Boston University 25th Annual HCNE Boston Headache Symposium 2025

• Target Audience: neurologists, primary care providers
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25th Headache Cooperative of the Northeast Boston Annual Meeting

Boston, MA US November 8, 2025

Headache and facial pain are highly prevalent, disabling, complex medical conditions that are frequently chronic and are often under-diagnosed and inadequately treated.  They continue to place a considerable burden on the medical system in both time and financial resources.  While the underlying pathophysiology and basic science mechanisms of migraine and other chronic pain disorders have made many advances, there is still much to be learned and understood about these very troublesome public health problems.

The evaluation, diagnosis and management of these pain disorders are a very important continuing education mission and one of the primary objectives of the Headache Cooperative of the Northeast (HCNE).

Target Audience

This program is design to educate practitioners who have an interest in the diagnosis and management of headache disorders.  This includes neurologists, primary care providers, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physical therapists, dentists, psychologists, and other health care providers with an interest in Headache Medicine.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants will be able to:

Describe the approach to evaluation and management of the headache patient

Analyze recent guideline updates for treating headache disorders and recommend practice implementation

Identify presentation and workup of CSF leaks causing headache

Describe common headache presentations and their management

Identify vestibular symptoms of migraine and strategies to address them

Describe common presentations of orofacial pain seen by dental pain specialists

Describe how gender bias in the 19th century has influenced 20th century treatment of headache diseases

Assess and adapt communication strategies to manage the presentation and approach of a ‘difficult patient’

• Topics:

Welcome and Introduction

Part 1

Moderator

Dr. Herb Markley

Session 1

Approach to the Headache Patient

Dr. Thomas Ward, Discussant Dr. Robert Shapiro

Session 2

What is New on Guidelines for Headache

Dr. Melissa Rayhill, Discussant. Dr. James Otis

Q&A

Break

Part 2

Moderator

Dr. Paul Rizzoli

Session 3

Mary O’Dwyer PA, Discussant Jennifer Cheng, NP

Session 4

A Series of CSF Leaks

Dr Shuhan Zhu, Discussant Dr. Chris Gottschalk

Q&A

Lunch Pick-Up Break

Session 5

Case Discussions – introduced by Dr. Brian McGeeney – discussed by Dr. Andrea Harriott, Dr. Amanda

Macone, Dr. Patricia Olson and Dr. Minali Nigam

Q&A

Part 3

Moderator

Dr. Kate Mullin

Session 6

Vestibular Symptoms and Migraine

Dr. Richard Lewis,  Discussant Dr. Brian McGeeney

Session 7

Orofacial Pain

Dr. Jeff Shaefer Discussant Dr. Thomas Cheng

Q&A

Break

Part 4

Moderator

Dr. Randy Weeks

Session 8

Medication Overuse Headache Resulting from Medication Overuse

Dr. Alan Rapoport, Discussant Dr. Shivang Joshi

Session 9

New England Women in 19th Century Medicine, Barriers to Evidence-Based Training and Their Consignment to “Non-Traditional” Practice

Dr. Ron Kulich, Discussant Dr. Steve Baskin

Q&A

Agenda is subject to change without notice