2025 International Headache Academy

2025 International Headache Academy is organized by American Headache Society (AHS) and will be held from Feb 20 - 22, 2025 at UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

Overview:
The International Headache Academy is designed to inspire a long-term commitment to headache medicine in young neurologists and research scientists via an educational program focused on clinical and research aspects of the field.

The American Headache Society is dedicated to mentoring future leaders in headache medicine through both outreach and continued education.

Program Details:
Participants will be introduced to multiple opportunities in the field of Headache Medicine, with the world’s leading experts providing hands-on instruction in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and education of patients with migraine, cluster headache, and related primary headache disorders, as well as practical education in clinical trial methodology, biostatistics, and the preparation and publication of study results.

The program features formal conference sessions as well as networking opportunities to meet colleagues and headache medicine experts. Small research grants may also be available through submission of an optional research proposal.

Purpose/Objective:
At the conclusion of the program, participants will report that they intend to change practice as it relates to the management of patients presenting with primary and secondary head pain, migraine, cluster headache, and related primary headache conditions, will be proficient in the development of evidence-based treatment plans involving medications/devices, complementary and alternative medicine and/or behavioral techniques, remember the steps involved in conducting a clinical trial and preparing the findings for publication, and will be able to effectively communicate with headache patients and caregivers, both in eliciting information for history taking and providing information for education.