9th International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias

描述（由申请人提供）：额颞叶痴呆（FTD）是第二大最常见的老年性痴呆类型，在北美和世界范围内对患者，家庭和社会造成重大的情感和经济负担。国际额颞叶痴呆会议（ICFTD）每两年举行一次，是唯一定期召开的专门讨论额颞叶痴呆的国际会议，为来自世界各地的临床医生、研究人员、学员、护理人员和政策制定者分享知识提供了重要机会，目的是改善对额颞叶痴呆患者的护理。加拿大温哥华最近被选为2014年10月22日至15日举办的第九届国际发展论坛的举办地。是次会议将由FTD的本地研究人员、伊恩·麦肯齐和霍华德·费尔德曼，在国际额颞叶痴呆协会的指导和支持下。科学和护理计划委员会已经成立，其成员包括许多领先的FTD研究人员。会议计划旨在为与会者提供一个了解与FTD有关的广泛主题的机会。为期三天的科学报告将让来自不同背景的专家分享最新的发现、见解和观点；从而促进跨学科的研究合作、共识发展、培训机会和知识转化。为期一天的护理人员会议将为患者，家属，护理人员，感兴趣的外行人和倡导团体的代表提供最新研究进展的更新，并有机会直接与科学界互动。本次会议的一个重点是纳入初级调查人员和促进服务不足人群的参与。预计2014年的会议将吸引600多名国际代表。虽然大部分必要的资金将来自会议登记，但目前正在寻求额外的外部财政支助，以保持费用合理。本申请中要求的资金的具体用途是支持被邀请在科学会议上发言的教师的注册和差旅费。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the second most common type of presenile dementia and the cause of significant emotional and economic burden for patients, families and society in North America and worldwide. The International Conference on Frontotemporal Dementias (ICFTD) is held every two years and is the only regularly scheduled international conference devoted to FTD, making it an important opportunity for clinicians, researchers, trainees, caregivers and policy makers from around the world to share knowledge with the goal of improving care for patients with FTD. Vancouver, Canada was recently selected to host the 9th ICFTD from October 22-15, 2014. The conference will be co-organized by local FTD researchers Drs. Ian Mackenzie and Howard Feldman, with guidance and support from the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias. Scientific and Caregiver program committees have been established with membership that includes many of the leading FTD researchers. The conference programs are being designed to offer attendees an opportunity to learn about a broad spectrum of topics related to FTD. Three days of scientific presentations will allow experts from diverse backgrounds to share recent discoveries, insights and opinions; thereby promoting research collaboration, consensuses development, training opportunities, and knowledge translation across disciplines. A concurrent one day Caregivers Session will provide patients, family members, caregivers, interested laypersons and representatives from advocacy groups an update on the latest research advances and the chance to interact directly with the scientific community. A major point of emphasis for this conference is the inclusion of junior investigators and promoting the participation of under-served populations. It is anticipated that the 2014 conference will attract more than 600 international delegates. Although the majority of the necessary funding will come from conference registration, additional external financial support is being sought in order to keep costs reasonable. The specific use of the funds requested in this application is to support registration and travel expenses for faculty who have been invited to speak at the Scientific Sessions.