Clinicians as advocates for patients, colleagues, and communities
”If medicine is to fulfill her great task, then she must enter the political and social life.” — Dr. Rudolf Virchow, 19th-century German physician Clinician advocacy is a vital part of the clinician-patient relationship. It is essential to building trust and providing an excellent standard of care, leading to better outcomes. However, advocacy is more than just helping individual patients; it requires addressing broader health care issues at multiple levels. Clinician advocacy defined Clinician advocacy