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A webinar on the Physical Therapist’s Role in FTD Care will be held Thursday, November 18, 2021, beginning at 12:00 p.m. Eastern (9:00 a.m. Pacific)

Learn how to create dementia-friendly celebrations during a webinar hosted by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) on Tuesday, November 9, 2021.

Persons diagnosed, caregivers, and families can learn about management techniques for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD), multiple system atrophy (MSA) during the CurePSP Virtual Family Conference on November 12, 2021. Sessions will be held Friday 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pacific). The conference includes various…

Learn about art and music therapies and how they can benefit persons diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) during a webinar titled The Role of Creative Arts Therapy and Engagement in FTD Care on Thursday, October 28, 2021. Hosted by The Associations for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD), the one-hour event begins at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (1:00 p.m.…

In recognition of World FTD Awareness Week 2021, World FTD United will release a video on Saturday, October 2, 2021, in which people from around the world will share short clips and stories to provide education and spread awareness about frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). The video — a Global Conversation on FTD — contains more than four hours…

Learn about why people worry, how worry can impact health and wellbeing, and what you can do to minimize it during a webinar on October 26, 2021.

CurePSP has awarded four grants totaling $320,000 to research potential therapies for prime-of-life neurodegenerative diseases caused by the accumulation of tau in the brain. The grants support studies that will investigate gene therapy, neuroprotective enzymes, activation of autophagy, and identification of microglia associated with toxic protein accumulation to treat PSP, CBD, FTD, and related diseases.…

Neuropalliative care and its role in managing FTD symptoms and improving quality of life will be the topic of a webinar to be hosted by The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration.

Join the global conversation for 2021 World FTD Awareness Week!

New recommendations from the Milken Institute identify ways to engage direct care workers in improving dementia detection and diagnosis in healthcare settings, including specialty care. The recommendations are part of the 2021 report “Building Dementia Workforce Capacity to Improve Screening and Diagnosis.” The report details three major themes: promoting timely detection of cognitive impairment in primary care…