Michelle S. Gittler, MD, FAAPMR talks about a physician’s role in advocacy, how to differentiate advocacy and agency from activism, and why it’s important for advocacy training to become more prominent in training future physicians. She also talks about the physician's responsibility to be health advocates, and what physicians can do to positively influence public health and policy.
FacultyMichele S. Gittler, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
AAPM&R Medical Education CommitteeJohn C. Cianca, MD: Ownership or partnership with Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Consultants, LLC.Karen P. Barr, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Anna-Christina Bevelaqua, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Rachel A. Brakke Holman, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Joseph E. Burris, MD: Serves on the Speakers Bureau for, and received clinical research grants from Allergan.David S. Cheng, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Theresa A. Gillis, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Kevin N. Hakimi, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Rita G. Hamilton, DO: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Scott E. Klass, MD, MS, ATCR: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Chaitanya R. Konda, DO: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Sam Mayer, MD: Royalties from Demos Medical Publishing.Ameet S. Nagpal, MD MS MEd: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Sunil Sabharwal, MD: Royalities from Demos Publishing; board member, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
AAPM&R CME CommitteeKaren P. Barr, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Cherry C. Junn, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Sheryl R. Levin, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Kentaro Onishi, DO: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Evan R. Peck, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Cynthia G. Pineda, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Patricia T. Tan, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Brionn K. Tonkin, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Kristin A. Wong, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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