Berichten door Gwen Gainer
De familie van Monty Python-leden spreekt zich uit voor FTD-bewustzijn
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…
Lees verderLeider van de AFTD-ondersteuningsgroep geprofileerd in de krant van Illinois
Katrina Hellman en haar echtgenoot, Darren, die FTD heeft, waren het onderwerp van een artikel dat op 7 april in de Pantagraph werd gepubliceerd. Darren, slechts 51 jaar oud, begon symptomen te vertonen...
Lees verderOnvolmaakt perfecte sieraden
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…
Lees verderAFTD aan het Congres: verwerp de wet op genetische informatie
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…
Lees verderDe 11e internationale conferentie over frontotemporale dementie, 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…
Lees verderWAG Magazine wijst op behoefte aan meer wijdverspreide FTD-bewustwording
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,…
Lees verderAFTD 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…
Lees verderFTD-informatiesessie
Join Katie Brandt, MM, Community Resource Specialist, FTD Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and AFTD Volunteer, and Connie Archambault, MEd, FTD Caregiver and AFTD Volunteer to learn about FTD, connect with others in…
Lees verder2/15 in Maryland: Shedding Light on Current FTD Research
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…
Lees verderVan zorg tot genezing: educatie-evenement van de MGH FTD-eenheid 2017
De Frontotemporal Disorders (FTD) Unit van het Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) presenteert met trots From Care to Cure, een jaarlijkse onderwijsdag voor patiënten, families, zorgverleners en professionals in de ouderenzorg...
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