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Free Webinar for Caregivers on the Importance of Positive Emotions
Importance of Positive Emotions for Caregivers Free Webinar by Janet Edmunson, M.Ed. Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:00 – 8:30 p.m. (Eastern Time US) 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. (Central) 6:00 –…
AFTD News: Spring 2011, Volume 8, Issue 1
In this issue: AFTD Adopts New Name, Current Advances in FTD Researsh, Spotlight on Emily Levy, Grants Awarded for FTD Biomarkers, AFTD Annual Meeting June 10 in Boston, Dennis Dickson…
Ambiguous loss: Surviving a loved one’s younger-onset dementia
April 13, 2011 Watertown, Mass Katherine Nichols, a nationally published writer and former caregiver, talks about her personal journey through her husband’s younger-onset frontal temporal dementia while raising a family.…
Support Team NEON EXTREME Today
Alexandra and Graham Sparks will show their support for AFTD by taking on an extreme challenge. Together with 10 other runners they will participate in the The Cape 13 Relay,…
Neuro Film Festival
Vote Now for Your Favorite 2011 Neuro Film Festival Video The video entries for the 2011 Neuro Film Festival℠ are in and the public can now begin voting on its…
Grand Rounds: The Spectrum of Frontotemporal Degeneration
Mario Mendez, M.D., Ph.D., of the AFTD Medical Advisory Council, will present this free, one-credit CME program at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. CME credits will be…
AFTD Caregiver Conference & Annual Meeting
AFTD’s 2011 Caregiver Conference and Annual Meeting is scheduled for Friday, June 10, in Cambridge, Mass. New York Times best-selling author Elinor Lipman will deliver the opening address; Bradford Dickerson,…
Help Develop Website for Caregivers
Participants Wanted for Study to Help Develop Caregiver Website Clinical Tools, Inc., of Chapel Hill, NC, has received funding from the National Institute on Aging to develop an educational and…
Siblings’ mission to help becomes clear
Writer Bill Zlatos reports on sister and brother Hayley and Matt Jameson, who recently created the Clear Thoughts Foundation for FTD drug discovery in honor of their father, Donald, who has FTD (“Siblings’ mission…
Consumer-Friendly FTD Booklet
The National Institute on Aging has a produced consumer-friendly booklet, Frontotemporal Disorders: Information for Patients, Families, and Caregivers. The free, 30-page booklet, which includes contritubutions from AFTD, explains the disorders, causes,…
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