2025 Saturday Meeting Schedule

Our schedule for 2026 will be for hybrid in-person plus Zoom meetings . Our in-person meeting will be at The Wellness House in Hinsdale (address below).  Saturday meeting dates for 2026 are:

• January 31, 2026
• May 9, 2026
• September 12, 2026 

Meetings are generally informal.  The typical agenda includes patient GIST journey updates and may also include outside subject matter experts as well as informal updates on GIST management and recent GIST publications or meeting presentations.  There is no charge for the meeting.

 

Zoom, invitations will be sent during the week of the meeting and again on the Friday before to all those on the Chicago Area GIST Group mailing list. If you would like to be added to the list ... text me at 847-302-5133 or email me at tjhughes43 at comcast.net.  Our Google Group mailbox is gistchicago@googlegroups.com.

All Chicago area GIST patients and caregivers are welcome to attend our meetings. Meetings are from 1:00 p.m.to 3:00 p.m.. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and close at 3:00 p.m.. Wellness house is located at 131 N County Line Rd., one block east of Hinsdale Hospital. Parking is free.   

Attendees are asked to bring a snack or beverage to share before the meeting. If you are planning to attend, please text 847-302-5133 to let us know so we can plan for food and room setup.

Wellness House
131 North County Line Road
Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
Phone 630.323.5150
www.wellnesshouse.org 

Webcast Thur. Jan. 28, 2016: Living with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)

CancerCare is offering a workshop via either an on-line webcast or as a listen-in phone call with Doctors George Demetri and Mike Heinrich titled " Living with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)" on Thursday, January 28, 2016, 1:30 – 2:30 pm, Eastern Time. 

Both Drs. Demetri and Heinrich are renowned GIST researchers as well as oncologists who treat a wide range of GIST patients.  This should be a very informative session for those living with GIST and for those seeking options in their treatment plans.

This activity is supported by a grant from Genentech and Pfizer and is being produced in collaboration over two dozen organizations including:

• GIST Cancer Research Fund
• GIST Support International
• Life Raft Group

You can register for the workshop by clicking the link below:
Living with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GIST)

The next meeting of Chicago Area GIST Patients is scheduled for the following Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 12:30 - 3:30 pm at Wellness House in Hinsdale, IL.  All Chicago area GIST patients and caregivers are welcome to attend. 

Jim Hughes