PEGGY LILLIS FOUNDATION

Peggy Lillis Foundation (founded in 2010) operates as a non-profit organization. PLF is the leading national organization dedicated to combating Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) through educating the public, empowering advocates, and shaping policy. Accomplishments Educated the Public PLF partnered with the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center, Milken Institute School of Public Health, Consumer Reports, Small-r Films, and Delmarva Foundation to co-host a Washington, DC screening of Resi... stance, a documentary about the history and future of antibiotic resistance. The executive director presented a webinar about the patient experience of C. diff for Missouri’s Mercy Health clinical leadership. The executive director presented on webinars for Hospital Corporation of America, one of the largest healthcare systems in the world with 168 hospitals and 116 freestanding surgery centers in the United States and the United Kingdom. The executive director presented on a webinar for Premier, Inc. a healthcare improvement company uniting 3,750 U.S. hospitals and 130,000 other providers. As part of the 2016 Get Smart About Antibiotic Week, PLF partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create a video about our namesake, Peggy Lillis. Empowered Advocates One notable Advocate, Meghan Mimnaugh, gave her first-ever Partnership for Patients presentation during a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services webinar. Advocate Meghan Mimnaugh also joined the Board of Directors of the USA Patient Network. PLF increased the Advocates Council's presence and built in more opportunities to engage with them on our website, including adding a “Meet Our Advocates” webpage that connects site visitors to Advocates’ stories, videos, blog posts, and contact information. Three advocates wrote entries for our blog sharing how their battles with C. diff inspired their advocacy or changed their perspective. The Dexter Family held its 3rd Judy Dexter Memorial Picnic and Cornhole Tournament in June, raising more than $11,200.More