GCUK Patient Meetings - 2021 Video Reports
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October 2021 - Our 2nd Virtual Meeting of Patient and Carers
We held our second "Virtual" GCUK Patient & Carer meeting in on 14th October 2021 and were joined by seventy-five patients and carers to see and hear presentations from our specialist friends:
- Dr Carys Morgn & Dr Ramesh Bulusu who gave a fantastic presentation on the use of "Radiotherapy in GIST Cancer".
- GIST patient carer and researcher Matt Wigley’s presentation helped us all to gain a better understand of how clinical trials work
- GIST patient Jane Lochrie told us about her incredible story and first-hand experience of clinical trials
Each presentation was followed by a Q&A session with the speakers.
Virtual Meeting Recording
If you were not able to attend on the day, the meeting was recorded and can be viewed below...
April 2021 - Our very first Virtual Meeting
We held our very first "Virtual" patient & Carer meeting in April and one hundred people joined us to see and hear presentations from our specialist friends:
- Dr Ioanna Nixon and Professor Robin Jones who presented how they have been Addressing the special needs of GIST cancer patients during the pandemic and lockdown.
- PAWS-GIST patient Vicky Rockingham MBE and Macmillan Adviser Wendy Unsworth, who presented on Continuing to work when diagnosed with GIST.
Each session was followed by a Q&A session with the specialists.
Virtual Meeting Recording
If you were not able to attend on the day, the meeting was recorded and can be viewed below...