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Antibiotic Stewardship: A Crucial Weapon Against C. diff in Patient Safety


2023 Changing the Odds Gala Raises $110,000 for C. diff Education and Advocacy

On Friday, November 3rd, Peggy Lillis Foundation (PLF) held its 14th Annual Changing the Odds Gala at 26 Bridge in Brooklyn, New York. This year’s Gala raised over $110,000 to support PLF’s progra…

PLF in the News: Advocate and Board Member Carol Raye Featured On KevinMD

C. diff survivor, Patient Advocate, and Peggy Lillis Foundation Board Member, Carol Raye, has a …

COVID-19 Revealed How a Lack of Care for Seniors Affects Us All

Our executive director, Christian John Lillis, wrote this essay for Pharmacy Times Health System…

The surprising origin of a deadly hospital infection

PLF Scientific Advisor Vince Young, MD, PhD, was featured in a University of Michigan Medicine a…

In advocates’ ongoing push for superbug funding, ‘$6 billion is nothing’

When Peggy Lillis died of a clostridium difficile infection in 2010, her sons were shocked. L…

Living With C diff: A Trauma That Lingers

We are pleased to work with ContagionLive to bring stories of C. diff survivors and advocates. F…

C. diff in the News: Clostridioides difficile Infection in Children

On August 10, 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics published an updated review of Epidemiolog…

C. diff In The News: Clostridioides Difficile Infection Associated With Increased Risk of All-Cause Mortality

A recent study published in Clinical Microbiology and Infection sheds light on the concerning ass…

Canvas Rebel: Meet Christian John Lillis

Peggy Lillis Foundation Executive Director, Christian John Lillis, was interviewed by Canvas Rebe…

Pharmacy Times: Peggy Lillis Foundation C. diff Advocacy Summit

During the National C. diff and Advocacy Summit in April, the session on Medical Gaslighting garn…

Contagion Live: C. diff Patient Group Continues Advocacy With FDA Session, Day on Capitol Hill

In March, PLF hosted the first ever FDA Patient-led Listening Session for C. diff. This session w…

Diagnostics World: PLF Organizes First-Ever FDA Patient-led Listening Session: Clostridioides difficile Infection

In March, PLF hosted the first ever FDA Patient-led Listening Session for C. diff. This session w…

The Podcast by KevinMD: Medical conferences – Upholding ethics and safety amidst freedom of conscience laws

Peggy Lillis Foundation Executive Director, Christian John Lillis, is featured on the latest epis…