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Advocacy in the context of broader
clinician leadership
o Advocacy is an important dimension of clinician leadership
o Numerous Canadian associations have validated the integral
role of physicians as advocates, including the CMA, and the
Royal College of Family Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
(RCPSC)
o Advocacy competencies are described by these associations
as responding to individual patient’s needs, and also to the
needs of communities or populations for system-level change
- in a socially accountable manner
o The best advocates are also the best leaders
