Diamond Education Foundation The Revolution & Paradigm Shift in Treatment of Migraine 2023

Diamond Education Foundation The Revolution & Paradigm Shift in Treatment of Migraine 2023

This course was designed to address the rapidly evolving landscape of headache medicine, focusing on the “paradigm shift” from acute symptom management to a comprehensive understanding of migraine as a complex brain disease. The program highlighted the latest advancements in diagnosis and therapeutics, specifically the integration of new pharmacological agents (CGRP inhibitors) and the management of secondary and rare headache disorders. It provided a unique forum for clinicians to explore “fluff-free,” clinically relevant strategies for patients who do not respond to standard protocols.

+ What You Will Learn

Attendees were able to:

• Identify and manage rare primary headache disorders and indomethacin-responsive headache syndromes.

• Evaluate the connection between systemic conditions and migraine, specifically the roles of Mast Cells, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and Dysautonomia.

• Analyze the latest research regarding migraine as a risk factor for dementia and the brain-gut connection.

• Apply new treatment paradigms involving CGRP monoclonal antibodies and other novel therapeutics to optimize patient outcomes.

• Diagnose secondary headaches effectively, including post-traumatic headache and headache manifestations involving the eye.

• Develop strategies for “unique patient encounters,” enhancing wellness and managing “special patients” (e.g., those with complex comorbidities or psychological factors).

+ Event Details

• Date: July 13 – 15, 2023 

• Location: Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, Lake Buena Vista, Florida

• Format: Live In-Person Conference

• Organizer: Diamond Headache Clinic Research & Educational Foundation

+ Who Should Attend

The conference was targeted at the interdisciplinary team involved in headache care:

• Neurologists and Headache Specialists  

• Primary Care Physicians (Internal Medicine, Family Practice)

• Advanced Practice Providers (Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants) 

• Nurses

• Ophthalmologists (given the specific sessions on “Headache and the Eye”)

• Pain Management Specialists

+ Why Attend

• Cutting-Edge Curriculum: The 2023 agenda featured specialized topics often overlooked in general neurology courses, such as the link between dysautonomia/EDS and migraine (“The Triad”).

• Expert Faculty: The event hosted world-renowned experts, including Dr. Peter J. Goadsby, Dr. Merle L. Diamond, and Dr. Mark W. Green, providing direct access to the leaders shaping the future of headache medicine.

• Clinical Focus: The sessions were structured to provide actionable “pearls” for difficult management issues, moving beyond theory to address how to treat the “intractable” patient sitting in the exam room.

• Migraine as a Risk Factor for Dementia
• Brain Gut Connection
• Headache and the Eye
• A Case-Based Approach to Understanding CSF Pressure Disorders & Orthostatic Headaches
• Cluster Headache
• Thunderclap Headache
• Tension, High & Low Pressure & Cervicogenic Headaches
• Disparities in Migraine Care
• Sleep Disorders in Migraine
• Chronic Analgesics, Comorbid Pain Disorders, and Medication Overuse Headache
• Multidisciplinary Approach To Intractable Headache Patient
• Psychiatric Comorbidities & Migraine
• BMI Comorbidity Related to Therapies
• Concussion & Post-Concussion Headache In Children & Adolescents
• Migraine & Pregnancy
• Epidemiology & Disease Burden
• Pathophysiology & CGRP – A New Era in Migraine
• HCP-Patient Dialogue – From Then to Now: Raising the Bar in Patient Care
• Pre-Headache & Migraine Freedom
• Acute Treatments Every Patient Should Have in Their Toolbox
• Prevention – How to Decide & Pharmacological Targets
• CGRP & the New Treatment Paradigm
• Optimization of Diagnosis & Treatment
• Unique Patient Encounters – How to Enhance Patient Wellness
• How to Deal with Special Patients
• Secondary Headaches
• Rare Primary Headache Disorders
• Mast Cells, EDS, Dysautonomia & Migraine
• Indomethacin Responsive Headache Syndromes
• Intractable Headaches & Difficult Management Issues
• Interactive Q&A Sessions