Artigos de Gwen Gainer
Monty Python Member’s Family Speaks Up for FTD Awareness
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…
consulte Mais informaçãoAFTD Support Group Leader Profiled in Illinois Newspaper
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…
consulte Mais informaçãoJóias imperfeitamente perfeitas
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…
consulte Mais informaçãoAFTD to Congress: Reject Genetic-Information Bill
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…
consulte Mais informação11ª Conferência Internacional sobre Demências Frontotemporais, 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…
consulte Mais informaçãoWAG 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,…
consulte Mais informaçãoAFTD 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…
consulte Mais informaçãoSessão de Informação FTD
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…
consulte Mais informação2/15 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…
consulte Mais informaçãoFrom Care to Cure: 2017 MGH FTD Unit Education Event
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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