• Describe the evolution of patient advocacy over the last 25 years (e.g., a shift from more traditional advocacy focused on education and funding to organizations that are actively shaping and driving the research agenda)
• Describe how patient communities are transforming the research landscape in rare diseases
• Describe what more is needed to support and optimize the power of patient communities to accelerate research in partnership with researchers and clinicians.

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