Evidence-Based Management & Treatment of Chronic Headaches 2018

Overview:

Over 35 million Americans are affected by debilitating headaches. However, the management of chronic daily headaches is usually limited to the use of pharmaceutical medications with a low degree of efficacy.

The goal of this activity is to review the latest evidence-based literature on the treatment of chronic migraines and other headache disorders, and discuss novel alternative methods of headache management. The course will focus on improving patient outcomes by improving their functionality, as well as minimizing their dependence on opioids and visits to the emergency departments.

We will discuss the current classification of headache disorders (ICHD-3 beta), and share algorithms for stepwise management of these challenging cases; ranging from biofeedback and meditation, novel uses of preventive medications, Botox injections, anesthetic peripheral nerve blocks, and surgical decompression of the responsible nerves.

Course Director(s):

Kaveh Alizadeh, MD
Director and Co-Founder, WMC Headache Specialists
Department of Surgery
Westchester Medical Center

Nitin Sekhri, MD 
Co-Founder, WMC Headache Specialists
Department of Anesthesiology
Westchester Medical Center

For information or questions please contact conferences@wmchealth.org or call 914.493.5756.

Fees

• Physicians -$50
• RN/ NP/ PA/ Techs -  $35.00
• Fellows/ Residents/ Students- $25.00
• Industry Professionals - $ 50.00

Please CLICK HERE for full conference brochure (pdf).