Beiträge von Gwen Gainer
Die Familie eines Monty-Python-Mitglieds spricht sich für FTD-Bewusstsein aus
The family of Monty Python member Terry Jones granted an interview to the British newspaper the Observer on April 16 to help spread awareness of FTD. Jones was diagnosed with…
WeiterlesenPorträt des Leiters der AFTD-Selbsthilfegruppe in Zeitung aus Illinois
Katrina Hellman and her husband, Darren, who has FTD, were the subjects of an article published in the Pantagraph on April 7. Darren, just 51 years old, began showing symptoms…
WeiterlesenUnvollkommen perfekter Schmuck
Imperfectly Perfect Jewelry is partnering with AFTD to help find a cure… In 2016, two years after her mom was diagnosed with FTD in 2014, Wendy from Massachusetts started designing…
WeiterlesenAFTD an den Kongress: Genetic-Information Bill ablehnen
In a March 17 letter (pdf) to four key members of Congress, AFTD Executive Director Susan L-J Dickinson spoke out against a bill that would require employees to divulge genetic information…
WeiterlesenDie 11. Internationale Konferenz über frontotemporale Demenzerkrankungen, Sydney
The 11th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias (ICFTD) will be held in Sydney, Australia on 11 – 14 November 2018. From the event organizers: “This is the first time ICFTD will be…
WeiterlesenWAG Magazine Highlights Need for More Widespread FTD Awareness
The story of Andy Nissen, a Texas veteran who was diagnosed with FTD at age 37 and died last year, emphasizes the need for more widespread awareness of the disease,…
WeiterlesenAFTD Employment Opportunity: Chief Financial Officer
AFTD is recruiting for a newly-created Chief Financial Officer position. Please share widely this opportunity to play a pivotal leadership role in the organization’s work to drive research to a…
WeiterlesenFTD-Informationsveranstaltung
Begleiten Sie Katie Brandt, MM, Community Resource Specialist, FTD Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital und AFTD Volunteer, und Connie Archambault, MEd, FTD Caregiver und AFTD Volunteer, um mehr über FTD zu erfahren und sich mit anderen in… zu vernetzen.
Weiterlesen2/15 in Maryland: Licht in die aktuelle FTD-Forschung bringen
Featuring guest speaker Dr. Chiadi Onyike, Neuropsychiatrist and Clinical Epidemiologist, Director of the Hopkins Young-Onset Dementias program, and an AFTD Medical Advisory Council member. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear…
WeiterlesenVon der Pflege zur Heilung: Schulungsveranstaltung der MGH FTD Unit 2017
The Frontotemporal Disorders (FTD) Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is proud to present From Care to Cure, an annual education day for patients, families, caregivers and elder care professionals…
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