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Course Details
The next Headache Masterclass will be held at:
The Royal College of Physicians
Regent's Park, London on
11 June 2010
Organisers
Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London.

Assistant Course Co-ordinators:
Dr Paul Shanahan MBBCh BAO MRCPI
Consultant Neurologist, Headache Group, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London.
Consultant Neurologist and Director of North Midlands Headache Clinic, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent.
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08.30-09:00
Registration and Refreshments
09:00-09:15
Introduction and Overview
 
Dr Paul Shanahan
 
Assessment of Headaches - When to worry?
 
Chair: Dr Manjit Matharu
09:15-09:35
History taking in headache
 
Dr Michael McKenzie
09:35-10:10
Secondary causes of headache
 
Dr Alok Tyagi
10:10-10:30
Investigation of headaches: Who and when?
 
Dr David Watson
10:30-11:00
Refreshments
 
Common Headaches – Migraine and Tension-type Headache
Chair: Dr Michael McKenzie
11:00-11:30
Diagnosis and pathophysiology of migraine and tension-type headache
 
Dr Brendan Davies
11:30-11:50
Abortive treatments of migraine and tension-type headache
 
Dr Paul Shanahan
11:50-12:30
Preventive treatments of migraine and tension-type headache
 
Dr Manjit Matharu
12:30-13:30
LUNCH
 
Complicating factors and Chronic Daily Headache
 
Chair: Dr David Watson
13:30-14:00
Medication overuse and chronic daily headache: diagnosis and management
 
Dr Brendan Davies
14:00-14:40
Hormonal issues in migraine
 
Dr Giles Elrington

Patient Groups Presentations
14:40-14:45
Migraine Action
 
Lee Tomkins
14:45-14:50
Migraine Trust
 
Wendy Thomas
14:50-14:55
Organisation for the Understanding of Cluster Headaches (UK)
 
Les Charlton
14:55-15:00
Trigeminal Neuralgia Association (UK)
 
Jillie Abbott
15:00-15:30
Refreshments
 
Less Common Headache Disorders
 
Chair: Dr Brendan Davies
15:30-16:00
Cluster headache and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
 
Dr Manjit Matharu
16:00-16:20
Rare headache syndromes
 
Dr Tim Young
16:20-17:15
Case histories and interactive discussions
 
All Speakers