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Advocate Tools
Results Canada is a grassroots advocacy group dedicated to ending extreme poverty around the world. Their website is quite inspiring and they have a comprehensive section on advocacy tools.
Writing may be one of the most effective ways to advocate. Omar Ahmad gives a TEDtalk that focuses on the power of a handwritten letter. He even tells us how to do it!
Below are some physician advocacy groups that may be of interest to you. Joining these organizations and getting on their listservs can be an educational and inspirational experience and one that you are not likely to receive in the traditional medical education setting.
Canada Africa Community Health Alliance - CACHA
Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment - CAPE
Canadian Doctors for Medicare - CDM
Canadian Health Coalition - CHC
Canadian Network for International Surgery - CNIS
Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine - PCRM
Physicians for Global Survival- PGS
Physicians for Human Rights - PHR
Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada - PSC
Physicians for Social Responsibility - PSR
Warchild- international site - Canadian site