Teaching Course

Name: 22nd International Headache Congress - IHC
Start: 2025-09-10
End: 2025-09-13
Location: WTC

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

The IHC 2025 Scientific Programme Committee has put together a programme focused on the most up-to-date scientific discoveries covering neurology: from a new understanding of pathophysiology to new molecular targets for the development of future drugs.

In addition, the programme expands the range of medical specialties involved in the care of people with headache, meets the most current educational needs and provides relevant treatment guidelines for the whole world.

More than 150 experts from over 30 countries are participating in the Congress to share knowledge by presenting the results of their research. In addition, they will challenge participants to think beyond current constraints to provide the most advanced headache treatment possible.

The event will feature several plenary and parallel sessions, interactive workshops, meet-the-specialist sessions and symposia.

2025-09-10 (Wednesday)

	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3	Room 4	Room 5	Room 6
14:00	14:00 - 16:00 Teaching Course Teaching course Life-threatening headache disorders 14:00 - 14:30 Life-threatening headache: Non-vascular aetiologies NINA RIGGINS Speaker 14:30 - 14:40 Discussion 14:40 - 15:10 Life-threatening headache: Vascular aetiologies RAFFAELE ORNELLO Speaker 15:10 - 15:20 Discussion 15:20 - 15:50 Brain health and headache: Life-sustaining interventions TESHAMAE MONTEITH Speaker 15:50 - 16:00 Discussion	14:00 - 16:00 Teaching Course Teaching course Holistic approach to headache 14:00 - 14:25 Why, how, and when to prescribe exercises for patients with headaches DEBORA BEVILAQUA-GROSSI Speaker 14:25 - 14:30 Discussion 14:30 - 14:55 Physical activity for the prevention of headache disorders ARAO BELITARDO DE OLIVEIRA Speaker 14:55 - 15:00 Discussion 15:00 - 15:25 The rationale of diet regulation on headache management MANSOUREH TOGHA Speaker 15:25 - 15:30 Discussion 15:30 - 15:55 Relaxation techniques LICIA GRAZZI Speaker 15:55 - 16:00 Discussion	14:00 - 16:00 Teaching Course Teaching course Treatment guidelines around the world CRISTINA TASSORELLI Speaker VOLODYMYR ROMANENKO Speaker RASHMI HALKER SINGH Speaker ESME EKIZOĞLU-TURGUT Speaker MARCIO NATTAN Speaker FREDA DODD GLOVER Speaker	14:00 - 16:00 Teaching Course Teaching course Breaking the barriers: Expanding access to peripheral interventional treatments for headaches 14:00 - 14:30 Overview of peripheral interventional treatments for headaches: Techniques and efficacy DERYA ULUDÜZ Speaker 14:30 - 15:00 Expanding access to peripheral nerve blocks: Addressing challenges and solutions MARIA TERESA GOICOCHEA Speaker 15:00 - 15:30 Botulinum toxin injections for chronic headaches and facial pains: Clinical evidence and access barriers LARS BENDTSEN Speaker 15:30 - 16:00 The role of sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block and trigger point injections in headache management: Current practices and future directions ANDRE MANSANO Speaker	14:00 - 16:00 Teaching Course Teaching course Mechanism of action of migraine drugs: risks vs. benefits 14:00 - 14:20 Acetaminophen ANAN SRIKIATKHACHORN Speaker 14:20 - 14:40 NSAIDs FRED COHEN Speaker 14:40 - 15:00 Triptans and ditans DIMOS MITSIKOSTAS Speaker 15:00 - 15:20 CGRP inhibitors AGUSTIN MELO-CARRILLO Speaker 15:20 - 15:40 Neurotoxins PATRICIA POZO-ROSICH Speaker 15:40 - 16:00 Lidocaine ANNA ANDREOU Speaker	14:00 - 16:00 Teaching Course Teaching course Research to improve future headache Classification JES OLESEN Chair 14:00 - 14:40 Classification research. How to do it and use it JES OLESEN Speaker 14:40 - 15:00 Research basis of chapter 4 diagnoses and future possibilities SHUU-JIUN WANG Speaker 15:00 - 15:20 Research basis of chapter 3 and the future of headache classification PETER GOADSBY Speaker 15:20 - 15:40 ICHD Chapter 1 - Ideas in Classification of Migraine subtypes MORRIS LEVIN Speaker 15:40 - 16:00 Discussion
16:00	16:00 - 16:30 Break Teaching course Break	16:00 - 16:30 Break Teaching course Break	16:00 - 16:30 Break Teaching course Break	16:00 - 16:30 Break Teaching course Break	16:00 - 16:30 Break Teaching course Break
16:30	16:30 - 18:30 Teaching Course Teaching course Clinical trial design in headache research 16:30 - 17:00 Innovative approaches in clinical trials: Adaptive designs and their applications SIMONA SACCO Speaker 17:00 - 17:30 Patient-centred outcomes in headache clinical trials: Measuring what matters RICHARD LIPTON Speaker 17:30 - 18:00 Biomarkers and endpoints in headache trials: Challenges and opportunities GISELA TERWINDT Speaker 18:00 - 18:30 Discussion	16:30 - 18:30 Teaching Course Teaching course Innovative approaches in migraine pathophysiology: New tools and techniques 16:30 - 16:55 Genetic models of migraine and how they might impact the lives of patients ARN VAN DEN MAAGDENBERG Speaker 16:55 - 17:00 Discussion 17:00 - 17:25 Innovations in pre-clinical neuroimaging using multiphoton microscopy and transgenic mice AARON SCHAIN Speaker 17:25 - 17:30 Discussion 17:30 - 17:55 Defining functional brain networks using electrophysiology RAINBO HULTMAN Speaker 17:55 - 18:00 Discussion 18:00 - 18:25 Chemogenetic manipulation of neuronal activity using small molecule ligand to activate synthetic G protein-coupled receptors and designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) GREG DUSSOR Speaker 18:25 - 18:30 Discussion	16:30 - 18:30 Teaching Course Teaching course Treatment guidelines around the world TAKAO TAKESHIMA Speaker YONGGANG WANG Speaker	16:30 - 18:30 Teaching Course Teaching course Breaking the barriers: Expanding access to peripheral interventional treatments for headaches 16:30 - 17:00 Implementing peripheral interventional treatments in diverse healthcare settings: Strategies for success AMR HASSAN Speaker 17:00 - 17:30 Policy and advocacy for expanding access to headache interventional treatments: Overcoming barriers DOĞA VURALLI Speaker 17:30 - 18:30 Model-based practical applications for attenders	16:30 - 18:30 Teaching Course Teaching course Mechanism of action of migraine drugs: risks vs. benefits 16:30 - 16:50 Amitriptyline (TCA) PIERO BARBANTI Speaker 16:50 - 17:10 Propranolol (beta blockers) RAQUEL GIL-GOUVEIA Speaker 17:10 - 17:30 Topamax (anticonvulsant) CHRISTIAN LAMPL Speaker 17:30 - 18:30 Discussion	16:30 - 18:30 Teaching Course Teaching course Cluster headache and other TACs MONA NADA Chair STEFAN EVERS Chair 16:30 - 17:00 Epidemiology, Comorbidities, and Social Impact of Cluster Headache STEFAN EVERS Speaker 17:00 - 17:30 Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Cluster Headache and Other TACs MONA NADA Speaker 17:30 - 18:00 Medical Treatment of Cluster Headache and Other TACs ARNE MAY Speaker 18:00 - 18:30 Discussion
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