Advocacy is inherently part of physical therapy (advocating for your patients, advocating with other health care professionals, etc.).

We also need BIG ADVOCACY: advocating for your patients, for your profession, TO your elected officials. 

BUT - it doesn’t mean drop everything & hop on a flight to Washington D.C. 

Dr. Mercedes Aguirre Valenzuela, PT, (@ThePTAdvocate) is on the pod today to discuss the importance of advocacy as physical therapists, how to get involved, & how to realistically advocate while balancing your clinical work.

Because:

“If not you, then WHO?”

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