Christian John Lillis

The Peggy Lillis Foundation's (PLF) CEO and Cofounder Christian John Lillis talks about these important events happening in the capital at the end of this month.

The country’s largest fecal distributor, OpenBiome, could be prevented from offering the product next year if the FDA does not approve the product used for fecal microbiota transplants to treat fulminant C difficile.

Peggy Lillis Foundation CEO Christian Lillis believes patients need a seat at the table so he is advocating for past patients to become ambassadors to be a voice to help shape treatment and also continue to raise awareness about the infection.

In the second part of our interview with Christian Lillis, cofounder and CEO of the Peggy Lillis Foundation, he discusses what the passage of the Peggy Lillis Clostridioides difficile Inclusion Act would do for reporting of the infection as well as the potential ancillary effects around antibiotic development and antimicrobial resistance.

Peggy Lillis Foundation CEO Christian Lillis talks about how he became involved in advocacy around C diff and his motivation in helping to bring a bill to Congress to make the healthcare-associated infection a nationally notifiable infectious disease and condition.