The Life Raft Group Webcast Series
The LRG produces several webcasts a year on various subjects focusing on GIST to educate and empower GIST patients. Check back often to see new webcasts that have been added and see our Events Calendar and our Facebook page for upcoming webcasts.
If you need more more information on LRG webcasts, please reach out to Sara Rothschild, Senior Vice President, Program Services at srothschild@liferaftgroup.org
Conversations with the Life Raft Group LIVE
Conversations with the Life Raft Group will debuted 4/2/2020 at 1 pm. Our first featured guest was Norman J. Scherzer, the Executive Director of the Life Raft Group. With his background at the CDC as Assistant Commissioner of Health for NYC, Norman is an excellent resource for discussing strategies for coping with COVID-19.
LRG Webcast Series: New Treatment Options for Advanced GIST & Concerns about the Coronavirus
During this webcast presentation, Dr. Michael Heinrich will discuss these two new treatment options for advanced GIST. Dr. Heinrich will explain how each of these drugs works to target mutations for which there has previously been no targeted treatment and discuss the current coronavirus outbreak.
GIST CHAT 101: Learn the Basics
This webinar teaches the basics of The Life Raft Group's new software, GIST CHAT, which will replace our patient ListServ.
LRG Webcast Series: Dental Healthcare in GIST
Dr. Nikhil Guhagarkar discusses the dental and oral complications of drugs used in GIST treatment and treatment of these side effects.
LRG Webcast Series: Updates on the Temozolomide Trial
Dr. Jason Sicklick of Moores Cancer Center at the University of California San Diego talks about the Phase II study of Temozolomide (TMZ) in advanced SDH-mutant/deficient GIST, a new study available to patients with SDH-deficient GIST.
Medicare 101: An Overview of the A, B, C, and Ds of Medicare
Kathy Sarmiento presents, The A B C’s of Medicare: Everything you need to know. Kathy explains everything from medicare costs and eligibility, to finding the right path for you.