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Members of the IHS-GPAC Steering and Core Committees met to move forward patient advocacy efforts08/10/2018
This weekend in New York members of the IHS-GPAC Steering and Core Committees held a strategy workshop to prepare for the global launch of the IHS Global Patient Advocacy Coalition (IHS-GPAC) to work on patient advocacy efforts for people with migraine and other headache disorders. This inspirational group representing 12 worldwide countries brainstormed over 2 days to initiate a pioneering mission. One member of the group said 'It is a great and huge honour to participate in this adventure which I am sure will end in amazing tools for patients and physicians, and the public to equalise all needs in headaches around the world'. To use an old adage: If not us, who; if not now, when?
Photos of the workshop can be viewed below.
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The fellow will receive training to develop a full spectrum of headache skills25/09/2018
This is an exciting opportunity within one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England
The Headache fellow would be embedded into the headache team and receive training to develop a full spectrum of headache skills. Ideally the candidate would be a neurology or general medical trainee / intern. If you are potentially interested please initially get in touch with Dr Alex Sinclair (a.b.sinclair@bham.ac.uk) for an informal discussion prior to formal application. We will be filling the post by the end of 2018 (with some flexibly on start date into 2019).
Please forward this on to any colleague you feel would be interested and benefit from this opportunity. See document for more details
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The IASP congress takes place in Boston, USA, from 12-16 September 201830/08/2018
World Congress on Pain Highlights New Advances in Headache Research and Treatments
Keeping up with the latest research and treatments for migraine, cluster pain, and chronic pain can be, well, a headache. Get exactly the information you need for your work and career by making a smart, affordable investment in yourself by registering now for the World Congress on Pain September 12-16, 2018, in Boston!
Hosted by International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) every other year, the World Congress compresses nearly 2,500 multidisciplinary workshops, refresher courses, satellite symposia, and networking events into just five intensive days of carefully curated scientific and skills-based learning. You won’t want to miss the largest pain science meeting in the world, the must-meetup event for thousands of international clinicians, researchers, educators, and others interested in migraine and headache relief and other pain specialties. View our digital brochure.Check out the interactive scientific program for a full schedule that lets you customize your learning experience. But don’t delay—with less than 2 weeks left until this premier meeting, you can still save up to $100 by preregistering in advance today!
Here are some workshops and symposia that may interest headache specialists like you:
- International Headache Society-IASP Joint Symposium on Recent Advances in Mechanisms and Management of Migraine. September 14. With the successful completion of phase III trials of CGRP antibodies for treating migraines, researchers and clinicians are on the cusp of one of the biggest advances in migraine treatment in 25 years. Hear firsthand about this progress.
- Integrated Orofacial and Head Pain Classification. September 17. This satellite symposium is organized by the IASP Special Interest Group on Orofacial and Head Pain. Orofacial pain is largely lacking a unifying classification that relates it to headache, a challenge being addressed in this third meeting devoted to finalizing the beta version of classification and sharing early data on field testing. The topic is closely related to IASP’s work with the WHO on ICD-11. Registration is required.
- One Nerve, Three Divisions, Two Professions and Nearly No Cross-Talk. September 14. Plenary address by Prof. Arne May, MD, PhD, who gives an overview of progress made in 20 years of chronic non-odontogenic facial pain treatments and a call to collaborative action among multidisciplinary specialists who appear to be at the brink of a new facial pain classification.
- Headache, Migraine, Orofacial Pain. September 12. This course for clinicians combines state-of-the-art diagnoses and updated treatments for the most common headache and facial pain syndromes.
- Central Pain Disorders. September 12. Focused on the central neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injury, this topical workshop explores chronic pain in post-traumatic headache and central nervous system disorders.
Did you know? Past attendees rated the World Congress a 4.5 out of 5 for its high value. Here’s your chance to discuss important advances in anesthetics face to face with peers from 130 countries! Don't miss your chance to network with headache specialists in Boston this September.
