Boston University 34th Annual Winter Headache Symposium 2024
The evaluation, diagnosis and management of headache and facial pain disorders are a very important continuing education mission and one of the primary objectives of the Headache Cooperative of the Northeast. The goal of this conference is to increase the requisite skills needed to classify, differentially diagnose, and treat the most common primary and secondary headache disorders. Join us for this exciting symposium and register today!
+ Include: 18 videos, size: 4.82 GB
Target Audience
This program is designed to educate practitioners who have an interest in the diagnosis and management of headache disorders. These include neurologists, primary care providers, dentists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and other health care providers with an interest in Headache Medicine.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, the participants will be able to:
- Describe the classification, diagnosis, treatment alternatives and ways to measure outcome for the common primary headache disorders Examine the most recent evidence for the CGRP modulating agents in the acute and preventive treatment of migraine.
- Examine the various issues in the chronification of migraine including controversies in the diagnosis of medication overuse headache.
- Discuss recent advances in understanding the pathophysiology of migraine and cluster headache
- Describe the avoidance learning model of pain and its relevance to headache disorders.
- Discuss adverse childhood experiences and post traumatic stress disorder and their link to headache disorders
- Discuss the role of the endocannabinoid system to migraine pain and treatment.
- Describe the role of delta opioid receptors as a therapeutic target for migraine and other headache disorders
- Discuss clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, neuroimaging, and treatment considerations for post-traumatic headache
- Describe the role of the cervical nerves in primary headache disorders.
+ Topics:
Mar 8 Part 1 Session 1 Headache Is In The Eye Of The Beholder.mp4
Mar 8 Part 1 Session 2 Headache Projects.mp4
Mar 8 Part 1 Session 3 Management of Migraine During Pregnancy and Lactation A Case Based Approach.mp4
Mar 8 Part 2 Session 4 Unraveling the MSG-Headache Controversy- An Updated Literature Review.mp4
Mar 8 Part 2 Session 5 Sex Differences in Brain MRI of Migraineurs.mp4
Mar 8 Part 3 Session 6 Should We Be Concerned about Botulinum Toxin Resistance in the Treatment of Migraine.mp4
Mar 8 Part 3 Session 7 Avoidance Learning Across Pain and Psychiatric Disorders.mp4
Mar 8 Part 3 Session 8 Childhood Adverse Experiences, PTSD, and Migraine.mp4
Mar 8 Part 4 Session 10 Delta Opioid Receptors as a Migraine Therapeutic Target.mp4
Mar 8 Part 4 Session 9 Cannabinoids and Migraine.mp4
Mar 9 Part 6 Session 12 Left vs. Right-Sided Headache in Migraine.mp4
Mar 9 Part 6 Session 13 Cortical Spreading Depression as a Mechanism of Aura and Trigger for Headache- The Debate Continues.mp4
Mar 9 Part 7 Session 14 The Role of Stigma in Migraine.mp4
Mar 9 Part 7 Session 15 AI in Headache Medicine.mp4
Mar 9 Part 7 Session 16 New Daily Persistent Headache.mp4
Mar 9 Part 8 Session 17 Making Kids’ Headaches Less Painful.mp4
Mar 9 Part 8 Session 18 A Novel Intervention at C1- A Pathway to Migraine Anatomy and Future Treatments.mp4
Mar 9 Part 9 Session 19 Fellows Forum.mp4
