Jan Geissler, Dipl, from Patvocates GmbH, Hohenbrunn, Germany, speaks at the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) 2019 Annual Meeting, held in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr Geissler talks about the the importance of having a patient advocacy track at key congresses such as EBMT. These tracks are aimed at oncologists, transplant doctors, and nurses and focus on the underlying issues that patients deal with.