Northwest Headache Training Day
Day 1: Thursday 2 October 2025
8:30 Registration and refreshments
9:00 Welcome & Introduction
Dr M Ghadiri-Sani
9:10 Migraine Pathophysiology & Diagnosis
Dr L Fratalia
10:00 Migraine management- current and future
Dr M Ghadiri-Sani
10:30 How to approach headaches in GP practice
Dr L Wellburn
11:00 Q & A - Chair Dr Ghadiri-Sani
All
11:15 Break
11:30 Cluster headache & TACs
Dr N Silver
12:15 Hormonal headaches
Dr M Ghadiri-Sani
12:45 Other primary headache disorders
Dr N Silver
13:15 Q&A - Chair Dr N Silver
All
13:30 Lunch & Posters
14:00 Headaches in the emergency room and red flags
Dr A Krishnan
14:30 Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) and Hypotension
Dr A Krishnan
15:00 Q&A - Chair Dr A Krishnan
All
15:15 Break
15:30 Headache consultation in 10 minutes
Dr L Fratalia
16:15 The role of the pain team in headache management
Dr B Frank
17:00 Close and Q&A Chair Dr Fratalia
All
Northwest Headache Training Day
Day 2: Friday 3 October 2025
08:30 Registration and refreshments
9:00 Welcome & Introduction
Ms S Broadhurst
Break away session 1 – Training room 1&2:
9:10 Neurosurgery in headache disorders
Ms Bhargava
9:45 Radiology of headache disorders
Dr S Mills
10:15 Ophthalmology of headache disorders
Mr R Cheeseman
Break away session 2 – OSCE 3:
9:10 Conducting a headache HCP consultation
Ms S Broadhurst
9:30 Headache diaries and data collection tools
Ms H Buxton
9:50 SOP’s and PGD’s
Ms C Monk
10:10 Role of headache pharmacist
Ms E Akinsanya
10:45 Sharing experiences and Q & A- Chair Dr Ghadiri-Sani & Ms Broadhurst
11:00 Break
11:15 Role of pain psychology in headache disorders
Dr N Lane
11:45 RAG, TAG, NICE and ICBs
Ms E Akinsanya
12:15 Botox, CGRPs and Gepants- current practice & experience
Ms Broadhurst, Ms E Akinsanya, Ms H Buxton
12:45 Lunch & posters
13:30 Botox & nerve block Practical demonstration
Ms S Broadhurst
13:45 Practical CNB and Botox training in small groups
Ms S Broadhurst, Ms H Buxton, Ms C Monk, Ms N York, Ms E Akinsanya
14:15 Finishing comments - Q&A
Everyone
The event is sponsored by AbbVie, Cefaly, electroCore, Lundbeck, Novartis, Pfizer, Teva UK Limited, Organon and Orion. Representatives will be present but have had no input into the content of this meeting.