Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Register for the webinar
Join ACL's National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) for the webinar, Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD): Focus on Interdisciplinary Care and Caregiver Lived Experience.
This session will provide a general understanding of the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), with an emphasis on the young-onset and atypical caregiver experience. Presenters will highlight the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to diagnosis, care planning, and caregiver support to promote the highest quality of life possible for people living with a diagnosis and their families. Communication strategies, behavior management, and caregiver support resources will be discussed. The lived experience of FTD caregivers will be shared as part of this webinar.
Presenters
- Katie Brandt, Director of Caregiver Support Services, FTD Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Marilyn Decalo, Full-time Caregiver
NADRC webinars are free of charge and open to the public. Webinars are recorded and will be available for viewing on the NADRC website. Pre-registration is required to attend the live webinars. Closed captioning is available during the live event and is included in the recording for all NADRC webinars.
If you have questions, please email NADRC-Webinars@rti.org.
Funded by ACL, NADRC provides support to ACL and its grantees to implement evidence-based interventions and innovative practices that empower and assist caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.