Judith Bina Vick, MPH, MD
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Judith Vick, MD MPH is an instructor in the section of geriatrics at Yale University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of Barnard College and Johns Hopkins, where she completed her MD, MPH and internal medicine residency. In 2024, she completed the National Clinician Scholars Program at Duke University and Durham VA as a health services research fellow. Dr. Vick’s research focuses on optimizing care delivery for older adults to align with “what matters most” to patients and families. She enjoys Orange Theory Fitness, creative nonfiction, and linocut; and she has two cats: Molly and Rashi.
Last Updated on November 01, 2024.
Departments & Organizations
- Internal Medicine
- Yale Medicine
- Yale New Haven Health System
Education & Training
- Non Degree Program
- Duke/Durham VA, National Clinician Scholars Program (2024)
- Postdoctoral fellow
- Duke/Durham VA (2024)
- Resident
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2022)
- Intern
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2020)
- MD
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- MPH
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Epidemiology
- BA
- Barnard College, Literature
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Medical Research Interests
Advance Care Planning; Aging; Caregivers; Communication; Critical Care; Decision Making; Dementia; Geriatrics; Hospital Medicine; Patient Preference; Patient-Centered Care
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0000-0002-1637-5275
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Andrew Cohen, MD, DPhil
Mark Iscoe, MD, MHS
Terri Fried, MD
21Publications
812Citations
Communication
Caregivers
Patient-Centered Care
Advance Care Planning
Patient Preference
Critical Care
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2026
A Retrospective National Cohort Study of Trends in Mechanical Ventilation Among Veterans Living With Dementia, 2010–2019
Vick J, Olsen M, Cummin G, Berkowitz T, E. J, Shepherd‐Banigan M, Kaufman B, Stanwyck C, Wolff J, Boyd C, Cohen A, Fried T, Nothelle S. A Retrospective National Cohort Study of Trends in Mechanical Ventilation Among Veterans Living With Dementia, 2010–2019. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2026 PMID: 41604222, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.70316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsRetrospective national cohort studyOne-year mortalityMortality trendsVeterans AffairsMechanical ventilation useDementia diagnosis codesVA Corporate Data WarehouseNon-VA facilitiesPercentage of hospitalsVA Medical CenterIn-HospitalCorporate Data WarehouseNational cohort studyVentilator useStudy periodLinear regressionNon-Hispanic/LatinoIn-Hospital MortalityMortality decreaseDiagnosis codesCohort studyStudy of trendsMedical CenterDementiaVeterans
2025
Examining Medical Interventions in Older Adults with Limited Life Expectancy—Opportunities and Challenges for De-implementation
Schoenborn N, Beeber A, Dukhanin V, Green A, McDermott C, Ornstein K, Sloan C, Vick J, Saylor M. Examining Medical Interventions in Older Adults with Limited Life Expectancy—Opportunities and Challenges for De-implementation. Gerontology And Geriatric Medicine 2025, 11: 30495334251385882. PMID: 41146847, PMCID: PMC12553872, DOI: 10.1177/30495334251385882.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsDe-implementationOlder adultsPatient preferencesLimited life expectancyMedical interventionsHarms of medical interventionsLife expectancyStrength of evidenceIntervention appropriateDecision makingPotential harmInterventionPreference sensitivityAdultsHarmLife-sustainingSignificant research gapsPatient ageAging ResearchPatientsAgePolypharmacyMakingCritical reviewBenefits“He said he could take his own advice”: Stigmatizing language in notes documenting discharges against medical advice
Vick J, Kelly M, McArthur A, Huang S, Beach M. “He said he could take his own advice”: Stigmatizing language in notes documenting discharges against medical advice. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2025, 21: 273-283. PMID: 40903886, PMCID: PMC12676483, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsAMA dischargesStigmatizing languageMedical adviceUrban academic medical centerInternal medicine serviceAcademic medical centerFree-text notesPatients' reasonsThematic analysisMedicine serviceAssociated with adverse clinical outcomesPatient's decisionPlanned dischargeLack of clarityPatient's capacityTeam responseClinical documentationAdverse clinical outcomesMedical CenterMedical recordsAdviceClinical outcomesProvider Perspectives on Implementation of Adult Community-Based Palliative Care: A Scoping Review
Dussault N, Ho D, Dukkipati H, Vick J, Skalla L, Ma J, Jones C, Kaufman B. Provider Perspectives on Implementation of Adult Community-Based Palliative Care: A Scoping Review. Medical Care Research And Review 2025, 82: 301-318. PMID: 39745068, PMCID: PMC12428211, DOI: 10.1177/10775587241303963.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricConceptsCommunity-based palliative carePalliative careProvider perspectiveMisperceptions of palliative careFacilitators to implementationLeadership buy-inExternal environment levelProvider educationFramework synthesisProvider levelScoping ReviewInadequate reimbursementPoor communicationMultidisciplinary teamEnvironment levelBuy-inProvidersCarePolicy levelFacilitationQualitative researchOrganizational levelUnited StatesBarriersTime constraints
