GCUK Patient Meetings - 2022 Video Reports
A Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumour is rare, but you are not alone!
Liverpool Meeting - October 2022
Our second meeting of the year was held in Liverpool and we were joined by forty-nine patients, carers and supporters to see and hear presentations from our specialist friends:
Speakers
- Dr Nasim Ali - Managing GISTs
- Fiona McRonald - Molecular Testing in GISTS
- Jim Watson - Managing relationships: A patient's perspective
There was a combined Q&A session
DR Nasim Ali – Managing a GIST: Where are we up to now?
Fiona McRanald – The Science behind why we do molecular testing
Jim Watson – A Patient’s Perspective
Q&A Session – Nic Puntis
GCUK Patient Meetings - 2022 Video Reports
A Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumour is rare, but you are not alone!
Bath Meeting - March 2022
We held our first "In-Person" GCUK Patient & Carer meeting in on 4th March 2022 and were joined by forty-one patients, carers and supporters to see and hear presentations from our specialist friends:
Speakers
- GP and Cancer lead for Gloucestershire - Dr Sadaf Haque who launched our Educational video for GP's and Primary Care Clinicians "Diagnosing GIST". Which has been designed to raise awareness and a better understaning of the possible presentation of GIST.
- Chief Scientific Officer & Founding Director of RareCan - Professor Andy Hall, engaged with our audience to give an illuminating presentation on "Patient driven research".
- Consultant Oncologist - Dr Ramesh Bulusu and Sarcoma Specialist Pharmacist, Laura Ferro Lopez discussed "Generic Imatinib - Facts & Myths"
- Jayne Bressington GCUK Vice Chair & Patient Director PAWS-GIST presented an Update of GCUK activities since October 2021.