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AFTD Staff Talks Virtual Support Groups on “NPR”
AFTD Support Services Manager Bridget Moran-McCabe, MPH, was featured in an NPR segment highlighting virtual support groups…
Persons with Dementia Face Higher Rates of Hospice Disenrollment, Study Suggests
A recent study finds that persons diagnosed with dementia are more likely to be disenrolled from hospice…
AFTD Medical Advisory Council Member Discusses FTD Care in “LiveTalk” Interview
AFTD Medical Advisory Council chair elect Dr. Bradford Dickerson discussed caring for a loved one with FTD…
AFTD Statement on Newly FDA-Approved Alzheimer’s Drug
Dear Friends, Many of you have heard the news that on Monday, the FDA approved a new…
AFTD Board Member Kristin Holloway Discusses FTD Research Fund in “San Francisco Business Times”
AFTD Board of Directors member Kristin Holloway and her husband, Lee Holloway, were featured in a May…
AFTD’s 2021 Education Conference Now Available to Watch Online
AFTD’s 2021 Education Conference took place May 13-14. More than 1,200 people whose lives have been…
Giving a Hand to Our Helping Hands! AFTD Volunteer: Dawn O’Gara
When Jim Tobin was finally diagnosed with bvFTD, his daughter Dawn O’Gara quickly realized that where they…
AFTD Hosts Successful Externally Led Patient-Focused Drug Development Meeting
AFTD hosted an Externally Led Patient-Focused Drug Development (EL-PFDD) meeting on March 5, allowing persons diagnosed and…
All in for Dad… All in to #EndFTD
“Raising awareness is so important to dispelling the assumptions about people with FTD – I wish for…
Spotlight on…Kristin Schneeman, AFTD Board of Directors
Kristin Schneeman began her relationship with AFTD in 2019, when she led a discussion on the concept…
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