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Partners in prevention and treatment

Healthcare professionals are on the front lines in the fight against C. diff infections.

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Our Allies
Patient Education
Clinical Education
Presentations and Workshops
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Our Allies in the Fight

Next to CDI sufferers and their caregivers, healthcare workers are the chief witnesses to this terrible disease and vital allies in our fight to make CDIs rare, treatable, and preventable.

Peggy Lillis Foundation collaborates with clinicians and researchers to achieve our shared goal of safe patient care. Below are resources you can use to help your patients and examples of how we can collaborate. We also welcome additional ideas from prospective partners.

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Patient Education

These resources are intended to educate patients about the nuances of C. diff treatment and prevention. Download and share these with your patients to help them make informed decisions about their care. 

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See C. diff

C. diff Fact Sheet

This fact sheet was created as a part of our annual monthlong campaign in November called See C. diff, to commemorate C. diff Awareness Month. 

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Let’s Talk About It

Antibiotics After C. diff

This flyer was designed to help C. diff survivors have more productive conversations with their providers if they’re suspected to need antibiotics.

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The Road to Recovery

Post-Infectious IBS

This resources is crucial in explaining the difference between C. diff recurrences and post-infectious IBS.

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For Parents

Pediatric C. diff

Made with the youngest patients in mind, this flyer is designed to teach parents and guardians what to expect from–and how to navigate–pediatric C. diff infections.

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What you need to know

Patient Brochure

Download our “What You Need to Know About C. diff,” available in English and Spanish.

Patient Guides

Peggy Lillis Foundation offers two free educational guides for C. diff patients. Our C. diff Care Guide contains information to understand how to be diagnosed, what treatments are available, what to expect in the case of a severe or recurrent infection, and much more. Our Lifestyle and Nutrition Guide shows how patients can nourish themselves while battling the infection, manage the mental and emotional strain from a CDI, and replenish their gut microbiome, including 20 recipes developed by C. diff survivors.

Sponsored by Bio-K Plus, a Kerry Company, the guides were developed in consultation with C. diff survivors and caregivers and reviewed for medical accuracy by PLF’s Scientific Advisory Council.

Please choose one or both of the buttons below to request each of the guides, and you’ll receive an email with a link to download the guide you requested.

C. diff care guide
Nutrition & Lifestyle Guide

Clinical Education

For the interested clinicians, academics, and other members of the healthcare system, read below to educate yourself on improvements and updates to C. diff care standards.

Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision-Making

The Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ) released an online series, Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use, which aims to improve antibiotic use in acute, long-term, and ambulatory care settings by enhancing antibiotic stewardship programmatic activities and engaging frontline providers to incorporate stewardship into routine clinical practice using the Four Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making. PLF helped develop this tool and recommends it to all healthcare workers.

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FDA recurrent CDI Patient Listening Session

On March 10, 2023, PLF participated in the first-ever Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Patient Listening Session for C. diff. Speaking were seven C. diff survivors, three C. diff caregivers, and one clinician. In addition, 70 FDA staff from 26 offices/divisions across four FDA Centers attended. Insights from the Listening Session help inform regulatory decisions and improve the safety and effectiveness of C. diff treatments. 

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Exposing C. diff Myths

Depending on when and where clinicians trained, they may have little experience with C. diff infections. This often results in doctors, nurses, and other providers holding on to myths about the infection. Check out the facts here. You can also download the facts. Our downloadable “C. diff Myths” can be a useful tool in educating yourself or your colleagues about the current state of C. diff.

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Presentations and Workshops

PLF leads presentations and workshops for healthcare workers across the country. Recent partners include Making A Difference in Infectious Diseases, the World AMR Congress, and the National Quality Forum. Members of our Speakers Bureau offer presentations on a variety of C. diff-related issues, including:

  • Antibiotic Failures
  • Fecal Microbiota Transplants
  • Live Biotherapeutic Products
  • Diet and Nutrition
  • Quality of Life Impacts
  • Treatment Access
  • Recurrent C. diff

We can also tailor presentations to meet your learning objectives. Please contact us to discuss.

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