Being a Patient Representative Is More Work Than Being a Patient Advocate—Done Right, It Is Also Likely to Be More Effective
For a patient to be effective as a “patient representative” within a health-related organization, work and more than just accepting an honorific title is required. I argue that for a patient to be most effective as a patient representative requires different types of background knowledge and commitm...
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| description | For a patient to be effective as a “patient representative” within a health-related organization, work and more than just accepting an honorific title is required. I argue that for a patient to be most effective as a patient representative requires different types of background knowledge and commitment than being a “patient advocate”. Patients need to be cautious about how, when, and where they take on an official role of either an “advocate” or “representative”, if they truly want to be a positive influence on health outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-778a33dcf838409fba2351219b4da5c02023-11-22T11:26:06ZengMDPI AGCurrent Oncology1198-00521718-77292021-02-012821017101910.3390/curroncol28020099Being a Patient Representative Is More Work Than Being a Patient Advocate—Done Right, It Is Also Likely to Be More Effective Richard Wassersug0Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, CanadaFor a patient to be effective as a “patient representative” within a health-related organization, work and more than just accepting an honorific title is required. I argue that for a patient to be most effective as a patient representative requires different types of background knowledge and commitment than being a “patient advocate”. Patients need to be cautious about how, when, and where they take on an official role of either an “advocate” or “representative”, if they truly want to be a positive influence on health outcomes.https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/2/99patient advocacypatient representationoncology |
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| title | Being a Patient Representative Is More Work Than Being a Patient Advocate—Done Right, It Is Also Likely to Be More Effective |
| title_full | Being a Patient Representative Is More Work Than Being a Patient Advocate—Done Right, It Is Also Likely to Be More Effective |
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| title_short | Being a Patient Representative Is More Work Than Being a Patient Advocate—Done Right, It Is Also Likely to Be More Effective |
| title_sort | being a patient representative is more work than being a patient advocate done right it is also likely to be more effective |
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