Description
Overview
Boston University 34th Annual Winter Headache Symposium 2024 offers a comprehensive review of headache and facial pain disorders, focusing on the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of these conditions. This on-demand digital product includes 18 video sessions totaling 4.82 GB of content, designed to enhance clinical skills in classifying, diagnosing, and treating primary and secondary headache disorders.
On-demand neurology education — accessible anytime, anywhere.
Format: 18 videos
Total size: 4.82 GB
Agenda
This symposium presents a series of focused lectures addressing key topics in headache medicine, providing clinically relevant insights for neurologists and related healthcare providers.
- Headache Is In The Eye Of The Beholder
- Headache Projects
- Management of Migraine During Pregnancy and Lactation: A Case Based Approach
- Unraveling the MSG-Headache Controversy: An Updated Literature Review
- Sex Differences in Brain MRI of Migraineurs
- Should We Be Concerned about Botulinum Toxin Resistance in the Treatment of Migraine
- Avoidance Learning Across Pain and Psychiatric Disorders
- Childhood Adverse Experiences, PTSD, and Migraine
- Delta Opioid Receptors as a Migraine Therapeutic Target
- Cannabinoids and Migraine
- Left vs. Right-Sided Headache in Migraine
- Cortical Spreading Depression as a Mechanism of Aura and Trigger for Headache: The Debate Continues
- The Role of Stigma in Migraine
- AI in Headache Medicine
- New Daily Persistent Headache
- Making Kids’ Headaches Less Painful
- A Novel Intervention at C1: A Pathway to Migraine Anatomy and Future Treatments
- Fellows Forum
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe the classification, diagnosis, treatment alternatives, and methods to measure outcomes for common primary headache disorders.
- Examine the most recent evidence for CGRP modulating agents in acute and preventive migraine treatment.
- Evaluate issues related to migraine chronification, including controversies in diagnosing medication overuse headache.
- Discuss recent advances in the pathophysiology of migraine and cluster headache.
- Explain the avoidance learning model of pain and its relevance to headache disorders.
- Discuss the impact of adverse childhood experiences and PTSD on headache disorders.
- Review the role of the endocannabinoid system in migraine pain and treatment.
- Describe delta opioid receptors as therapeutic targets for migraine and other headache disorders.
- Discuss clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, neuroimaging, and treatment considerations for post-traumatic headache.
- Describe the role of cervical nerves in primary headache disorders.
Speakers
This symposium features experienced headache specialists and researchers presenting current evidence and clinical perspectives in headache medicine.
Target Audience
This program is designed for healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of headache disorders, including neurologists, primary care providers, dentists, psychologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, and other providers interested in Headache Medicine.
Why This Topic Matters
Boston University 34th Annual Winter Headache Symposium 2024 is an important resource for those specializing in neurology and headache medicine, offering updated knowledge on diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment options. The detailed content supports strengthening clinical expertise and confidence in managing complex headache disorders.
Available through MedHub Central, this on-demand education provides a valuable learning platform to stay informed on advances in headache research and clinical management, reinforcing practical skills essential for improving patient care in this specialty.
