Patient Advocacy

"Patient Advocacy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process.

Descriptor ID	D010344
MeSH Number(s)	I01.880.604.631 N03.706.678
Concept/Terms	Patient Advocacy Patient Advocacy Advocacy, Patient Patient Ombudsmen Patient Ombudsmen Ombudsmen, Patient Patient Ombudsman Ombudsman, Patient Patient Representatives Patient Representatives Patient Representative Representative, Patient Representatives, Patient Clinical Ombudsman Clinical Ombudsman Ombudsman, Clinical

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Patient Advocacy [I01.880.604.631]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Social Control, Formal [N03.706]
Patient Advocacy [N03.706.678]

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Bar chart showing 37 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2001 and 2009 and 2010 and 2014 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	1	2	3
2007	1	1	2
2009	1	2	3
2010	2	1	3
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	2	3
2015	2	0	2
2016	1	1	2
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2020	1	1	2
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	2	2
2024	3	0	3

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Wiener L, Buff K, Canter K, Pariseau E, Scialla MA, Brown VS, Kazak AE. Partnership With Patient Advocacy Organizations Improves Research Recruitment. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Mar; 72(3):e31474.

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Seebadri-White C, Yuan H, Young WB, Arca KN. Advocacy Connection Team-Now educational program for headache fellows and patients/caregivers: Assessment of educational objectives. Headache. 2024 04; 64(4):374-379.

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Piasecki-Masters C, Newcomb N, Smeltz L, Bresier V, Rubenstein D, Ankam N, Turk MA. Student-Led Workshop on Disability Advocacy. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Oct 01; 103(10):e141-e144.

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Yost CC, Samuel R, Karp JK, Peedin AR. Advocacy in medicine: An LGTBQ+ Ally Blood Drive. Med Educ. 2022 11; 56(11):1145-1146.

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Nerlinger A, Shah A. Faculty Support for Advocacy Is Key to Training the Next Generation of Pediatrician-Advocates. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 06 01; 12(6):e223-e224.

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Thakur N, Lovinsky-Desir S, Appell D, Bime C, Castro L, Celed?n JC, Ferreira J, George M, Mageto Y, Mainous III AG, Pakhale S, Riekert KA, Roman J, Ruvalcaba E, Sharma S, Shete P, Wisnivesky JP, Holguin F. Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Minority Populations for Clinical Research in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 08 01; 204(3):e26-e50.

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Rising KL, Powell RE, Cameron KA, Salzman DH, Papanagnou D, Doty AMB, Latimer L, Piserchia K, McGaghie WC, McCarthy DM. Development of the Uncertainty Communication Checklist: A Patient-Centered Approach to Patient Discharge From the Emergency Department. Acad Med. 2020 07; 95(7):1026-1034.

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Dodick DW, Ashina M, Sakai F, Grisold W, Miyake H, Henscheid-Lorenz D, Craven A, Ruiz de la Torre E, Koh R, Reznik N, Bance L, Leroux E, Edvinsson L. Vancouver Declaration II on Global Headache Patient Advocacy 2019. Cephalalgia. 2020 09; 40(10):1017-1025.

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Dodick D, Edvinsson L, Makino T, Grisold W, Sakai F, Jensen R, Balch A, Ruiz de la Torre E, Henscheid-Lorenz D, Craven A, Ashina M. Vancouver Declaration on Global Headache Patient Advocacy 2018. Cephalalgia. 2018 11; 38(13):1899-1909.

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Lee CS, Lyles M, Casey DE. Medical Quality 2018: Improving Population Health Through Equity and Patient Advocacy. Am J Med Qual. 2018 May/Jun; 33(3):336.

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