Advocate Role Introduction
In The CanMEDS 2005 Physician Competency Framework developed by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Health Advocacy is described as: “Definition As Health Advocates, physicians responsibly...
View ArticleIdentify Opportunities for Advocating for Individual Patients
Take a moment to reflect on the cartoon on this page. Words used to describe patients can tell you a lot about how patients are viewed in your clinic/hospital. As you compare the following words used...
View ArticleIdentify Methods of Promoting Healthy Living and Disease Prevention
” Researchers surveyed 183 University of Michigan Health System doctors: 102 residents and fellows and 81 attending physicians. Most said they weren’t confident they could persuade patients to change...
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Helping Medical Students Communicate with a Grieving Patient/Family
A doctor recently asked me about an occurrence in his practice and I realized that most doctors receive no training on how grief can interfere with the doctor/patient relationship. Doctors need to...
View ArticleShould medical doctors advocate for patient support groups
Canadian Physicians are expected to develop skills in advocating for patients, both as individual and as groups as part of the CanMeds Roles initiative. Patient Support groups are becoming an important...
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