Advocacy as a professional obligation: Practical application

Advocacy as a professional responsibility

“…-Be aware of community resources -Refer patients to resources within and outside the health care system -Be informed of pertinent issues; stay up to date on current affairs through news and social media -Recognize the power imbalances innate in health care and listen to the patient's experience -Address misinformation -Proactively plan for addressing health equity within your organization or institution *Table completed from authors' experiences and Knoer and Fox. 8…”

“…• Share your successes (and failures) so that others can learn. 8 Pharmacists have a professional responsibility as health advocates for patients, communities and populations. Health advocacy is multifaceted and includes various activities that need to be applied to practice, modeled for students and taught in our schools.…”