AdvaMed CEO: We Can and Must Stand for the Cause of Equal Justice for All

As a journalist covering the medical device industry for more than a decade, I cannot recall the last time AdvaMed took a stand on a controversial social or political issue. The trade association is known for advocating on a range of policy issues impacting the industry but tends to avoid the really hot-button topics such as gun violence and police brutality. Until now. "For too many in this country, the fear of a similar fate [to that of George Floyd] has led to outrage, anger, and hopelessness. We are seeing this expressed in cities across the nation, and for good reason. We are proud of our industry’s employees and the countless others who are taking to the streets to exercise their constitutional right to peacefully protest and plead for long-overdue change," Scott Whitaker, president and CEO of AdvaMed, said in an open letter intended for the entire medtech community. "We must all stand up. We must all listen. We must all act." Whitaker acknowledges in the letter that, as a healthcare organization, AdvaMed does not have the solution to a cultural crisis like the one we face today. But, he says, "together we can and we must stand with those who are hurting and suffering ... We can and we must listen to those who offer real solutions to the evil of racism—and then ensure that those who have the power to implement those solutions do so immediately." In a separate comment on his LinkedIn post...
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