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SUMMARY:¿Eres paciente con GIST de habla hispana? (Reunión Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Por favor únase a nosotros para esta Reunión Virtual.\nAlojado por Fundacíon GIST México \nAprendiendo más sobre GIST y las nuevas terapias aprobadas. Jueves 11 de junio a las 1900 hrs tiempo Ciudad de México. (8pm New York) \nPresentado por Dr. David Heredia\, Oncólogo médico Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. \nÚnete a la reunión: \nUnirse a reunión de Microsoft Teams \nMás información sobre Teams | Opciones de reunión  
URL:https://liferaftgroup.org/event/eres-paciente-con-gist-de-habla-hispana-reunion-virtual/
LOCATION:NJ
CATEGORIES:Education,Events,International
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200616T120000
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CREATED:20200512T205723Z
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SUMMARY:LRG Webcast Series: GIST: How to Understand your Pathology Report
DESCRIPTION:In this webinar\, we will be discussing how to interpret your pathology report. We will cover interpretation of all parts of a pathology report\, beginning with understanding the final diagnosis and diagnostic comment. We will then review the results and significance of performed ancillary testing\, including immunohistochemistry\, prognostic biomarker testing\, and molecular testing. We will end by discussing how the aforementioned pathology report data affects clinical surgical and therapeutic decision-making. \nREGISTERAbout the Presenters:\nKelsey McHugh\, M.D.\nGastrointestinal\, Hepatic\, and Pancreatobiliary Pathology Fellow\nRobert J. Tomsich Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute\nCleveland Clinic \nKelsey McHugh\, MD is a board certified anatomic and clinical pathologist\, with cytopathology subspecialty certification\, who is currently completing gastrointestinal\, hepatic\, and pancreatobiliary pathology subspecialty training. She anticipates graduating from the Cleveland Clinic Gastrointestinal\, Hepatic\, and Pancreatobiliary Pathology Fellowship in June 2020\, after which she will remain at the Cleveland Clinic as a staff pathologist beginning July 2020.
URL:https://liferaftgroup.org/event/understand-your-pathology-report/
LOCATION:NJ
CATEGORIES:Education,Webcast
ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Rothschild":MAILTO:srothschild@liferaftgroup.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200617T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200617T180000
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SUMMARY:Virtual GISTer Support Group
DESCRIPTION:Online Support Group Launching June 17th\nSpace is limited to 12 participants \nAs we continue to navigate this uncertain time together\, we want to offer you a little extra support. Starting Wednesday\, June 17th at 5pm EDT the LRG will have its own weekly support group for people living with GIST facilitated by Chelsea (Ozeri) Madia\, LCSW and Angela Edson\, LSW. In an effort to continue social distancing\, we will use an electronic platform\, to come together for eight consecutive weeks as a small group. \nWe will talk about all of the feelings you might be experiencing\, both in relation to GIST\, and also COVID-19. We will share our GISTories\, if you are comfortable\, and speak freely about the new fears and anxieties we might be feeling as a result of this unprecedented time. The group will be a safe space not only to feel supported by your fellow GIST survivors\, but also a place to share our own coping mechanisms to get us through this stressful time. All information shared will be kept confidential. \nREGISTERAbout the Group Leaders:\nChelsea Madia\, LCSW \nChelsea is a licensed clinical social worker in New York\, who started in the field in 2011 counseling at-risk teens at the Child Center of New York in Jamaica\, Queens. After this\, her work took her to the Coalition for the Homeless in lower Manhattan\, where she supported mentally ill homeless adults in their quest to move into supportive housing\, as well as apply for disability benefits. From there\, she worked for nine months on the Psychiatric Mobile Crisis Team at Mount Sinai Beth Israel\, before being promoted to Program Manager. In November of 2018\, after three years managing the team\, Chelsea was diagnosed with metastatic GIST. Since that time\, she has been stable on Gleevec\, and now is in the early phases of starting her own private counseling practice in New Rochelle\, NY. \nAngela Edson\, LSW \nAngela is a licensed social worker in New Jersey. She has been an employee at the Life Raft Group for close to five years. During her graduate studies she interned at a local hospital’s outpatient cancer center providing support to patients and caregivers. Additionally\, Angela has personal experience as a caregiver to loved ones with a cancer diagnosis. She understands the challenges that come along with this role and is excited to co-facilitate this support group. \nSpace is limited to 12 participants.
URL:https://liferaftgroup.org/event/virtual-gister-support-group-june/
LOCATION:NJ
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T160000
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SUMMARY:GISTBe: A Mindfulness Series - Virtual
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a relaxing Mindfulness series while connecting with others in LRG’s GIST community during this virtual event. Mindfulness means maintaining a present-moment awareness of our thoughts\, feelings\, bodily sensations\, or surrounding environment. It helps cancer patients better manage symptoms of fatigue\, anxiety and fear of recurrence and their caregivers to practice self-compassion. The group will meet every week for 8 consecutive weeks starting Wednesday\, June 24th at 4pm EDT. During this 8 week module series\, we will cover the following: \nModule 1 – Introduction to Mindfulness \nModule 2- Breathwork Basics \nModule 3- Breathwork for Pain Management and Side Effects \nModule 4- Self Compassion and Compassion for Caregivers \nModule 5- Breathwork for Insomnia/ Stress and Anxiety \nModule 6- Mindful Eating \nModule 7- Mindfulness as a Way of Life \nModule 8- Tips and Q&A \nREGISTERAbout the Group Leader\nCarolina Ponce is a Mindfulness Coach\, Learning Specialist at a private school\, mother of one boy\, and a GIST patient (diagnosed in 2006).  Carolina started practicing Mindfulness when she was diagnosed with chronic anxiety after my diagnosis. As an educator\, Carolina realized that she had to share this amazing practice with her students\, friends and family. She decided to get certified as a coach and started training families \, teachers\, admin\, etc. Today\, Carolina teaches it to anyone who wants to learn more about “the art of being present”\, staying calm through hard times\, and preventing health issues. Through this journey\, she has realized that everyone can learn to practice Mindfulness and it can easily become a way of life.
URL:https://liferaftgroup.org/event/gistbe-a-mindfulness-series-virtual/2020-06-24/
LOCATION:NJ
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ORGANIZER;CN="Diana Nieves":MAILTO:dnieves@liferaftgroup.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200625T120000
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SUMMARY:GISTRead/GISTWatch - Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION:GISTWatch is a part of our virtual GISTEntertainment series\n(Updated 6-10-20) Our GISTEntertainment series continues with GIST Read and GIST Watch. We have combined these event to encourage more people to have time to read our selection\, The Hours by Michael Cunningham and to watch the film. Nicole Kidman won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf.  During our event\, we will have an open discussion comparing the novel versus the film. \nSome of you may wonder why we chose such a serious book in a time in which such difficult things are happening in our world. We did ask our members to vote on the title\, and this was the book chosen. \nThe Hours is actually a perfect book for these times\, for although it deals with some difficult issues (Mental Illness\, serious illness\, restrictions on roles for women)\, above all\, it is a book about the elevation of ordinary things and the value of love in the midst of the difficult. In the midst of a pandemic and a world crying out for justice and equality\, it is those ordinary precious hours that define us. \nDuring this critical time we are asking you to partner with us. Our suggested donation for this event is $10. \nREGISTER for GIST Read/GIST Watch
URL:https://liferaftgroup.org/event/gist-watch-virtual-event/
LOCATION:The Life Raft Group\, 155 US Highway 46\, Ste. 202\, Wayne Plaza II\, Wayne\, NJ\, 07470\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jessica Nowak":MAILTO:jnowak@liferaftgroup.org
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