Patient Advocacy: What It Is, Why It's Important, and How It Helps Clinicians Provide Better Care
Channel: Patient Safety Movement
Date: 2020-10-28

Dr. Donna Prosser, Chief Clinical Officer at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation, is joined by a multidisciplinary group of patient advocacy experts and clinicians to understand the various meanings of the term 'patient advocacy' and to evaluate how an empowered patient can improve healthcare delivery, experience, and outcomes for all involved. The group will discuss the history and current state of patient advocacy, and will propose recommendations regarding the extent to which various healthcare disciplines and patients and their families can improve patient advocacy.  

National Patient Advocate Services
https://www.npaf.org
https://www.patientadvocate.org/download-view/paf-services-brochure/

Professional Patient Advocate Directories 
https://www.gnanow.org
https://www.aphadvocates.org/directory/
https://bcpa.pacboard.org/search/custom.asp?id=5640
https://www.nahac.com/find-an-advocate#!directory/map 

Looking for an Independent Patient Advocate?: 
1) https://www.gnanow.org/ 
2) https://whitleyptadvocates.com
3) https://getcaribou.com 

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