Programme

We are delighted to share with you the outline scientific programme for IHC 2023.

The Scientific Programme Co-chairs have worked with the Programme Committee to develop an outstanding agenda for the four days of the congress.

The programme contains the regular features that you would expect from an International Headache Congress.

Sessions include:
- Teaching Courses
- Plenary and Parallel Sessions
- Lunch Sessions and Debates
- Abstract Sessions – including the Trainees Excellence Tournament
- Industry-led Symposia

We would like to thank the Scientific Programme Committee for their work in developing the 2023 Congress programme.

Day 1 - Thursday 14th Sept

Time	Title
Teaching Courses
08:30 - 10:00	Teaching Course 1 Correct diagnosis and appropriate management of chronic headache Chair: Henrik Schytz Diagnostic challenges in chronic daily headache *Min-Kyung Chu* Risk factors and treatment of chronic migraine *Shih-Pin Chen* Management of medication overuse headache *Mi Ji Lee* Teaching Course 2 Migraine and its mimics in acute settings Chair: Francesca Puledda Transient ischemic attack or hemiplegic migraine? *Hong-Kyun Park* Confusional states, late-onset aura, or amyloid spells? *Betul Baykan* Visual snow or migraine aura? *Christoph J. Schankin* Teaching Course 3 Difficult to diagnose headaches in children Chair: Amy Gelfand Unusual presentation of migraine in paediatric age *Massimiliano Valeriani* Misdiagnosed headache cases with TACs and rare causes *Amy Gelfand* Childhood Episodic Syndromes and Migraine *Toshiyuki Hikita*
10:00 - 10:30	Break
10:30 - 12:00	Teaching Course 4 Reappraisal of underrated migraine symptoms: Bench to bedside Chair: Melissa Cortez Prodromal and postdromal symptoms *KP Peng* Vestibular symptoms & phonophobia *Gabriela Carvalho* Photophobia & autonomic symptoms *Melissa Cortez* Teaching Course 5 How to build and organise an effective headache outpatient clinic Chair: Peter J. Goadsby The steps of structured headache interview *Peter J. Goadsby* Educating healthcare professionals on headaches *Elif Kocasoy Orhan* Collecting clinical data for patient care & research *Otgonbayar Luvsannorov* Teaching Course 6 Update on basic/translational headache science Chair: Arn M J M van den Maagdenberg New data from human physiology & electrophysiology *Roberto De Icco* Recent information from behavioural models of headache *Hayrunnisa Bolay* Genetic mouse models of migraine Arn M J M van den Maagdenberg
12:00 - 12:30	Lunch Break
12:30 - 13:00	Special Event: IHS Practice Recommendations Chair: Messoud Ashina The idea Cristina Tassorelli The output *Francesca Puledda*
13:00 - 15:40	Opening Ceremony
15:40 - 16:30	IHC Special Lecture What do we know about sex-related differences on headaches? Gisela Terwindt
16:30 - 17:00	Exhibition Open Coffee Break, Poster and Exhibition Viewing
17:00 - 18:00	Industry Symposia
18:00 - 19:00	Welcome Reception

