MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ON PICKS DISEASE AND FTD

该提案为1999年5月6日至7日在费城举行的为期两天的多学科会议寻求资金。临床神经学家、精神病学家、神经科学家、遗传学家和护理人员将齐聚一堂，讨论匹克病和相关额颞叶变性患者的诊断和护理的最新进展，并规划未来的研究。一个多学科计划委员会已经召开了几次会议，制定了一个由四部分组成的计划，以解决：1)临床诊断；2)组织病理表现；3)分子生物学；4)治疗与管理。一位国际公认的全体会议发言人将介绍会议，另一位全体会议发言人将在会议结束时总结会议的结果。会议公告将征求与这4个主题相关的摘要，计划委员会也将作为项目委员会选择合适的摘要进行演讲。每个主题将有半天的时间。每个主题将由一位国际知名的主讲人介绍，并选择2篇论文进行平台展示。剩余的有价值的摘要将作为海报展示。讨论焦点小组将考虑每个主题，与会者将再次召开会议讨论共识声明。会议记录将以美国神经病学学会官方期刊《神经病学》增刊的形式广泛传播。将向感兴趣的企业赞助商（如制药公司和科学出版商）寻求额外资金。旅行奖学金将提供给致力于推进皮克病和相关疾病知识的博士预科和博士后学生。

This proposal seeks funding for a two-day, multi-disciplinary conference in Philadelphia on May 6-7, 1999. Clinical neurologists, psychiatrists, neuroscientists, geneticists, and caregivers will meet to discuss recent developments and plan future research for the diagnosis and care of patients with Pick's disease and related forms of frontotemporal degeneration. A multi-disciplinary Planning Committee has met on several occasions to develop a four-part program to address: 1) Clinical diagnosis; 2) Histopathologic findings; 3) Molecular biology; and 4) Therapy and management. An internationally-recognized Plenary Speaker will introduce the meeting, and a second Plenary Speaker will summarize the results of the meeting at its conclusion. Announcements for the meeting will solicit abstracts concerned with these 4 topics, and the Planning Committee will also serve as the Program Committee to select abstracts appropriate for presentation. A half day will be devoted to each topic. An internationally-recognized Keynote Speaker will introduce each topic, and 2 papers will be selected for platform presentation. The remaining meritorious abstracts will be presented as posters. Discussion focus groups will consider each topic, and the attendees will re-convene to discuss a consensus statement. The proceedings of the conference will be widely disseminated in the form of a supplement to Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Additional funding will be sought from interested corporate sponsors such as pharmaceutical houses and scientific publishers. Travel scholarships will be available for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral students who are committed to advancing our knowledge of Pick's disease and related disorders.