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Translations of the ICHD-3 are now available in Korean and Chinese22/08/2018
The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition, is now translated into Chinese and Korean; the translated versions can be found in the ICHD/Guidelines section of the website.
Thanks to our Chinese and South Korean representatives for their work on these important guidelines.
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An abbreviated pocket version of the ICHD-3 is now available16/07/2018
The definitive version of the ICHD-3 was published in January 2018. An abbreviated pocket version of the ICHD-3 is now available in the Guidelines section
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IHS supported three international speakers to lecture in headache in Moldova04/06/2018
IHS has supported three international speakers to lecture at the International Conference on Childhood Headache held in Moldova from 25-27 May.
Chair of the IHS Child and Adolescent Committee, who presented at the conference, reports on the event.
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View the first publications in our new open-access sister title to Cephalalgia24/05/2018
IHS is proud to announce the publication of Cephalalgia Reports - a new open-access online silhouette journal to Cephalalgia.
View the first published articles HERE
Headache highlights 2017 - Junior editors' choice
Deep brain stimulation of posterior hypothalmic area for cluster headache - Huotarinen et al
Episodic unilateral mydriasis and recurrent headache - Maas and Verrips
Safety profile of a special butterbur extract from Petasites hybridus in migraine prevention with emphasis on the liver - Diener et al
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Request for Proposals for migraine research grants now open17/05/2018
The Migraine Research Foundation (MRF) and the Association of Migraine Disorders (AMD) announce the opening of a joint Request for Proposals for migraine research grants. They are looking for projects that will help sufferers by advancing our ability to understand and treat migraine. As a result, seed money grants are available for transformational projects that will ultimately lead to better treatment and quality of life for sufferers of migraine and migraine disorders
While all proposals relevant to basic or clinical migraine research are welcome, they are particularly interested in translational projects and those related to migraine variants, childhood migraine, and chronic migraine.
Award value: A maximum of $50,000 will be awarded for each grant.
Duration: The expected project duration is one year.
Application deadline: 3 August 2018
For more information see information below or visit http://migraineresearchfoundation.org/for-researchers/2018-mrf-impact-award/
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Up to 2 years funding offered at the Headache Research Unit, CHR from August 201803/05/2018
The Headache Research Unit (HeadRUN) at the University Department of Neurology CHR has an open position for a PhD candidate/research fellow (6- month trial period, up to 2 years funding). The position is available from August.
See attached for more information
Deadline for application: 15 June 2018
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Tissa Wijeratne visited Sri Lanka to educate in the current status of migraine care02/05/2018
IHS was pleased to offer funding to Tissa Wijeratne from Australia to visit his home country of Sri Lanka and teach 100 local physicians, students, nurses and healthcare colleagues on many aspects of headache medicine.
His report is attached
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IHS Guidelines for preventive treatment of CM now published online in Cephalalgia13/03/2018
The IHS Clinical Trials Committee has updated the 'Guidelines of IHS for controlled trials of preventive treatment of chronic migraine in adults' and this has been published today online in Cephalalgia.
The guidelines can be viewed and downloaded in the Guidelines section
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Three new members have joined Trainees and Residents group08/03/2018
IHS welcomes three new members to the Trainees and Residents Special Interest Group (T&R SIG):
Sajedeh Eftekhari (Sweden)
Miji Lee (S Korea)
Francesca Puledda (UK)Congratulations and welcome!
Congress & calendar
The International Headache Congress (IHC) is held every second year. The venue is selected by the IHS Professional Congress Organiser, MCI.
The local Affiliate Society is involved in the organisation, working in conjunction with MCI. The Scientific Programme Committee is appointed by IHS in a procedure overseen by the Board of Trustees and the Science and Research Standing Committee four years ahead of the event.
Further information
Contact: Carol Taylor
Future Congresses
IHC 2017 Vancouver, Canada, 7-10 September
IHC 2019 Dublin, Ireland, 5-8 September