“The personal impact that you...provided set the emotional stage for the audience to connect to the other presentations. You made it real. [T]here was total silence in the room during your presentation.”
Christian is a sought-after speaker on C. diff infections, patient advocacy, fundraising, and building patient organizations. He has addressed prominent hospital systems, associations, government agencies, professional societies, and not-for-profit organizations.
His presentations have received acclaim from healthcare leaders, patient advocates, and fundraising professionals.
Christian with the poster announcing his keynote at University Hospital of Cleveland Patient Safety Week
“This presentation will change more than my practice. Christian is inspiring.”
Featured Presentations
Sepsis Alliance 2025 AMR Conference, April 30, 2025
MOVED TO ACTION: BUILDING A PATIENT ADVOCACY GROUP
Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, September 13, 2017
Testimony, September Public Meeting
Learning from patient stories
Watch here: OHA Quality Summit on YouTube
Presenter/Panelist, Ohio Hospital Association Quality Summit, June 14, 2017
consumer reports wants patients to track superbugs
Panelist, South By Southwest, March 13, 2017
Christian at South By SouthWest with Consumer Reports' Lisa McGiffert, the Centers for Disease Control's Dr. Michael Bell, and Nile's Project co-founder Carole Moss
“Thank you for an absolutely amazing presentation. It was so powerful and hit all of the points we wanted to highlight.”
Other Presentations
Webinar Presenter, Vizient's Clostridium difficile: Best Practices and the Patient Perspective, November 17, 2016
ebinar Presenter, Premier Patient Safety Institute "What Are You Missin' with NHSN: C. diff Series, September 8, 2016
Speaker, Hospital Corporation of America's Regulatory Core Element Readiness Webinar, September 16, 2016
Co-Presenter, Merck & Co, Inc. Chief Patient Officer Rounds, August 24, 2016
Speaker, Antibiotic Stewardship in Acute Care: A Practical Playbook, May 25, 2016
Speaker, Partnership for Patients Pacing Event on Penicillin Allergy Assessment, January 28, 2016
Speaker, Leadership Retreat on C. difficile, Mount Sinai Health Systems, January 2016
Presenter, Effective Policy Advocacy for Patients: What’s Required? Alliance for Aging Research, September 2014
Speaker, Tackling CDI through prevention and stewardship. Delmarva Foundation, April 2, 2014
Speaker, Ohio CDI Awareness Day and Challenges. KEPRO, February 27, 2014
Speaker, Breaking Bad Bugs: C. diff Prevention Conference. Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence, November 8/9, 2013
Speaker, NorthEast Voices for Error Reduction Panel Discussion. Muskie School of Public Service Patient Safety Academy, September 7, 2013