Schiller joins Fresenius Medical Care to lend expertise in home dialysis
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Brigitte Schiller, MD, FACP, FASN, has joined the global medical office of Fresenius Medical Care to support its care enablement efforts in home dialysis, according to a press release.
Schiller, who served as chief medical officer at Satellite Healthcare for the past 12 years, will be the senior vice president medical officer for home therapies in medical affairs for the global medical office.
She told Healio that she will focus on improving the technology at Fresenius to help more patients consider home dialysis as a preferred modality.
“I found it incredibly helpful to understand the complexities of providing health care from many different angles to find solutions for patients and their families, but also, for the health care providers, physicians, and staff in the communities,” Schiller said. “As a practicing and, later, administrative nephrologist overseeing quality, clinical initiatives and research, I have learned about the many challenges and opportunities in the kidney care space,” she said. “Putting the patient and their clinical needs into the center and working towards pragmatic and innovative solutions for more people in the U.S. and worldwide to benefit from home therapies is exciting.”
Schiller worked in private practice and academia and has been a strong proponent for home dialysis. She is an adjunct lecturer in the division of nephrology at Stanford University and is a member of the contract management board for the United States Renal Data System database.
The care enablement segment of Fresenius Medical Care houses health care products business, including research and development, manufacturing, supply chain and commercial operations, as well as supporting functions like regulatory and quality management, according to the release.
Schiller, an Editorial Advisory Board Member for Healio/Nephrology News & Issues, said major strides in home dialysis machines have already been made.
“Home dialysis devices are simpler and safer than ever, and still there is more to be done,” she said. “Anxiety, stress and burden of home therapies warrant improvements to make self-care more widely adopted. Technology is prone to lessen these difficulties.
“Patients and health care professionals are longing for technology that eases the delivery of home therapy, including monitoring, prescription changes, administrative tasks and proactive interventions prior to adverse events,” Schiller said. “ I don’t believe there is one single step as a remedy for the issues at hand, but a comprehensive look is needed to advance the system of home dialysis delivery.”
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