"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.
Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process.
| Descriptor ID |
D010344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.631 N03.706.678
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Ombudsmen- Patient Ombudsmen
- Ombudsmen, Patient
- Patient Ombudsman
- Ombudsman, Patient
Patient Representatives- Patient Representatives
- Patient Representative
- Representative, Patient
- Representatives, Patient
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Patient Advocacy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Patient Advocacy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Advocacy" by people in Profiles.
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An Op-Ed Writing Curriculum for Medical Students to Engage in Advocacy Through Public Writing. J Gen Intern Med. 2024 May; 39(6):1058-1062.
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How to Get Involved With Community Engagement, Community Service, and Patient Advocacy During GI Fellowship. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 03; 21(3):572-575.
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Patient Advocates' Perspectives on the Care of Sexual Assault Survivors in Chicago-Area Emergency Departments. Violence Against Women. 2023 02; 29(2):370-387.
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Advocacy Curricula in U.S. Medical Schools. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11):1586-1591.
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Reflections on Charlie Gard and the Best Interests Standard From Both Sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Pediatrics. 2020 08; 146(Suppl 1):S60-S65.
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Eligibility and Radiologic Assessment in Adjuvant Clinical Trials in Bladder Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2019 12 01; 5(12):1790-1798.
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Optimizing Home Oxygen Therapy. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 12; 15(12):1369-1381.
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A Systematic Review of Patient- and Family-Level Inhaled Corticosteroid Adherence Interventions in Black/African Americans. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 04; 7(4):1184-1193.e3.
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Yolanda Becker, MD: President of UNOS, Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago. Transplantation. 2018 07; 102(7):1029-1030.
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High Stakes for the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Patients of Color. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Dec; 32(12):1390-1395.