Impact on patient advocacy shared with German CLL study group
German CLL study group members at a recent meeting
The XVth International Workshop of the German CLL study group took place last week from April 16th to April 18th in Cologne, Germany with attendance of around 300 physicians, scientists, and research staff from around the world.
CLL Advocates Network was represented by its vice chair Johannes Foerner. He delivered a presentation on patient advocacy as part of the session “CLL, a lifelong journey – the patients’ perspective“. He discussed the impact of patient advocacy on CLL patients globally and within Europe as well as achievements of CLL Advocates Network made together with the clinical and scientific community.
The talk was received with great interest by physicians as well as scientists and resulted in further collaborative work and actions to the benefit of CLL patients.