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Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Conference Materials
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The New York City Area Consortium on FTD
The New York City

Frontotemporal Dementia Caregiver Conference

Held On November 20th, 2009
New York Academy of Medicine
1216 Fifth Ave. (103rd St.)
NY, NY 10029

Conference materials outline:

  • To provide valuable information to caregivers and professionals interested in FTD
  • To provide an opportunity to network with others who are concerned about the same issues.

I. The Association for Frontotemporal Dementias - An Overview
Susan L-J Dickinson, MS, CGC,
Executive Director
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II. Primary Progressive Aphasia
Melanie Shulman, MD
Associate Director, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
Pearl Barlow Center for Memory Evaluation and Treatment
Assistant Director, NYU Alzheimer Disease Center Clinical Core
NYU Langone Medical Center, Center of Excellence on Brain Aging
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III. Neuroimagingand Neuropsychological Aspects of Frontotemporal Degeneration 
Effie M. Mitsis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Mount Sinai School of MedicineDepartment of Psychiatry
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
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IV. The Genetics of FTD
Jill Goldman, MS, MPhil, CGC
Sergievsky Center and Taub Institute
Columbia University
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V. Dealing with FTLD Behavior
Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA: Dementia Care and Training Specialist,
Duke University
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VI. FTD Research Update
Edward (Ted) Huey, MD
Director of Clinical Science
Litwin-Zucker Research Center
North Shore / Long Island Jewish Medical System
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VII. The Diagnostic Process
Edward (Ted) Huey, MD
Director of Clinical Science
Litwin-Zucker Research Center for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders
The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
North Shore / Long Island Jewish Medical System
Manhasset, NY
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VIII. Medical Management
Lawrence S. Honig, MD, PhD
Taub Institute for Research, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center,
Department of Neurology, and The Neurological Institute
Columbia University Medical Center/New York Presbyterian Hospital
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