Jane Schell

Jane Schell

MD, MHS, FNKF, FAAHPM

Contact

schelljo@upmc.edu

Associate Professor of Medicine ,
Section Chief of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics ,
Division of Renal-Electrolyte

Jane Schell is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Section Chief of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics at the University of Pittsburgh. She is dual-trained in palliative medicine and nephrology. Her academic passion is improving palliative care within nephrology through education and innovative practice models. She developed a nationally recognized communication training, NephroTalk, designed for teach nephrology fellows and nephrologists palliative care communication skills for treatment decision-making and end of life care in patients with kidney disease. The NephroTalk curriculum has been published and presented in both research forums and educational demonstrations. Her current research interests are focused on innovative programs to improve palliative care and hospice services in patients with kidney disease at end of life.  She received pilot funding through the Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group to evaluate a concurrent hospice and dialysis program. She lives in Pittsburgh where she enjoys spending time biking and playing tennis with her husband and son.  

Select Publications

  1. Ernecoff N, Bursic A, Motter E, Lagnese K, Taylor R, Schell JO. Description and Outcomes of an Innovative Concurrent Hospice-Dialysis Program. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Jul 12:ASN.2022010064. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2022010064.
  2. Ernecoff NC, Motter EM, Robinson MT, Lagnese K, Taylor R, Schell JO. Perspectives of Caregivers and Clinicians on a Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Program: A Qualitative Analysis. Am J Kidney Dis. 2023 Sep;82(3):373-376. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.01.450. Epub 2023 Mar 24. 
  3. Ernecoff NC, Robinson MT, Motter EM, Bursic AE, Lagnese K, Taylor R, Lupu D, Schell JO. Concurrent Hospice and Dialysis Care: Considerations for Implementation. Journal of General Internal Medicine. In press. 
  4. Oo, T, Marroquin OC, McKibben J, Schell JO, Arnold RM, Kip KE.  Machine Learning Model to Predict 90-Day Risk of Mortality Following Hospitalization Leads to Improved Palliative Care Practices. NEJM Catalyst. In press 
  5. Schell JO, Schenker Y, Piscitello G, Belin SC, Chiu EJ, Zapf RL, Kip PL, Marroquin OC, Donahoe MP, Holder-Murray J, Arnold RM. Implementing a Serious Illness Risk Prediction Model: Impact on Goals of Care Documentation. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2023 Jul 31:S0885-3924(23)00616-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.07.015. Online ahead of print. 
  6. Cohen RA, Bursic A, Chan E, Norman MK, Arnold RM, Schell JO. NephroTalk Multimodal Conservative Care Curriculum for Nephrology Fellows: Design, Content, and Pilot Results. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Feb 12;Online ahead of print. 
  7. Schell JO, Green JA, Tulsky JA, Arnold RM. Communication Skills Training for Dialysis Decision-Making and End-of-Life Care in Nephrology. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Apr;8(4):675-680. PubMed PMID: 23143502. 

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