Headache SIG Meeting

  Morning Session:  9:30 am to 11:30 am

  Identifying the Cause Chair: Dr Vivek Mehta, Consultant, Barts & the London NHS Trust 

• Pathophysiology of headache: Dr Farooq Maniyar, Consultant Neurologist, Barts Health & Basildon NHS Trust
• Diagnosis of headache:  Dr Anish Bahra, Consultant Neurologist, Queen Square & Barts Health NHS Trust
• Dental Pain a cause of headache? Mr Simon Ash, Consultant Orthodontist
• How much of headache is cervicogenic? Dr Serge Nikolic, Consultant Pain Physician, Barts Health NHS Trust

COFFEE BREAK

  Pre Lunch Session: 12:00 pm to 13:00 pm

  Psychological aspects Chair: Professor Joanna Zakrzewska, Professor of Pain - Oral Medicine / Consultant, Eastman Dental Hospital & Institute

• Patient story: Mrs Ruth Hazledine
• Psychology of headache: Dr Clare Daniel, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Facial Pain Lead, UCLH

LUNCH BREAK

  Afternoon Session: 14:00 pm to 16:00 pm

  Evidence Based Treatments Professor Peter Goadsby 

• NICE Guidelines: What’s new? Dr Fayyaz Ahmed, Consultant Neurologist, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust
• Nerve blocks & Botulinum toxin  Dr Kevin Shields, Consultant Neurologist, Whittington NHS Trust
• Neuro Stimulation for Headache:  Dr Giorgio Lambru, Consultant Neurologist Guys & St Thomas NHS Trust

• Emerging techniques: Professor Rigmor Jenson, Danish Headache Centre, Denmark