2023
A Descriptive Analysis of Access to Assistive Technology in Children With Acquired Brain Injury: The Right to Assistive Devices
Fins J, Knitter J, Mukherjee D, Conti K, Donleavy-Hiller B, Gerber L, Hersh J, Kotorac-Erlbaum R, Milch B, Klein S. A Descriptive Analysis of Access to Assistive Technology in Children With Acquired Brain Injury: The Right to Assistive Devices. Journal Of Head Trauma Rehabilitation 2023, 39: 152-159. PMID: 37492972, PMCID: PMC10811270, DOI: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkilled nursing facilityMedical recordsAcquired Brain InjuryHospital outpatient departmentsModerate to severe brain injuryBrain injuryTime to deliveryPotential adverse implicationsAssistive technologyNursing facilitiesSelf-carePediatric cliniciansFostering social integrationImprove mobilityInsurance coverageOutpatient departmentRetrospective chart review of patientsChart review of patientsRetrospective chart reviewAssessment delayInpatient statusVulnerable childrenDescriptive analysisMedical statusLongitudinal tracking
2022
Consciousness, Conflations, and Disability Rights: Denials of Care for Children in the "Minimally Conscious State".
Fins J. Consciousness, Conflations, and Disability Rights: Denials of Care for Children in the "Minimally Conscious State". The Journal Of Law, Medicine & Ethics 2022, 50: 181-183. PMID: 35243988, DOI: 10.1017/jme.2022.22.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Rehabilitation, Education, and the Integration of Individuals with Severe Brain Injury into Civil Society: Towards an Expanded Rights Agenda in Response to New Insights from Translational Neuroethics and Neuroscience.
Wright M, Fins J. Rehabilitation, Education, and the Integration of Individuals with Severe Brain Injury into Civil Society: Towards an Expanded Rights Agenda in Response to New Insights from Translational Neuroethics and Neuroscience. Yale Journal Of Health Policy, Law, And Ethics 2016, 16: 233-87. PMID: 29756752.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Logicality and Regulatory Ethics: Lessons from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project
Fins J. Logicality and Regulatory Ethics: Lessons from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project. The Hastings Center Report 2014, 44: 13-17. PMID: 25043362, DOI: 10.1002/hast.326.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Surrogate expectations in severe brain injury
Suppes A, Fins J. Surrogate expectations in severe brain injury. Brain Injury 2013, 27: 1141-1147. PMID: 23895513, PMCID: PMC5454804, DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2013.804201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAdvance Care PlanningAdvance DirectivesBrain InjuriesCaregiversChildComaDecision MakingFamilyFemaleGriefHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMiddle AgedNew YorkPersistent Vegetative StatePhysician's RoleProfessional-Family RelationsPrognosisProxySeverity of Illness IndexStress, PsychologicalConceptsSource of injuryExpectations of recoveryPsychosocial featuresDecision-making expectationsQuantitative questionnaireImprove treatment of patientsFamily membersPatient recoveryTreatment of patientsPatient diagnosisRelated factorsDOC patientsBrain injuryPatientsImproved treatmentInjuryCurrent diagnosisExpectationsQuestionnaireDiagnosisCliniciansBrainSurveyFactors
2012
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Ethical Issues for the Surgeon
Shuman A, Shaha A, Tuttle R, Fins J, Morris L. Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Ethical Issues for the Surgeon. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 2102-2107. PMID: 22322952, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2235-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic testingEvidence-based guidelinesPerceived stigmaEthical issuesProphylactic surgeryGenetic inheritance patternFamily membersFamilial medullary thyroid carcinomaManagement of affected patientsMedullary thyroid cancerMedullary thyroid carcinomaThyroid carcinomaThyroid cancerInheritance patternIndividual autonomyChildrenInterventionPatientsSurgeonsGuidelinesTestConfidentialityFamilyPotential conflictsCancer
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