2024
Shared Decision-Making Communication and Prognostic Misunderstanding in the ICU
Vick J, Berger B, Ubel P, Cox C, You H, E. J, Haverfield M, Hammill B, Carson S, Hough C, White D, Ashana D. Shared Decision-Making Communication and Prognostic Misunderstanding in the ICU. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2439715. PMID: 39405057, PMCID: PMC11581528, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.39715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsShared decision-makingIntensive care unitFamily meetingsRetrospective cohort studyIntensive care unit family meetingsCohort studyIntensive care unit physiciansSurvival prognosisSurrogates' perceptionsAssociated with poor patientPhysicians' misunderstandingPhysicians' perceptionsWhite physiciansDecision-making communicationPhysician estimatesMain OutcomesBlack physiciansAbsolute differenceSurgical intensive care unitAsian physiciansPoor patientsSecondary outcomesPhysiciansPrimary outcomeProlonged mechanical ventilationTalking About Suffering in the Intensive Care Unit
Kious B, Vick J, Ubel P, Sutton O, Blumenthal-Barby J, Cox C, Ashana D. Talking About Suffering in the Intensive Care Unit. AJOB Empirical Bioethics 2024, 16: 52-59. PMID: 39250770, PMCID: PMC11785475, DOI: 10.1080/23294515.2024.2399534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsSecondary qualitative content analysisIntensive care unitInductive approach to data analysisEnd of lifeSuffering of personsAdult intensive care unitQualitative content analysisCare unitFamily meetingsReviewed transcriptsEmotional distressPatient's familyCritically ill patientsApproach to data analysisLimited treatmentCoding guideStudy authorsResearch teamContent analysisMulticenter trialPoor prognosisCliniciansLow qualityIll patientsSufferingThe last word: An analysis of power dynamics in clinical notes documenting against-medical-advice discharges
Kelly M, Vick J, McArthur A, Beach M. The last word: An analysis of power dynamics in clinical notes documenting against-medical-advice discharges. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 357: 117162. PMID: 39142953, PMCID: PMC11521238, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAgainst Medical AdvicePatient-clinician relationshipHealthcare systemContemporary healthcare systemsQualitative thematic analysisUrban US medical centerPatients' medical recordsClinician notesAgainst-medical-advice dischargeThematic analysisAvoidable morbidityUS medical centersPatient departureClinician recognitionMedical adviceClinical notesRecognition of powerMedical CenterMedical recordsClinical relationshipInterpretation of powerCliniciansSocial interactionPower differentialsMax Weber"Against Medical Advice" Discharges After Respiratory-Related Hospitalizations Strategies for Respectful Care
Brems J, Vick J, Ashana D, Beach M. "Against Medical Advice" Discharges After Respiratory-Related Hospitalizations Strategies for Respectful Care. Chest 2024, 166: 1155-1161. PMID: 38906461, PMCID: PMC11562651, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.05.035.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricConceptsAgainst Medical AdviceDischarge careRespiratory-related hospitalizationsHigher-quality careLow-quality careStigmatization of patientsRespectful carePatient-centeredImprove carePrescribed inhalersDiscussion of risksEducating traineesMedical adviceCareClinicians treating patientsPopulation of patientsRespiratory conditionsCliniciansAssociated with poor outcomesCOPD exacerbationsFormal educationRespiratory diseaseHospitalCOPDPoor outcomeRacial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Critical Care Near the End of Life A Narrative Review
Hauschildt K, Vick J, Ashana D. Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in Critical Care Near the End of Life A Narrative Review. Critical Care Clinics 2024, 40: 753-766. PMID: 39218484, PMCID: PMC11648938, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2024.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLife-sustaining treatmentLow socioeconomic statusClinician factorsSocioeconomic differencesSocioeconomic statusCritical careWorse qualityPatient factorsCareQuality communicationNarrative reviewIntensive careCliniciansContributory factorsPatientsDisparitiesInterventionQualityFactorsStatusDifferences“I’ve been doing this for years”: the COVID-19 pandemic and family caregiver isolation and loneliness
Sullivan C, Vick J, Decosimo K, Grubber J, Coffman C, Bruening R, Sperber N, Tucker M, Dadolf J, Boucher N, Wang V, Allen K, Hastings S, Van Houtven C, Shepherd-Banigan M. “I’ve been doing this for years”: the COVID-19 pandemic and family caregiver isolation and loneliness. Frontiers In Aging 2024, 5: 1376103. PMID: 38881826, PMCID: PMC11176456, DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2024.1376103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsFamily caregiversSurvey of family caregiversFamily caregivers of veteransActivities of daily livingCaregiver support interventionsCaregivers of veteransAssociated with caregiversSocial isolationSecondary analysis of survey dataCOVID-19 pandemicQualitative content analysisOpen-ended survey questionsSkills training programCaregiver lonelinessLogistic regression modelsOpen-ended responsesCaregiver isolationCaregiver groupsCare recipientsCaregiving experienceSupport interventionsImplementation trialDaily livingExperience of lonelinessOlder adults
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