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Tiffany Christensen

Lung Transplant Survivor & Author of "Sick Girl Speaks"

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Tiffany Christensen Biography

A patient advocate and patient experience professional, Tiffany Christensen is a life-long cystic fibrosis patient who has received two double-lung transplants and is currently receiving hemodialysis while awaiting a donor kidney.

Christensen is Vice President for Experience Excellence at The Beryl Institute (Nashville), where she is focused on supporting the integration of patient and family perspectives, and shining a light on systemic racism in healthcare. She is also faculty for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Patient Safety Executive Development and Chief Quality Officer Programs, and a member of several boards dedicated to bridging the gap between healthcare policy and the lived experience of patients.

Christensen has authored three books exploring advocacy, end-of-life planning and partnership strategies in healthcare. A TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer and a Respecting Choices Advance Care Planning Instructor, she has previously worked in patient advocacy and engagement at Duke University Hospital and the North Carolina Hospital Association.

Speaking Topics
  • Beyond the Bedside: A Patient Perspective on Transforming the Healthcare Experience Through Partnership

  • Living & Thriving with CF

    In this presentation – reserved only for CF providors, patients with CF and loved ones of people with CF – Tiffany Christensen explores childhood fears created by misinformation and lack of information, the rebellion of the teens and how CF impacted it, and growing into an adult with a clear understanding of purpose. Christensen challenges participants to open to the possibility that CF has just as many gifts as it does challenges. How do you define "personal value" in your household? It may change after this presentation!

  • Caring for You, Caring for Me

    This presentation can be done in a one, two or three hour format.

    Throughout the one, two or three hour presentations, Tiffany Christensen tells her story while highlighting the role of nurses in healthcare. The two hour program also includes poignant but fun improv exercises exploring communicating with "difficult" patients. The three hour program allows participants time for more self care and exercises that allow room to reflect on past patients and the lessons learned from caring for the sick.

  • The Patient’s Voice: Developing Your PAC

    Now a professional patient advocate and a leader in the field of patient advisory councils, Tiffany Christensen will guide attendees on how to hear and use the patient story in a whole new way. Using her experience with the Duke Health System Patient Advisory Councils, Christensen is able to address the "nuts and bolts" of creating and sustaining a patient advisory council while highlighting the goals and benefits.

  • Partnering with Patients: A Bed’s View of PFCC

    Using the 4 guiding principles of Patient and Family Centered Care, Christensen uses her story as a backdrop to explore the world of a patient navigating our complicated healthcare systems. Christensen will break down the myths and misconceptions about PFCC and inspire participants to embrace the concepts and take action.

  • Partnering with Patients: A Bed’s Eye View of Safety

    In this speech, Tiffany Christensen uses her extensive patient history as a backdrop to weave together themes of partnership, patient safety and patient satisfaction. By embracing the four principles of patient and family centered care, participants will expand the possibilities of decreasing medical error through partnership with concrete strategies born from TeamSTEPPS tools. Attendees will be inspired by this speaker's story and motivated to implement new partnership techniques within their own practice.

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Sick Girl Speaks!: Lessons And Ponderings Along The Road To Acceptance

Sick Girl Speaks!: Lessons And Ponderings Along The Road To Acceptance

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  • How do I book Tiffany Christensen to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Tiffany Christensen for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Tiffany Christensen, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Tiffany Christensen or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Tiffany Christensen

    Speaking fees for Tiffany Christensen, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Tiffany Christensen are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and under $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Tiffany Christensen, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Tiffany Christensen speak about?

    Tiffany Christensen is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Cancer Speakers, Disability, Education, Health and Wellness, Inspirational, Motivation, Personal Growth, Virtual Speakers.
  • Where does Tiffany Christensen travel from?

    Tiffany Christensen generally travels from Durham, NC, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Tiffany Christensen’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Tiffany Christensen for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Tiffany Christensen for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Tiffany Christensen or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Lung Transplant Survivor & Author of "Sick Girl Speaks"

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Tiffany Christensen Biography

A patient advocate and patient experience professional, Tiffany Christensen is a life-long cystic fibrosis patient who has received two double-lung transplants and is currently receiving hemodialysis while awaiting a donor kidney.

Christensen is Vice President for Experience Excellence at The Beryl Institute (Nashville), where she is focused on supporting the integration of patient and family perspectives, and shining a light on systemic racism in healthcare. She is also faculty for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Patient Safety Executive Development and Chief Quality Officer Programs, and a member of several boards dedicated to bridging the gap between healthcare policy and the lived experience of patients.

Christensen has authored three books exploring advocacy, end-of-life planning and partnership strategies in healthcare. A TeamSTEPPS Master Trainer and a Respecting Choices Advance Care Planning Instructor, she has previously worked in patient advocacy and engagement at Duke University Hospital and the North Carolina Hospital Association.

Tiffany Christensen Speaking Topics

  • Beyond the Bedside: A Patient Perspective on Transforming the Healthcare Experience Through Partnership

  • Living & Thriving with CF

    In this presentation – reserved only for CF providors, patients with CF and loved ones of people with CF – Tiffany Christensen explores childhood fears created by misinformation and lack of information, the rebellion of the teens and how CF impacted it, and growing into an adult with a clear understanding of purpose. Christensen challenges participants to open to the possibility that CF has just as many gifts as it does challenges. How do you define "personal value" in your household? It may change after this presentation!

