2023
Standards and Ethics Issues in the Determination of Death: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians.
DeCamp M, Prager K, Opole I, Deep N, Callister T, Abraham G, Bornstein S, Bruera E, Burnett J, Carney J, Collamer A, Cooney T, Esbensen K, Fins J, Fuson O, Harp T, Holbrook A, Huddle T, Jung D, Levine M, Mire R, Prager K, Wallace E. Standards and Ethics Issues in the Determination of Death: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1245-1250. PMID: 37665984, DOI: 10.7326/m23-1361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetermination of deathUniform Determination of Death ActDead donor ruleEthical significanceAmerican College of Physicians position paperEthical issuesPatient-physician relationshipUniform DeterminationAmerican College of PhysiciansAmerican CollegeCollege of PhysiciansBiological conceptsHealth professionalsEducational effortsSocial implicationsPosition paperMedical testsPatient deathProfessionPhysiciansHonestyIndividual patientsCommitmentAmericanControversies
2019
Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals
Gabbay E, Fins J. Go in Peace: Brain Death, Reasonable Accommodation and Jewish Mourning Rituals. Journal Of Religion And Health 2019, 58: 1672-1686. PMID: 31280412, DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00874-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJewish traditionBrain deathDiscretion of individual institutionsLife-sustaining interventionsBrain death per seBrain death criteriaDiscussion of organ donationDetermination of deathReligious objectsWithdrawal of mechanical ventilationPhases of mourningOrthodox JewsRituals of mourningAccommodation lawsPsychological wisdomPhysical bodyUnilateral withdrawalMourning ritualsDetermination of brain deathDeath per seReasonable accommodationOrgan donationTraditionPsychological mechanismsMourning
2016
Brain death and disorders of consciousness
Schiff N, Fins J. Brain death and disorders of consciousness. Current Biology 2016, 26: r572-r576. PMID: 27404252, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisorders of consciousnessBrain-dead patientsBrain deathVegetative stateCognitive motor dissociationScientific knowledgeCognitive functionMinimally conscious stateNon-medical specialistsSocietal contextBrain statesConsciousnessConscious stateMotor dissociationBrainDisordersDead patientsConceptual frameworkLack of sustainabilityHigher levelsFutilityParadoxDistinction
2011
Neuroethics, neuroimaging, and disorders of consciousness: promise or peril?
Fins J. Neuroethics, neuroimaging, and disorders of consciousness: promise or peril? Transactions Of The American Clinical And Climatological Association 2011, 122: 336-46. PMID: 21686236, PMCID: PMC3116331.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDisorders of consciousnessPositron emission tomographyBehavior-based assessmentsMinimally conscious stateNeuroimaging dataNeuroimaging toolsBrain statesBrain injuryMagnetic resonance imagingNeuroimagingEmission tomographyConscious stateDisordersBrainResonance imagingNeuroimaging applicationsConsciousnessDiagnostic dilemmaTherapeutic useCommunication vectorNeuroethics
2008
Are we equal in death?
Laureys S, Fins J. Are we equal in death? Neurology 2008, 70: e14-e15. PMID: 18209196, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000303264.66049.c1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1998
Approximation and Negotiation: Clinical Pragmatism and Difference
FINS J. Approximation and Negotiation: Clinical Pragmatism and Difference. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 1998, 7: 68-76. PMID: 9523042, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180198701070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude to DeathBrain DeathBrain NeoplasmsChildChild, PreschoolConsensusCultural DiversityCultureDissent and DisputesEthics, ClinicalEthics, MedicalFamilyFemaleGlioblastomaGroup ProcessesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMaleMedulloblastomaMoralsNegotiatingPatient Acceptance of Health CarePhilosophyReligionSecularismSocial ValuesTrustUnited States
1995
Across the divide: Religious objections to brain death
Fins J. Across the divide: Religious objections to brain death. Journal Of Religion And Health 1995, 34: 33-40. PMID: 11652895, DOI: 10.1007/bf02248636.Peer-Reviewed Original Research