Books
1. Virginia L. Bartlett, Elements of Moral Experience in Clinical Ethics Training and Practice: Sharing Stories with Strangers. Routledge. December 2023.
2. Virginia L. Bartlett, Not Unnoticed, Now: Pandemic Poems 2020-2023 (under review)
Research Papers - Peer Reviewed
1. Virginia L. Bartlett and Rolanda L. Johnson. “God and Genes in the Caring Professions: Clinician and Clergy Perceptions of Religion & Genetics,” American Journal of Medical Genetics 151C:1 (February 2009), 41-51.
2. Virginia L Bartlett. “Deep Concerns About Respect for Autonomy,” ICU Director 1:6 (November 2010), 312-313.
3. Virginia L Bartlett. “Knowing (or Not): Distinctions in “Bioethics” and “Clinical Ethics” Atrium 11 (Winter 2013): 43-45.
4. Virginia L Bartlett, Mark J. Bliton, & Stuart G. Finder. "Just a Collection of Recollections: Clinical Ethics Consultation and the Interplay of Evaluating Voices." HEC Forum 28, 301–320 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-016-9301-4
5. Stuart G. Finder and Virginia L. Bartlett, “Discovering What Matters: Interrogating Clinician Responses to Ethics Consultation.” Bioethics. (2017 May) vol. 31(4):267-276. doi:10.1111/bioe.12345 .
6. Michael J. Goldfarb, Lior Bibas, Virginia Bartlett, Heather Jones, Naureen Khan, "Outcomes of Patient- and Family-Centered Care Interventions in the Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" Critical Care Medicine (October 2017) Vol 45(10) : 1751–1761. [First Author, Michael Goldfarb, was a fellow at CSMC. I provided theoretical and editorial support for the paper.]
7. Virginia L. Bartlett and Stuart G. Finder, “An Actual Advance in Advance Directives: Moving from Patient Choices to Patient Voices in Advance Care Planning” Asian Bioethics Review (March 2018). Vol. 10 (1) 10:21-36. Special Issue: Clinical Ethics
8. Mark J. Bliton and Virginia L. Bartlett, “Exploring Clinical Ethics' Past to Imagine Its Possible Future(s)” American Journal of Bioethics, vol. 18, no. 6 (May 2018) 55-57.
9. Virginia L. Bartlett, Mark J. Bliton, & Stuart G. Finder, “Experience and Ethics at the “Cutting Edge”: Lessons from Maternal–Fetal Surgery for Uterine Transplantation,” American Journal of Bioethics, vol. 18, no. 7 (July 2018) 29-31.
10. Virginia L. Bartlett and Stuart G. Finder, “Lessons Learned from Nurses' Requests for Ethics Consultation: Why Did They Call and What Did They Value?” Nursing Ethics, vol. 25(5) (August 2018) 601-617.
11. Virginia L. Bartlett and Stuart G. Finder. “When the Fall Is All There Is…”: Refocusing on the Critical (Unique?) Characteristic of “Dying” in Physician Aid-in-Dying. The American Journal of Bioethics vol. 19:10 (September 2019) 43-46.
12. Virginia L. Bartlett and Mark J. Bliton, “Retrieving the Moral in the Ethics of Maternal-Fetal Surgery: Clinical Ethics Consultants’ Response to Radic, et al.” Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics Vol 29 (3) (July 2020) 480-493.
13. Virginia L. Bartlett, Mark J. Bliton, & Stuart G. Finder, “Consents (and Contents) under Pressure: Maintaining Space for Moral Engagement in Research Protocols,” American Journal of Bioethics, 22:3, (March 2022) 68-70.https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2022.2027560
14. Stuart G. Finder and Virginia L. Bartlett, “Clinical Ethics Consultations and the Necessity of NOT Meeting Expectations: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” HEC Forum, Online First: September 20, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-022-09496-6.
15. Virginia L. Bartlett and Mark J. Bliton, “Philosophizing Still: A Brief Reintroduction to Clinical Philosophy” American Journal of Bioethics,(November 2022) 22:3, 42-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2022.2134489
Research Papers – Non-Peer Reviewed
1. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Biking and Clinical Ethics Consultation: ‘Potholes become Personal’,” Center for Healthcare Ethics Newsletter, 3:1 (Fall 2010), 2-3.
2. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Ms. Blake Refuses a Trache.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 5, 2014. Loyola University, Chicago. http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Ms%20Blake
3. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Mr. Ross is Unrepresented.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 5, 2014. Loyola University, Chicago. http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Mr%20Ross.pdf
4. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Mr. Dale and the World Wide Web.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 5, 2014. Loyola University, Chicago. http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Mr%20Dale.pdf
5. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Mr. Simpson’s Clinical Decline.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 5, 2014. Loyola University, Chicago. http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Mr%20Simpson.pdf
6. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Andrew and the Antibiotics.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 8, 2017. Weber State University, Ogden, UT. https://bioethicsbowl2017.eventnut.com/cases-and-rules
7. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Ms. Elliott’s Extubation.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 8, 2017. Weber State University, Ogden, UT. https://bioethicsbowl2017.eventnut.com/cases-and-rules
8. Virginia L. Bartlett, “ASBH ‘Flash Sessions’: Innovative Format Provides Opportunities for Engagement” Professional Formation Newsletter. Vol 1, no 1. December 2017.
9. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Options for the End-of-Life Option Act.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 5-6, 2019. University of South Alabama, Mobile AL. https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/philosophy/bioethicsbowl/
10. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Family, Faith, and Futility.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 5-6, 2019. University of South Alabama, Mobile AL. https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/artsandsci/philosophy/bioethicsbowl/
11. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Dying with Developmental Delays.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 10, 2021. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. http://nationalbioethicsbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-National-Bioethics-Bowl-Cases.pdf
12. Virginia L. Bartlett. “Caring for the Covid-Denier.” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 10, 2021. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. http://nationalbioethicsbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-National-Bioethics-Bowl-Cases.pdf
13. Virginia L. Bartlett. “On-the-Ground Ethics (retitled: We’ve Got a Runner!)” Case from the National Undergraduate Bioethics Conference Bioethics Bowl. April 10, 2021. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. http://nationalbioethicsbowl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2021-National-Bioethics-Bowl-Cases.pdf
14. Virginia L. Bartlett, “A Medical Ethicist Asks How Can We Regenerate, Not Restore, Life Before Covid” Zocalo Public Square (syndicated online news magazine), Feb 24, 2021. https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2021/02/24/medical-ethics-covid-19-pandemic/ideas/essay/
15. Virginia L. Bartlett, “Regenerating life amid the Covid-19 pandemic.” Bangkok Post, Op-ed (online), March 5, 2021. https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2078591/regenerating-life-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic
Chapters:
1. Virginia L Bartlett. “The California POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment): Representing Our Responsibilities,” Estate Planning 2012: Papers from the 34th Annual UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute (2012) (ES31603), 437-456.
Other Publications:
1. Shane K. Bartlett, Virginia L. Bartlett, Mark J. Bliton, & Stuart G. Finder. Film:
“The Oral History of Healthcare Ethics: vol 1: The Life and Clinical Philosophy of Richard M. Zaner. Spring 2016. www.ohhe.org
2. Virginia L. Bartlett, “The Question” (silk floss on linen, wood frame), Cedars-Sinai Staff Group Art Exhibition. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. August 3, 2021-January 12, 2022
Abstracts:
1. Virginia L Bartlett and Stuart G. Finder. “Rich in Detail, Poor in Content: Excavating the Ethical Complexities in (Presumably) Clear Clinical Language.” Journal of Hospital Ethics: Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation: Caring for the Ethically Complicated Patient. Vol 4 no 3, Spring 2017. Washington, DC: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, p.106.
2. Virginia Bartlett and Stuart Finder. Poster: “Lessons Learned from Nurses’ Requests for Ethics Consultation: Why Did They Call and What Did They Value?” Ethics of Caring National Nursing Ethics Conference, Los Angeles, CA, March 23, 2017.
3. Kirstin Inducil, Naureen Khan, and Virginia Bartlett. Poster: “Implementing a Pilot Advance Care Planning Curriculum for Bedside Nurses in the Medical Intensive Care Unit,” Ethics of Caring National Nursing Ethics Conference, Los Angeles, CA, March 8, 2018
4. Virginia L Bartlett and Stuart G. Finder. “An Actual Advance in Advance Directives: Moving from Patient Choices to Patient Voices in Advance Care Planning.” Journal of Hospital Ethics: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation: Caring for the Ethically Complicated Patient. Vol 5 no 2, Spring 2018. Washington, DC: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, p.76.
5. Virginia L Bartlett, Mark J, Bliton, & Stuart G. Finder. “Alfred Schutz, The Stranger, and the Unending Challenge of Engaging Ethics in Clinical Contexts.” Journal of Hospital Ethics: Proceedings of the Thirteenth Annual International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation: Caring for the Ethically Complicated Patient. Vol 5 no 2, Spring 2018. Washington, DC: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, p.76-77.
6. Naureen Khan, Virginia L. Bartlett, Kirsten Inducil, Laura McVay, and Margaret Reed. Poster: “Impact of Multi-disciplinary Communication Skills and Advance Care Planning Education in the Medical ICU: a Pilot Project” Chest Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, October 22, 2019.
7. Virginia L Bartlett, Mark J, Bliton, & Stuart G. Finder. “Truths, conceits, and moral entanglements when telling (and listening to) clinical stories: The challenge of re-presenting ethics consultations.” Journal of Hospital Ethics: Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation: Caring for the Ethically Complicated Patient. Vol 6 no 1, Spring 2019. Washington, DC: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, p.36-37.
8. Virginia L Bartlett, Mark J, Bliton, & Stuart G. Finder. “‘It was awful, let me tell you’: On the necessity of and im/possibility of sharing and learning from stories of failed consultations.” Journal of Hospital Ethics: Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation: Caring for the Ethically Complicated Patient. Vol 6 no 1, Spring 2019. Washington, DC: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, p.24-25.
9. Naureen Khan, Virginia Bartlett, Kirsten Inducil, Laura McVay, Margaret Reed. “Impact of Multi-disciplinary Communication Skills and Advance Care Planning Education in the Medical ICU: a Pilot Project” Chest: Volume 156, Issue 4, Supplement (CHEST 2019 Annual Meeting Abstracts) Page A1005.
10. Virginia L Bartlett & Andy Kondrat. “Freedom from “Want” in Clinical Ethics: Challenging American Values of Choice and Desire.” Journal of Hospital Ethics: Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual International Conference for Clinical Ethics Consultation: Caring for the Ethically Complicated Patient. Vol 8 no 1, January 2022. Washington, DC: MedStar Washington Hospital Center, p.7-8.