  • Caring for You, Caring for Me

    This presentation can be done in a one, two or three hour format.

    Throughout the one, two or three hour presentations, Tiffany Christensen tells her story while highlighting the role of nurses in healthcare. The two hour program also includes poignant but fun improv exercises exploring communicating with "difficult" patients. The three hour program allows participants time for more self care and exercises that allow room to reflect on past patients and the lessons learned from caring for the sick.

  • The Patient’s Voice: Developing Your PAC

    Now a professional patient advocate and a leader in the field of patient advisory councils, Tiffany Christensen will guide attendees on how to hear and use the patient story in a whole new way. Using her experience with the Duke Health System Patient Advisory Councils, Christensen is able to address the "nuts and bolts" of creating and sustaining a patient advisory council while highlighting the goals and benefits.

  • Partnering with Patients: A Bed’s View of PFCC

    Using the 4 guiding principles of Patient and Family Centered Care, Christensen uses her story as a backdrop to explore the world of a patient navigating our complicated healthcare systems. Christensen will break down the myths and misconceptions about PFCC and inspire participants to embrace the concepts and take action.

  • Partnering with Patients: A Bed’s Eye View of Safety

    In this speech, Tiffany Christensen uses her extensive patient history as a backdrop to weave together themes of partnership, patient safety and patient satisfaction. By embracing the four principles of patient and family centered care, participants will expand the possibilities of decreasing medical error through partnership with concrete strategies born from TeamSTEPPS tools. Attendees will be inspired by this speaker's story and motivated to implement new partnership techniques within their own practice.

Tiffany Christensen Videos

  • Speaking Reel - Tiffany Christensen
  • Tiffany Christensen, CPXP Speaking Reel

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FAQs on booking Tiffany Christensen

  • How do I book Tiffany Christensen to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Tiffany Christensen for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Tiffany Christensen, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Tiffany Christensen or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Tiffany Christensen

    Speaking fees for Tiffany Christensen, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Tiffany Christensen are $20,000 - $30,000 for live events and under $10,000 for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Tiffany Christensen, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Tiffany Christensen speak about?

    Tiffany Christensen is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Cancer Speakers, Disability, Education, Health and Wellness, Inspirational, Motivation, Personal Growth, Virtual Speakers.
  • Where does Tiffany Christensen travel from?

    Tiffany Christensen generally travels from Durham, NC, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Tiffany Christensen’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Tiffany Christensen for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Tiffany Christensen for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Tiffany Christensen or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Tiffany Christensen is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Beyond the Bedside: A Patient Perspective on Transforming the Healthcare Experience Through Partnership, Living & Thriving with CF, Caring for You, Caring for Me, The Patient’s Voice: Developing Your PAC, Partnering with Patients: A Bed’s View of PFCC and Partnering with Patients: A Bed’s Eye View of Safety. The estimated speaking fee range to book Tiffany Christensen for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Tiffany Christensen generally travels from Durham, NC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Shekinah Elmore, Tatyana McFadden, Shree Bose, Jessica Long and Amy Purdy. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Tiffany Christensen for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Tiffany Christensen Speaking Topics

  • Beyond the Bedside: A Patient Perspective on Transforming the Healthcare Experience Through Partnership

  • Living & Thriving with CF

    In this presentation – reserved only for CF providors, patients with CF and loved ones of people with CF – Tiffany Christensen explores childhood fears created by misinformation and lack of information, the rebellion of the teens and how CF impacted it, and growing into an adult with a clear understanding of purpose. Christensen challenges participants to open to the possibility that CF has just as many gifts as it does challenges. How do you define "personal value" in your household? It may change after this presentation!

  • Caring for You, Caring for Me

    This presentation can be done in a one, two or three hour format.

    Throughout the one, two or three hour presentations, Tiffany Christensen tells her story while highlighting the role of nurses in healthcare. The two hour program also includes poignant but fun improv exercises exploring communicating with "difficult" patients. The three hour program allows participants time for more self care and exercises that allow room to reflect on past patients and the lessons learned from caring for the sick.

  • The Patient’s Voice: Developing Your PAC

    Now a professional patient advocate and a leader in the field of patient advisory councils, Tiffany Christensen will guide attendees on how to hear and use the patient story in a whole new way. Using her experience with the Duke Health System Patient Advisory Councils, Christensen is able to address the "nuts and bolts" of creating and sustaining a patient advisory council while highlighting the goals and benefits.

  • Partnering with Patients: A Bed’s View of PFCC

    Using the 4 guiding principles of Patient and Family Centered Care, Christensen uses her story as a backdrop to explore the world of a patient navigating our complicated healthcare systems. Christensen will break down the myths and misconceptions about PFCC and inspire participants to embrace the concepts and take action.

  • Partnering with Patients: A Bed’s Eye View of Safety

    In this speech, Tiffany Christensen uses her extensive patient history as a backdrop to weave together themes of partnership, patient safety and patient satisfaction. By embracing the four principles of patient and family centered care, participants will expand the possibilities of decreasing medical error through partnership with concrete strategies born from TeamSTEPPS tools. Attendees will be inspired by this speaker's story and motivated to implement new partnership techniques within their own practice.

Tiffany Christensen Speaker Videos

  • Speaking Reel - Tiffany Christensen
    Tiffany Christensen, CPXP Speaking Reel

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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