Shanghai 2014 GIST Patients Meeting
Nov.15.2014
On Nov 14th 2014, over 60 Gist patients gathered at the Shanghai Pharmaceutical Profession Association to attend the lectures on psychology and disease knowledge for GIST patients.
First, psychologist Yan gave a lecture on Mood and Body. He emphasized that unhealthy mood is one of the most important factors affecting our body health. We may experience several symptoms if we don’t timely give vent to our unhealthy mood. At the end of the lecture, he also taught the patients present how to regulate our emotions by breathing as well as by giving positive auto-suggestion.
Later, Yu Xia introduced our project to the new members, making them more aware of what we are doing.
In the afternoon, we invited Pro. Wang Zheng, a gastroenterologist from Renji Hospital to deliver his speech on GIST disease knowledge. Pro. Wang introduced what is GIST, the clinical diagnosis and treatment of GIST, the drug reactions of imatinib and the typical cases. He used vivid language and examples to make the jargons easy for patients to understand. In the Q&A part, Pro. Wang answered each question asked by patients with patience.
During the event, what patients get is not only the disease knowledge but also the confidence and courage to fight against the GIST. We are looking forward to next gathering!