Christian has presented before a wide range of healthcare, government, and industry audiences. Notable engagements include speaking at a meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, a leadership retreat presentation at Mount Sinai Health System, and webinars for the National Quality Forum. He has appeared at South by Southwest, co-presented for Merck & Co.'s Chief Patient Officer Rounds, and delivered keynotes at the World AMR Congress, National Qualify Forum, and multiple Making A Difference in Infectious Disease conferences. His work has also brought him before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Cepheid's 2026 sales meeting, along with international audiences through the Global Antibiotic
Research & Development Partnership and the C. diff Trust's Combating CDI Conference in the UK.
Signature Talk Topics
Each talk can be adapted for 20-minute conference slots, 45-minute keynotes, or 90-minute workshop formats.
Building A Movement From Loss: The PLF Story
The origin story, told with purpose. Christian traces how grief became mission, how mission became organization, and how PLF grew from a family's response to a preventable death into the only national CDI advocacy infrastructure in the country. Works for nonprofit and foundation audiences, corporate leadership events, and any context organized around mission-driven leadership.
What Patients Wish Pharma Knew
The definitive bridge-building talk. Christian draws on 16 years of PLF community relationships to surface what C. diff patients and caregivers actually want from the companies developing treatments and the health systems delivering them. Direct, specific, and actionable. Best for Medical Affairs, patient advocacy teams, and conference audiences across pharma and biotech.
Authentic Patient Engagement: Why Most Organizations Get It Wrong
A pragmatic critique and a practical guide. Christian examines common failure modes in pharma-patient engagement, from performative listening to transactional relationships, and lays out what genuine partnership looks like in practice. Includes frameworks for designing patient advisory structures that produce real insight. Best for pharma and corporate audiences.
The C. Diff Crisis: What 16 Years Of Advocacy Taught Me
A comprehensive view of the CDI landscape from the patient advocacy vantage point: where the field has been, what has changed, what has not, and what the next decade requires. Covers policy, clinical culture, public awareness, and community needs. Best for infectious disease conferences, CDI-focused pharma teams, and health system leadership.
CDI Policy: Where Federal Action Is Heading And What Industry Should Know
A policy briefing from the inside. Christian reviews the federal CDI policy landscape, the status of pending legislation, CMS and surveillance trends, and what the advocacy and policy environment means for companies with CDI programs. Based on direct Congressional engagement and federal advisory experience. Best for government affairs, market access, and public policy audiences.
Let's Start the Conversation
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