2025 International Headache Academy

The 2025 International Headache Academy will be held February 20-22, 2025 at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center in Los Angeles, CA.

Participants will be introduced to multiple opportunities in the field of Headache Medicine, with the world’s leading experts providing hands-on instruction in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and education of patients with migraine, cluster headache, and related primary headache disorders, as well as practical education in clinical trial methodology, biostatistics, and the preparation and publication of study results.

Course Instructions

Thank you for joining us in Los Angeles! AHS members should login using their membership credentials, and all others can create a new Visitor account or login as a Visitor using their existing visitor credentials. Once logged in, click "Take Course" to complete the meeting evaluation and claim CME.

Instructions for Claiming CME

  • Complete the post-activity evaluation. 
  • Enter the number of CME credits being claimed.
  • Download your certificate.

Please note: The maximum number of credits is calculated based on attending all live sessions.

Target Audience

The International Headache Academy is designed to inspire a long-term commitment to headache medicine in young neurologists and research scientists via an educational program focused on clinical and research aspects of the field. The American Headache Society is dedicated to mentoring future leaders in headache medicine through both outreach and continued education.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of the program, participants will be better able to:

  • Identify and describe the role of physiologic structures and systems involved in migraine, cluster headache, and related primary headache conditions
  • Diagnose patients presenting with primary and secondary head pain based on data from history-taking, knowledge of diagnostic criteria, and findings from epidemiologic studies
  • Develop evidence-based treatment plans involving medications/devices, complementary and alternative medicine, and/or behavioral techniques
  • Effectively communicate with headache patients and caregivers, both in eliciting information for history taking and providing information for education
  • Remember the steps involved in conducting a clinical trial and preparing the findings for publication
  • Explain how Headache Medicine can be a rewarding career choice and a viable practice model and evaluate opportunities to enter or advance in the field

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 10.00 Participation
Course opens: 
02/22/2025
Course expires: 
04/01/2025

The planners and faculty for this activity did not have any relationships to disclose unless listed below. All relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of the activity according to ACCME Standards.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE

At the conclusion of the program, participants will report that they intend to change practice as it relates to the management of patients presenting with primary and secondary head pain, migraine, cluster headache, and related primary headache conditions, will be proficient in the development of evidence-based treatment plans involving medications/devices, complementary and alternative medicine and/or behavioral techniques, remember the steps involved in conducting a clinical trial and preparing the findings for publication, and will be able to effectively communicate with headache patients and caregivers, both in eliciting information for history taking and providing information for education.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The American Headache Society® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT

The American Headache Society® designates this live activity for a maximum of 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLAIMING CME

  • Complete the post-activity evaluation
  • Enter the number of CME credits being claimed
  • Download your certificate

Please note: The maximum number of credits is calculated based on attending all live sessions.

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES

The planners and faculty for this activity did not have any relationships to disclose unless listed here. All relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of the activity according to ACCME Standards.

DISCLOSURE OF COMMERCIAL SUPPORT

The American Headache Society® received funding to support this activity from the following organizations:

  • AbbVie
  • Eli Lilly and Company
  • Pfizer

Available Credit

  • 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 10.00 Participation
Please login or register to take this course.

 

Thank you for attending the 2025 International Headache Academy! Please click "Take Course" above to access the IHA evaluation, claim CME credit, and download your certificate.

 

The course opens Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET and closes on Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET.