The 2019 global conference for MPN Patient Advocates was held from October 25th to October 27th in Lisbon, Portugal.
Delegates attended from Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Macedonia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the UK, and the USA.
The event consisted of over 20 talks, covering updates on MPN Research, the Psycho-Social Impact of an MPN Diagnosis on patients and caregivers, How to be an Effective MPN Advocate, Pipeline of treatment options for MPNs and a variety of advocacy and support topics.