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Webinar: Building a Future Free of FTD – AFTD’s Mission in a Changing World
This webinar, the last in the AFTD Education Conference: Webinar Series, features Susan L-J Dickinson, MSGC, AFTD’s CEO, and David Pfeifer, who became our Board Chair in April 2020. David, the Denver-based President of Anderson Mason Dale Architects, shares personal…
Webinar: The Playlist of My Life – Building a Toolbox for FTD
Following the COVID-19 related cancellation of AFTD’s 2020 Education Conference, we are presenting a month-long 2020 Education Conference Webinar Series. In this webinar, the Very Rev. Tracey Lind, retired dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, OH, explains the idea…
Webinar: Ask the Expert – FTD and COVID-19
Following the COVID-19 related cancellation of AFTD’s 2020 Education Conference, we are presenting a month-long 2020 Education Conference Webinar Series. In this webinar, AFTD’s CEO Susan L-J Dickinson speaks with Bruce Miller, MD, Director of the UCSF Memory and Aging…
Webinar: Self Care, Mindfulness and Remaining Positive
AFTD is presenting a series of webinars reflecting material originally developed for the 2020 AFTD Education Conference, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The material has been adapted to reflect the current climate. Caring for a loved one…
Webinar: Coordinating and Managing FTD Care in a Changing World
Throughout April, AFTD will present a series of webinars reflecting material originally developed for the 2020 AFTD Education Conference, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first edition of this series, Jennifer Pilcher, PhD, provides an in-depth…
Webinar: Corticobasal Syndrome & Corticobasal Degeneration, Basics & What You Need to Know
In this AFTD Educational Webinar, Melissa Armstrong, MD, MSc, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Florida (Gainesville) provides an in-depth look at corticobasal syndrome and corticobasal degeneration. In the webinar, she discusses the vocabulary used in this disease…
Webinar: Bringing the ALS FTD Clinical Experience into Focus
Beth Rush, PhD, ABPP, clinical neuropsychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Mayo Clinic Florida in Jacksonville, FL provides an in-depth look at the ALS-FTD overlap experience. She discusses the signs and features of motor neuron disease and how the…
Webinar: What You Should Know about Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)
Dr. Emily Rogalski from Northwestern University in Chicago explores aspects of primary progressive aphasia that all persons living with FTD, their families and their healthcare providers should know. Her presentation addresses PPA clinical syndromes and the latest in diagnosis and…
Webinar: What You Should Know about Behavioral Variant FTD (bvFTD)
Dr. Nupur Ghoshal from Washington University in St. Louis explores aspects of bvFTD that all health providers, persons living with FTD, and their families should know. Her presentation addresses clinical signs and symptoms and the latest in diagnosis and treatment…
Webinar: An Overview of FTD Genetics and the Role of Genetic Counseling
Emily Dwosh from UBC Hospital Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders explores how genetic counseling can help support individuals and families as they adjust to an FTD diagnosis. Her presentation focuses on the importance of the family history, the…