Page 8 - Practical Considerations to Health Professional-Led Advocacy
P. 8
Recap: Influencing Health Policy and the
Essential Role of the Clinician as an Advocate
(November 2019)
o Advocacy is an important dimension of clinician leadership
o Clinicians can actively help LEAD the health system on the path to better
care for all patients.
o Advocacy moves to action/progress when clinicians engage in meaningful
partnership with those that have the authority and resources to respond
o Clinician advocacy in collaboration with patient groups is powerful
o Clinicians have many formal and informal opportunities to affect health
policy
