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Sessions have been announced for those attending the AFTD 2023 Education Conference, both in St. Louis and virtually. These include in-person pre-conference sessions, breakout sessions, and the conference agenda.

The majority of people who responded to our February 2023 Quick Question use online educational materials (569) to help care for themselves or their FTD-diagnosed loved one.

The Penn Memory Center is sponsoring a webinar on Friday, March 17, 2023, titled “A conversation with a genetic counselor: Could the dementia in my family be genetic?”

Brain donation is crucial in advancing the science of FTD. Learn more during this Perspectives in Research webinar.

The family of actor Bruce Willis issued a statement on Thursday, February 16, 2023, that his aphasia condition has progressed to frontotemporal dementia (also known as frontotemporal degeneration or FTD).

More than two-thirds (67%) of those answering our January 2023 Quick Question indicated that their FTD-diagnosed loved one lives or lived in a private residence.

The Southwest Florida PSP Support Group Awareness and Memorial Walk is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Kristin Gustashaw, MS, RDN, LDN, CSG, will discuss “Considerations for Your Nutritional Health with PSP, CBD, or MSA” during a CurePSP Ask the Expert webinar on March 22, 2023.

The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) will hold its 2023 Education Conference on Friday, May 5, 2023.

Registration is now open for the annual Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Familial Conference: Uncovering the Genetics of FTD/ALS. This event will be held virtually Tuesday, February 28, 2023.