinical pragmatismBrain-damaged patientsBrain damageMystery of consciousnessDamaged patientsImpaired decision-making capacityDecision-making capacityAmerican pragmatic traditionBrain injuryProblem-solvingBrainMoral problem-solvingDisordersClinical contextHuman consciousnessConsciousnessImpaired consciousnessPragmaticsClinical careAversionSocietal contextSelfPalliative careResearch
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
2002
Enhancing Palliative Care Education in Medical School Curricula
Wood E, Meekin S, Fins J, Fleischman A. Enhancing Palliative Care Education in Medical School Curricula. Academic Medicine 2002, 77: 285-291. PMID: 11953291, DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200204000-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care educationPalliative care contentCare educationStates medical schoolsCare contentProcess of self-assessmentEducational assessment toolMedical schoolsFour-year curriculumStrategic planningCurricular mappingCurricular areasMedical school curriculumSchool curriculumCurriculum mappingCurricular changesScience coursesFaculty developmentHumanities coursesPalliative careCurriculumSchoolSelf-assessmentEducationClerkship rotation
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
1999
Incorporating palliative care into critical care education: Principles, challenges, and opportunities
Danis M, Federman D, Fins J, Fox E, Kastenbaum B, Lanken P, Long K, Lowenstein E, Lynn J, Rouse F, Tulsky J. Incorporating palliative care into critical care education: Principles, challenges, and opportunities. Critical Care Medicine 1999, 27: 2005-2013. PMID: 10507632, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199909000-00047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-of-life carePalliative careEnd-of-lifeIntensive care unitCare educationModified nominal group processCritical careExcellent palliative carePalliative care educationCompassionate palliative careDiscontinuity of careGoals of careCritical care educationNominal group processTrust relationshipsCapacity of patientsDying patientsGood careTeaching careConsumer advocacyMedical educationCareEffective communicationLife support technologyCare unitEnd-of-Life Decision-Making in the Hospital Current Practice and Future Prospects
Fins J, Miller F, Acres C, Bacchetta M, Huzzard L, Rapkin B. End-of-Life Decision-Making in the Hospital Current Practice and Future Prospects. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 1999, 17: 6-15. PMID: 9919861, DOI: 10.1016/s0885-3924(98)00109-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComfort care plansEnd-of-life decision-makingHospitalized dying patientsCare planningDNR ordersDo-not-resuscitate (DNRAssociated with DNR ordersCare Assessment ToolUrban academic medical centerHealth care proxyImprove practice patternsLife-sustaining treatmentEnd-of-lifeAcademic medical centerPalliative servicesPalliative careComfort careAdult deathsArtificial nutritionOutcome measuresPractice patternsAssessment toolChart review of patientsCareMedical Center
1993
An acute care response to chronic care: the American perspective.
Fins J. An acute care response to chronic care: the American perspective. Casopís Lékar̆ů C̆eských 1993, 132: 197-9. PMID: 8485760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term careAcute care medicineTerm careAcute careAcute care settingAcute care focusCare medicineProvision of long-term careDoctor-patient relationshipAmerican medical carePalliative careChronic careCare focusCare settingsMedical careChronic diseasesMedical educationFunctional statusCareEthics of careEuthanasia debateCommunitarian ethicsWorld War IIEthical considerationsDiagnostic categories