Migraine World Summit 2019

Overview of Topics

Day 1 - Essentials
Sleep, Insomnia and Energy
Dodging False Promises and Treatment Claims
How to get the Most from your Doctor
Treating Each Phase of a Migraine Attack

Day 2 - Understanding
How to Interpret Migraine Research
Scans and Tests: Do you really need one?
Tension-Type Headache vs Migraine
Clinical Errors that Undermine Migraine Care

Day 3 - Types
Alternative Treatments for Cluster Headache
Diagnosing Pressur Heqdache vs CSF Leaks
Understanding Balance, Vertigo and Dizziness
When Migraine Disables but doesn't hurt

Day 4 - Triggers and symptoms
Drug Interactions with Common Migraine Meds
Neck Pain and Migraine: Trigger or Symptom?
Hormonal Contraception and HRT for Migraine
Medication for Prevention: Know Your Options

Day 5 - Alternative Treatments
Can a Ketogenic Diet Prevent Migraine?
How Posture and Massage Affect Migraine
Migraine and Exercise: Trigger or Preventive?
CGRP and Butterbur: Comparing the evidence

​Day 6 - Treatments
Treatment Spotlight: Drug-Free Devices
Botox: Separating Fact from Fiction
Treatment Spotlight: Ditans and Gepants
The Latest on Medical Marijuana for Migraine

Day 7 - Difficult Cases
The Keys to better Emergency Care
Controlling Unresponsive Chronic Migraine
Hope for Refractory Chronic Migraine
Treating Attacks: Real Patient Case Studies

Day 8 - Living
Thriving with Multiple Chronic Illnesses
Beware: CGRP Access Challenges Ahead
Understanding Your Workplace Rights
Beyond Guit and Shame: One Woman's Journey