Christine Corbett

Christine Corbett

Christine Corbett

D.N.P., CNP, FNP-BC, CNN–NP, ACHPN, FNKF, FANNA

Executive Director, Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients

Assistant Research Professor


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Dr. Christine Corbett, DNP, CNP, FNP-BC, CNN-NP, ACHPN, FNKF, FANNA, is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Nephrology Nurse Practitioner (CNN-NP) and Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN). Dr. Corbett is an Assistant Research Professor for GWU and the Executive Director for the Coalition for Supportive Care of Kidney Patients. She is a practicing Nurse Practitioner specializing in kidney palliative care, and a Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath Certified Practitioner. Dr. Corbett’s passion lies in merging nephrology and palliative care to enhance a patient-centered approach to kidney supportive care. She has over 26 years of nephrology experience and five years of experience in palliative care. Her doctoral focus was shared decision-making, advance care planning and appropriate palliative care referral for select patients with chronic kidney disease. In the past four years she developed, implemented, and managed the Comprehensive Conservative Kidney Care Clinic for patients choosing to forego dialysis, at a safety net academic medical center in Kansas City, MO. She is involved and engaged in the Hospice and Palliative Care Nurses Association, the American Nephrology Nurses Association, currently a Conferences Committee Chair Designate, and serves as a National Kidney Foundation Medical Advisory Board member, Fellow, Renal Roundtable Committee member, the 2019-2021 Executive Council for Advanced Practitioners - Publication Chair, and the 2025-2027 NKF CAPP Research and Publications Chair. She has been invited to present nationally and internationally and is the author of several peer-reviewed publications, focusing on kidney supportive care, advanced practice, leadership, and trauma informed care. Dr. Corbett has over 14 years of experience in nursing leadership, including prior role of Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Advanced Practice Providers and Nursing Research at University Health, Kansas City, MO, and continues to support nursing wellness and evidence-based practice efforts. In her spare time, Dr. Corbett enjoys spending time with her family horse riding, traveling, hiking, reading, and volunteering with equine assisted services.


  • University of Missouri-Kansas City – DNP, FNP
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City – BSN and MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Park University – Associate of Science Degree in Nursing (2000)
  • UMKC Henry W Bloch School of Management – Business-Strategic Leadership Program (2019)
  • Alvin H. Moss, Dale Lupu, Christine M. Corbett, Cynthia X. Pan, Daniel Shalev, Jeffrey I. Silberzweig, Ronald D. Adelman, Daniel Cukor, Kidney SCHOLAR Teams: A Collaboration to Improve Palliative Care for New York City Patients with Kidney Disease (SA312A),
    Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Volume 65, Issue 3, 2023, Page e302, ISSN 0885-3924
  • Moss, Alvin H.1; Lupu, Dale2; Corbett, Christine M.4; Silberzweig, Jeffrey I.3. Commitment to Practice Change Through Case-Based Learning to Improve Palliative Care for Older Patients with Kidney Failure: FR-PO889. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 34(11S):p 651, November 2023. | DOI: 10.1681/ASN.20233411S1651c
  • The Dialysis De Facto Default Is Not for Everyone: The Palliative Care Clinician's Role for Older Patients with Kidney Failure and Comorbidities (TH137) May 2022 Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 63(5):792 DOI:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.02.220
  • Corbett C, Moss AH. Barriers and Facilitators to Active Medical Management without Dialysis. Nephrol Nurs J. 2021 Jan-Feb;48(1):69-76. PMID: 33683846.
  • FNKF
  • FANNA
  • Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Health Care Workforce
  • Nurse Executives
  • Other
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Workforce Burnout