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Diagnosis and management of headache in adultsWednesday 5th September 2007Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Welcome and introduction to SIGN guideline developmentMember of SIGN Council
10.40 Chair’s introductionDr David Watson, General Practitioner, Aberdeen and Chair of the SIGN GuidelineDevelopment Group on the Diagnosis and Management of Headache in Adults
10.50 The patient’s and carer’s perspectiveMs Heather Wallace, Chairman, Pain Concern
Session One: DiagnosisChair: Dr Roger Cull, Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
11.00 Signs and symptomsDr Callum Duncan, Specialist Registrar in Neurology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
11.10 T oolsDr David Watson, General Practitioner, Aberdeen
11.15 InvestigationsDr Anne Coker, General Practitioner, Dundee
11.25 Panel discussionincluding Dr Murray Fleming, General Practitioner, Clydebank
11.40 Coffee/Tea
Session Two: Management of migraineChair: Dr Gillian Smith, Oral Medicine Consultant, Glasgow Dental Hospital
12.00 Treatment of acute migraine headacheMs Arlene Coulson, Principal Clinical Pharmacist, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee
12.10 Preventive treatmentDr Alok Tyagi, Consultant Neurologist, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
12.20 Panel discussionincluding Dr Roger Cull, Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Western General Hospital,Edinburgh and Dr Anne Coker, General Practitioner, Dundee
12.45 L unch
Session Three: Management of headacheChair: Dr Murray Fleming, General Practitioner, Clydebank
13.45 Cluster headache and other autonomic trigeminal cephalgiasDr Alok Tyagi, Consultant Neurologist, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow
13.55 Chronic headache and medication overuse headacheDr Callum Duncan, Specialist Registrar in Neurology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
14.05 Panel discussionIncluding: Ms Arlene Coulson, Principal Clinical Pharmacist, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee andDr Anne Coker, General Practitioner, Dundee
Session Four: Other therapiesChair: tbc
14.30 Lifestyle factorsDr Gillian Smith, Oral Medicine Consultant, Glasgow Dental Hospital
14.40 Psychological therapiesMs Penelope Fraser, Lead Clinician and Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Ninewells Hospital,Dundee
14.50 Physical and complementary therapiesMs Suzie Scott, Physiotherapist, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
15.00 Headache and hormonesDr Roger Cull, Honorary Consultant Neurologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
15.10 Panel discussionincluding Ms Heather Wallace, Chairman, Pain Concern
Session Four: Feedback, questions and conclusionsDr David Watson, General Practitioner, Aberdeen and Chair of the SIGN GuidelineDevelopment Group on the Diagnosis and Management of Headache in Adults
15.30 General discussion and response to written questions
15.50 Concluding remarks
16.00 Close of meeting
PDF versions of this programme and registration form can be downloaded here.
Diagnosis and management of headache in adults. Programme
Diagnosis and management of headache in adults. Registration form
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