Friday 2nd October 2026
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS |
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| 09:00-09:15 |
Introduction and Welcome |
Prof Manjit Matharu |
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| SESSION 1: ASSESSMENT OF HEADACHE IN PRIMARY CARE: WHEN TO WORRY |
CHAIR: PROF MANJIT MATHARU |
| 09:15-09:40 |
Taking a Focused Headache History in a 10-Minute Appointment |
Dr David Kernick |
| 09:40-10:10 |
Red Flags and Recognising Secondary Headache |
Dr Michelle Oswal |
| 10:10-10:30 |
Who and When to Investigate: How to Refer Well |
Dr Rachael Kilner |
| 10:30-11:00 |
REFRESHMENTS |
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| SESSION 2: THE COMMON HEADACHES: MIGRAINE AND TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE |
CHAIR: DR TIM YATES |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Diagnosing Migraine and Tension-Type Headache in Primary Care |
Dr Daniel Campbell |
| 11:30-11:55 |
Acute Treatment of Migraine: Getting the Basics Right |
To be confirmed |
| 11:55-12:30 |
Preventive Treatment of Migraine: What GPs Can Start and Optimise |
Dr David Watson |
| 12:30-13:30 |
LUNCH |
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| SESSION 3: THE DIFFICULT HEADACHE IN PRIMARY CARE |
CHAIR: DR SANJAY CHEEMA |
| 13:30-14:00 |
Medication Overuse and Chronic Daily Headache: Diagnosis and Management |
Dr Louise Rusk |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Hormonal Influences on Migraine: Contraception, Pregnancy and Menopause |
To be confirmed |
| 14:30-15:00 |
Cluster Headache and When to Suspect a Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgia |
To be confirmed |
| 15:00-15:30 |
REFRESHMENTS |
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| SESSION 4: BEYOND THE COMMON HEADACHES |
CHAIR: DR MICHELLE OSWAL |
| 15:30-16:00 |
When It Isn’t Migraine: Rarer Headaches a GP Should Recognise |
Dr Sanjay Cheema |
| 16:00-17:15 |
Case Histories and Interactive Discussion |
All Speakers |
Saturday 3rd October 2026
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS |
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| 09:00-09:15 |
Introduction and Overview |
Prof Manjit Matharu |
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| SESSION 1: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS OF HEADACHE DISORDERS |
CHAIR: PROF MANJIT MATHARU |
| 09:15-09:45 |
Pathophysiology of Primary Headache Disorders |
Dr Philip Holland |
| 09:45-10:15 |
Classification of Headache Disorders and an Approach to Diagnosis |
To be confirmed |
| 10:15-10:45 |
Case Session One |
Dr Sanjay Cheema |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Q&A |
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| 11:00-11:15 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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| SESSION 2: MIGRAINE AND HEADACHE IN WOMEN |
CHAIR: DR JANE ANDERSON |
| 11:15-11:45 |
Migraine in the Reproductive Years: Menstrual Migraine and Contraception |
To be confirmed |
| 11:45-12:15 |
Headache Disorders in Pregnancy and the Post-Partum Period |
To be confirmed |
| 12:15-12:45 |
Migraine and the menopause: Perimenopausal Management and HRT |
Dr Michelle Oswal |
| 12:45-13:00 |
Q&A |
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| 13:00-14:00 |
LUNCH |
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SESSION 3: MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF MIGRAINE
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CHAIR: DR CALLUM DUNCAN |
| 14:00-14:30 |
Update on Acute Migraine Treatments |
Dr Tim Yates |
| 14:30-15:00 |
Update on Preventive Migraine Treatments |
Prof Manjit Matharu |
| 15:00-15:30 |
Non-Invasive and Invasive Neuromodulation in Migraine |
To be confirmed |
| 15:30-15:45 |
Q&A |
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| 15:45-16:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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| SESSION 4: ACUTE AND EMERGENCY HEADACHE |
CHAIR: DR TIM YATES |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Headache in the Emergency Department: Recognising the Dangerous Headache |
Dr Krishna Dani |
| 16:30-17:00 |
Management of Refractory Acute Migraine in the Emergency Department |
Dr Jane Anderson |
| 17:00-17:30 |
Case Session Two |
Dr Callum Duncan |
| 17:30-17:45 |
Q&A |
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Sunday 4th October 2026
| 08:30-09:00 |
REFRESHMENTS |
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| SESSION 5: HEADACHE IN LATER LIFE |
CHAIR: DR MICHELLE OSWAL |
| 09:00-09:30 |
New-Onset Headache in the Older Patient: Red Flags and the Dangerous Secondary Headaches |
Dr Callum Duncan |
| 09:30-10:00 |
Primary Headache Disorders in Later Life: Evolution and Late-Onset Syndromes |
Dr Mireia Moragas Garrido |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Safe and Effective Management of Headache in the Older Patient |
Dr Sanjay Cheema |
| 10:30-10:45 |
Q&A |
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| 10:45-11:00 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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| SESSION 6: COMORBID AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS (I) |
CHAIR: DR SANJAY CHEEMA |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Headache in Systemic, Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disease |
Dr Mona Ghadiri-Sani |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Headache and Psychiatric Comorbidity: Anxiety, Depression and Functional Overlap |
Dr Sophie Dorsey |
| 12:00-12:30 |
Case Session Three |
Dr Krishna Dani |
| 12:30-12:45 |
Q&A |
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| 12:45-13:45 |
LUNCH |
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SESSION 7: COMORBID AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS (II)
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CHAIR: PROF MANJIT MATHARU
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| 13:45-14:15 |
Case Session Four |
Dr Tim Yates |
| 14:15-14:45 |
Headaches and Vestibular Disorders |
Dr David Moreno Ajona |
| 14:45-15:15 |
Headache and Sleep Disorders |
To be confirmed |
| 15:15-15:45 |
Visual Snow Syndrome and Persistent Aura |
To be confirmed |
| 15:45-16:00 |
Q&A |
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| 16:00-16:15 |
Conclusion |
Prof Manjit Matharu |
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DEPARTURE |
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