Course Description
Headache is a common complaint upon presentation to the healthcare system. Migraine, the most common, disabling form of headache occurs in 12% of the general population, or greater than 30 million Americans. Evaluation and management of headache disorders is a necessary skill for most healthcare providers.


Target Audience
Physicians in the following specialties: Neurology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. Also Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Medical Assistants, Research Coordinators and Research Assistants.


Agenda
7:30 AM
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM
Welcome

8:15 AM
Evaluation and Management of Chronic Daily Headache
Michael K. Sowell, MD

9:00 AM
Keynote Speaker
Headache in the Pediatric and Adolescent Patient
David Rothner, MD

9:45 AM
Break

10:00 AM
Psychiatric Comorbidity Associated with Migraine and Other Headache Disorders
Greg Singleton, MD

10:45 AM
Emergency Department Management of the Headache Patient
Melissa Platt, MD

11:30 AM
Lunch

12:30 PM
The Internist's Perspective on Headache Disorders
Stephen Houghland, MD

1:15 PM
Patient-Centered Education and the Headache Patient
Jessica Taylor, ARNP

2:00 PM
The Pain Management Physician's Approach to the Headache Patient
Anil Vinayakan, MD

2:30 PM
Evaluation & Adjournment


Faculty
Keynote Speaker:
A. David Rothner, MD
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio

Stephen Houghland, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Melissa Platt, MD
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Greg Singleton, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Jessica Taylor, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Michael K. Sowell, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Anil Vinayakan, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Pain Management Fellowship Program
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky


Professional Education Credit
Physician - The University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education office designates this educational activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Nursing Credit - This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing for 6.0 contact hours through the University of Louisville School of Nursing, provider number 3-0046-01-2013-14, expiration date January 31, 2013. The Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education provider does not constitute endorsement of program content. Participants must complete entire session, provide license and social security number and complete evaluation to receive contact hours.

AAFP - Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.

Social Work - This conference has been approved for CEU credit for participating social workers by the Kentucky Chapter, NASW.

Psychology - The Kentucky Board of Psychology has approved this program for 4.5 Continuing Education Units.


Registration
Advance registration for this symposium is now closed. You may still attend by registering in person at the registration desk starting at 7:30 AM on Friday, May 9 at the symposium site, the Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Center, 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, Kentucky.


Cancellation Policy
Requests for cancellation must be submitted to chse@louisville.edu on or before Friday, April 25, 2008. Requests received on or before April 25, 2008 will receive a full refund less a $15.00 processing fee.


Brochure
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Presented By
The University of Louisville Department of Neurology.


Learning Objectives
OBJECTIVE: Recognize and manage chronic daily headache syndrome.
OUTCOME: To better evaluate and treat individuals with chronic daily headache syndrome.

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate and manage headache in the pediatric population.
OUTCOME: To increasingly recognize pediatric headache and better manage headache in the pediatric population.

OBJECTIVE: Identify those individuals who might have a psychiatric comorbidity with a headache disorder.
OUTCOME: To promptly treat and/or refer for evaluation those individuals who might have a psychiatric comorbidity with headache.

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate and manage headache disorders in the emergency room.
OUTCOME: To improve management of headache disorders in the emergency department.

OBJECTIVE: Optimize evaluation and management of patients with headache in the primary care setting.
OUTCOME: To improve evaluation and management of patients with headache.

OBJECTIVE: To learn the Pain Management physician's approach to the headache patient.
OUTCOME: To learn the various procedures and their indications for the headache patient.

OBJECTIVE: Cite the resources and tools used to evaluate the individual with headache.
OUTCOME: To better educate individuals with headache to alleviate anxiety and better inform the patient.


Special Services
If you need special accommodations due to a disability, or for an alternative form of course materials, please contact us (contact information is listed above). Continuing Health Sciences Education fully complies with the legal requirements of the ADA and the rules and regulations thereof.


Accreditation
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.