As a leader in patient advocacy and combating C. diff infections, Christian regularly publishes editorials in and is interviewed by leading newspapers, magazines, radio and podcasts.
Featured Work
More Than Our Stories:
The do’s and don’ts of engaging patient advocates
Med city news, December 20, 2021
What follows is guidance for healthcare workers, hospital administrators, journalists, nonprofit leaders, government officials, industry leaders, and others who want to invite engage a patient safety advocate to share their story at an event, or to collaborate on a research or awareness project.
Nursing homes should be required to report C. diff infections just like hospitals do
With Dr. Julie Reagan
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, september 16, 2016
One myth of the globalized market is that place doesn't matter. Distance learning and the gig economy depend more on Internet connections than work sites or the human touch.
Funding superbug research is critical
baltimore sun, june 4, 2014
Anyone who has lost a loved one has experienced the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
Shining a Light on C. diff
A Consumer’s Perspective on Antibiotic Use
Intestinal Infection
HCBiz podcast, April 26, 2017
National Quality Forum Blog, July 16, 2106
New York Times Letter to the Editor, January 27, 2013
Other Work
How Advocates Can Stop an Epidemic, LA Weekly, October 30, 2015
Collaborating to Fight C. diff Infections, National Foundation for Infectious Disease Blog, July 23, 2015
A deadly ill that thrives on silence, Albany Times Union, April 9, 2015
Public health needs a gut check, New Haven Register, November 6, 2014
C. diff In Our Kids: A Call to Action, CDC Safe Healthcare Blog, March 7, 2014
Public awareness of C. difficile must rise, KevinMD.com, January 19, 2014
Cann Love and Pride Advance Public Health? Combating C. diff with Lessons from LGBT Rights Movement, PLF Blog, July 3, 2013
Talking Shit: Why We Need To (Published as The revulsion about feces: Get over it), KevinMD.com, May 2, 2013
In Memory of Mom, APRA Connections, May 22, 2012
An epidemic that states have to stop, Albany Times Union, August 24, 2011