Long-Term Survivor Webinar
Long-term LRG survivors share real-life advice, lessons learned, and what they wish they had known after their GIST diagnosis.
It’s Time to Tell The Stories: Our Good News – Piga
Our Good News Holiday Campaign is the culmination of our year of "Time to Tell the Stories 2022." In this series, we celebrate the connections, the celebrations, the events and milestones that we’ve been privileged to be a part of this year. Piga Fernandez shares about Global Impact.
Global Advocacy News – SIMPOSIO ONCOLATINO
PIGA FERNÁNDEZ, LRG GLOBAL CONSULTANT, GLOBAL GIST DIR., EXEC. DIRECTOR FUNDACIÓN GIST CHILE I was invited to participate in this symposium organized by the Civil Society of Uruguay, together with almost 30 [...]
Life Fest 2020: Survival Plan
Piga Fernández, GIST Mentor & LRG Global Consultant, presented a Survival Plan for patients and caregivers at Life Fest New Orleans 2022.
Centro de Oncología de Precisión U. Mayor reunió a pacientes con cánceres gastrointestinales
El encuentro, organizado para conmemorar el Día Internacional de la Concientización del GIST en conjunto con la Fundación GIST Chile, destacó la necesidad y la importancia del diagnóstico precoz y las terapias personalizadas para mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes.
A Conversation with a Few of Our Global GIST Mentors
n June 2021, we trained seven LRG members from Austria, Canada, Chile, India, and Singapore. LRG’s Global GIST Mentors are survivors or caregivers who volunteer their time, energy, and talent to support others.
Health Decisions Tour in Latin America
Collaboration among patient groups and working together in setting common goals is vital. Together we can have a stronger voice to achieve our participation in the decision-making on health issues.
New Horizons – Real World Evidence in Action Presentation
Real World Evidence in Action video presented by Piga Fernández, LRG Global Relations Coordinator, and Executive Director of Fundación GIST Chile, at New Horizons 2019.
Patient of the Month for June: Piga Fernández
As a part of our Faces of Courage series, we are featuring a patient story each month. Each one of our members has a unique story to tell, but they all reflect the intrinsic [...]
Crossing the Finish Line
I never thought that I would be sitting at the same table with Senators from my country while voting for a law that will potentially dramatically change the lives of cancer patients in Chile. [...]