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
LRG Webcast Series: GIST: How to Understand Your Pathology Report
In this webinar, we discussed how to interpret your pathology report. We covered interpretation of all parts of a pathology report, beginning with understanding the final diagnosis and diagnostic comment.
Conversations with the LRG: GIST Mentor
GIST Mentors Santy DiSabatino, Marlene Nei and Rob Taylor will discuss the role of the GIST Mentor and how a Mentor can assist you on your GIST journey.
LRG Webcast Series: GIST, TKI Treatment & Effects on Memory
This discussion reviewed CRCI in general, and how a person who is being treated for GIST could be affected. We also talked about strategies that can help ameliorate CRCI, new research on CRCI and GIST. we also gave advice on how cancer survivors can best cope with and care for themselves during this unusual global health event.
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.
Informational Webinar on Avapritinib Clinical Trial Program in GIST
Blueprint Medicines hosted a webinar for the GIST patient and caregiver community about Avapritinib, an investigational medicine for people with advanced GIST.
LRG Webcast: Optimizing GIST Treatment – Hebrew Subtitles
This webcast was originally recorded May 21, 2019. Follow this link for webcast with Hebrew Subtitles. Listen to [...]
LRG Webcast Series: When to Consider Surgery
Most GIST patients will see a surgeon at some point during their treatment. This webcast will address the issues surrounding the decision to have an operation and considers that surgical options depend on a number of factors such as tumor location, tumor size, tumor number, response to drug therapy, and risk of recurrence.