2021 Southern Headache Society CME Meeting
Oct 2, 2021 Closed Medicine

Description
Due to the rapid rise in the Delta variant, Southern Headache Society made the decision to postpone its full Scientific Meeting opting for a shortened 1 day CME Meeting. This event will focus on topics such as: pregnancy and migraine, history of headache treatment, biobehavioral therapies, photophobia, migraine and epilepsy, and adding monoclonal antibody to Botox.Jointly provided by5>
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Agenda
8:30 – 8:45 | Breakfast with the Brians and Check-in – make sure you can access the WebEx and say hello to Dr. Brian Loftus (past SHS President) and Dr. Brian Plato (current SHS President)
8:45 – 9:00 | Meeting Welcome and Morning Introductions – Sara Sacco, MD, FAHS
9:00 – 9:30 | Pregnancy and Migraine – Carrie Dougherty, MD, FAHS
9:30 – 10:00 | History of Headache Treatment – Donald B. Penzien, PhD, FAHS
10:00 – 10:30 | Does Mindfulness Help Migraine? What does the Evidence Show? - Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH, FAHS
10:30 – 11:00 | Q&A
11:00 – 11:30 | Industry supported symposium #1 – Impel ((Participation is voluntary – No CME given))
11:30 – 11:45 | – Afternoon Introductions - Brian M. Plato, DO, FAHS, and Sara Sacco, MD, FAHS
11:45 – 12:15 | Synergy between Botox and MABs - Brian D. Loftus, MD, BSChE
12:15 – 12:45 | The MOST "Most Bothersome Symptom": Photophobia? – Deb Friedman, MD, MPH
12:45 – 1:15 | Strategies for Treating Adolescent Migraine – Lauren Doyle Strauss, DO, FAHS
1:15 – 1:45 | Crossroads Between Migraine and Epilepsy – Christopher B. Oakley, MD
1:45 – 2:15 | Q&A
2:15 – 2:45 | Industry supported symposium #2 ((Participation is voluntary – No CME given))
2:45 – 3:00 | SHS Business Meeting
3:00 – Adjourn | SHS Social Event
Please note all times shown in the agenda are EST.
Target Audience
Physicians (MD, DO), Advance Practice Providers (APPs), and Nurses
Objectives
- Identify the symptoms associated with pregnancy and migraine
- Review the history of headache treatment
- Incorporate biobehavioral therapies into practice
- Discuss photophobia
- Review the usage of adding monoclonal antibodies to Botox
- Manage migraine and epilepsy
Faculty
- Carrie O. Dougherty, MD, FAHS
- Deborah I. Friedman, MD, MPH
- Brian Loftus, MD
- Christopher B. Oakley, MD
- Donald B. Penzien, PhD, FAHS
- Lauren D. Strauss, DO, FAHS
- Rebecca E. Wells, MD, MPH