Two decades of patient advocacy. [PDF]
Eur J NeurolAbstractThe European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA) brings together European umbrella organizations of pan‐European neurological patient advocacy groups (www.efna.net) and strives to improve the quality of life of people living with neurological conditions and to work towards relieving the immense social and economic burden on patients,
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Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2014 Background: Advocacy is an important role of psychiatric nurses because their patients are ethically, socially, and legally vulnerable. This study of Japanese expert psychiatric nurses’ judgments of interventions for patient advocacy will show effective strategies for ethical nursing practice and their relationship with Japanese culture.
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Mixed methods evaluation of workshops for citizen health advocates about financial conflicts of interests in healthcare [PDF]
, 2020 OBJECTIVES: To evaluate workshops delivered to citizen health advocates about financial conflicts of interest in healthcare, transparency databases which disclose industry payments in the USA and Australia and the pros and cons of advocacy groups ...
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Patients' advocacy: the development of a service at the State Hospital, Carstairs, Scotland [PDF]
, 2001 Advocacy is part of the process of empowering patients and involving them in the development of services. This paper describes the development of an advocacy service in the State Hospital at Carstairs and explores the issues involved in advocacy in a ...
Jacqueline M. Atkinson +2 more
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Steps towards collective sustainability in biomedical research [PDF]
, 2018 The optimism surrounding multistakeholder research initiatives does not match the clear view of policies that are needed to exploit the potential of these collaborations.
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Helping patients discuss CINV management : development of a patient charter [PDF]
, 2013 In April 2012, an Expert Group of specialist cancer nurses working in a variety of settings (e.g. chemotherapy delivery, chemotherapy service design, research, nurse leadership and patient information/advocacy) participated in telephone/web-based ...
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Strengthening international patient advocacy perspectives on patient involvement in HTA within the HTAi Patient and Citizen Involvement Interest Group – Commentary [PDF]
, 2017 PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARYHealth Technology Assessment (HTA) is an evidence-based decision-making process, focusing on evaluating health technologies for funding within a healthcare system.
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Public health advocacy for the Berlin Declaration on tuberculosis in the former Soviet Union: the view of Médecins Sans Frontières [PDF]
, 2012 To assist international efforts to address major gaps in the availability and accessibility of quality diagnosis and treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, Médecins Sans Frontières has adapted an approach combining three sets of interlinked ...
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A powerful intervention: general practitioners' use of sickness certification in depression [PDF]
, 2012 <b>Background</b> Depression is frequently cited as the reason for sickness absence, and it is estimated that sickness certificates are issued in one third of consultations for depression. Previous research has considered GP views of sickness
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Patient Advocacy for Beginners [PDF]
AMA Journal of Ethics, 2011 Though the lack of consensus about the proper role of advocacy in physicians' professional lives makes it unlikely that medical schools will focus on it, those who wish to bring about change can do so without formal training.
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