Speakers:

  • Benedikt Huttner, Unit Head – Research, Access, Stewardship and AMR surveillance, Department of Antimicrobial Resistance, World Health Organization (Switzerland)
  • Paul Feurstadt, Attending Physician, PACT Gastroenterology Center, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine (USA)
  • Kerrie Davies, Consultant Clinical Scientist, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Center (UK)
  • Mark Wilcox, Professor of Medical Microbiology, University of Leeds (UK)

Moderator:

  • Christian John Lillis, Chief Executive Officer, Peggy Lillis Foundation (USA)

Presentation 1: Global epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile and WHO priorities for prevention (Benedikt Huttner)

  • Summary of what is known about the global epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile, including burden, geographical variation, and remaining surveillance gaps—particularly in low and middle-income countries.
  • An overview of current treatment options and challenges, including recurrence, disparities
  • Implications for antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), highlighting how antibiotic exposure drives C. difficile risk, and what this means for global AMS priorities and implementation.

Presentation 2: Pathophysiology of Clostridioides difficile infection – implications for treatment (Paul Feurstadt)

  • Understanding the pathophysiology of C. difficile infection
  • Understanding recurrent disease and treatment options
  • Discussing the unmet need for treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection

Presentation 3: Updates on diagnosis (Kerrie Davies)

  • Why is diagnosis difficult?
  • What is the optimal laboratory diagnostic method?
  • What’s new on the horizon?

Presentation 4: Pipeline of new therapies (Mark Wilcox)

  • Pipeline therapeutics for Clostridioides difficile infection
  • Pipeline prevention options for Clostridioides difficile infection

This webinar is being done in collaboration with the Peggy Lillis Foundation

This live webinar including an interactive Q&A session will be broadcast on 13 March 2026. You can find your timezone here.

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