Day 2 - Friday 15th Sept

Time	Title
07:45 - 08:45	Industry Symposia
09:00 - 10:00	Plenary Scientific Session 1 What's next after CGRP? Chair: Messoud Ashina Novel paths beyond neuropeptides *Greg Dussor* Human model of migraine: future targets *Messoud Ashina* Emerging new anti-migraine targets from basic research *Andrew Russo*
10:00 - 11:00	Plenary Scientific Session 2 Current research in biomarkers for headaches Chair: Patricia Pozo-Rosich Is there any soluble biomarker for primary headaches? *Patricia Pozo-Rosich* Electrophysiological biomarkers for headaches: the search for the holy grail *Gianluca Coppola* A biomarker potential of functional brain connectivity *Catherine D. Chong*
11:00 - 12:00	Break and Poster Session
11:15 - 12:45	International Forum for Headache Nurses Utilising headache nurses globally in reducing the global burden of headache Chair: Nurse Esther Thomkins The Burden of Headache Nurse, Msc Gøril Gravdahl Headache Care in Japan Nurse Kaori Tabata The role of headache nurses in reducing the burden of headache Nurse, Jennifer Trouerbach-Kraan Pushing the boundaries of headache nursing in efficient delivery of headache care Nurse, Mhd Susie Lagrata Q&A
12:00 - 12:45	IHS Annual General Meeting
12:45 - 13:00	Break - Pick up lunch boxes
Lunch Sessions, in Parallel
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch Session 1 Chronic cluster headache management Chair: Teshamae Monteith Diagnostic challenges and treatment options in chronic cluster headache *Soo-Jin Cho* What to do with the real refractory cases with chronic cluster headache? Teshamae Monteith Lunch Session 2 Gastrointestinal system and headaches Chair: Shengyuan Yu Is there any association between microbiota and headaches? Dongeun Yong Novel mechanisms of migraine food triggers and analgesic overuse Doga Vuralli Lunch Session 3 Reducing disparities in headache healthcare Chair: Augustina Charway-Felli Variability of drugs availability in the different geographic regions *Maria Teresa Goicochea* What are the barriers and possible solutions? *Morris Levin* IHS Fellowships, Child & Adolescents Research Grant & Headache Science Awards 1 Chairs: Shuu Jiun Wang and Rami Burstein
Parallel Sessions
14:00 - 15:00	Parallel Scientific Session 1 Phenotypes of trigeminovascular activation: The grey areas Chair: KC Brennan Tension type headache or migraine? *Sait Ashina* Sensory amplification and trigeminal activation *KC Brennan* Pericranial muscle involvement in headaches *Anna Andreou* Parallel Scientific Session 2 Internal and Environmental Pressure Headaches Chair: Jan Hoffmann Update on headache attributed to idiopathic intracranial hypertension Jan Hoffmann Update on headache attributed spontaneous intracranial hypotension *Henrik Schytz* Headaches related to altitude changes *Gregor Brössner* Parallel Scientific Session 3 Challenging case discussions Chair: Maria Teresa Goicochea Diagnostic challenges in trigeminal neuralgia and atypical facial pain Giorgio Lambru Management difficulties in medication overuse headache *Hong-Kyun Park* Vestibular migraine or benign paroxysmal vertigo? *Ji-Ying Zhou* Parallel Scientific Session 4 The plethora of headache comorbidity - basic science and clinical aspects Chair: Aynur Özge Metabolic & lipid dysregulation in headaches *Jelena Pavlović* Musculoskeletal disorders and primary headaches Debora Bevilaqua-Grossi Psychiatric comorbidities in children and adults *Aynur Özge*
15:00 - 16:00	Plenary Scientific Session 3 Headaches associated with vascular events Chair: Simona Sacco Is migraine a cerebrovascular disorder? Cenk Ayata The subtle link between the heart and the brain Simona Sacco Update on reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome Shuu-Jiun Wang
16:00 - 16:15	Break
16:15 - 17:15	Parallel Scientific Session 5 Update on trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias Chair: Andrea Carmine Belin Recent developments in the genetics of cluster headache Andrea Carmine Belin Recent progress in neuroimaging of TACs Fu-Chi Yang Update on paediatric cluster headache Laura Papetti Parallel Scientific Session 6 The inflammable brain: from the immune system to the meninges Chair: Hayrunnisa Bolay Interaction of calvarial immune system with meninges and the brain Alejandro Labastida-Ramirez Cross talk between nociception and immune system Kenta Maruyama What is the role of the inflammatory response in headache Hayrunnisa Bolay Parallel Scientific Session 7 Complimentary medicine for headaches: the colours of mind Chair: TBC How do meditation and mindfulness help in headaches? Rebecca Erwin Wells Is there room and evidence for complimentary therapies in children and adolescents Parallel Scientific Session 8 How do you treat migraine pain without monoclonal antibodies and triptans Chair: Derya Uluduz Emergency setting of headache management Calixte Kuate Preventive medication: Low budget solutions Mansoureh Togha Peripheral nerve blocks in headache practice Derya Uluduz
17:15 - 18:15	Industry Symposia
18:30 - 19:30	Industry Symposia

Day 3 - Saturday 16th Sept

Time	Title
07:45 - 08:45	Industry Symposia
09:00 - 10:00	Parallel Scientific Session 9 Additional options when classic or new drugs are not effective or not available Chair: Fayyaz Ahmed Blocks, infusions, new delivery modalities and new associations Stephen Silberstein Update on neuro-modulatory device use in headaches Fayyaz Ahmed Parallel Scientific Session 10 Pathophysiology of cluster headache: not just the hypothalamus Chair: Arne May The enigmatic role of the hypothalamus: does it initiate and end the attack? Arne May What is the significance of the involvement of the mesolimbic system? Tzu-Hsien Lai Is the cluster headache a pathology of the glymphatic system? Parallel Scientific Session 11 Tension-type headache: is it really the Cinderella of headaches? Chair: Amr Hassan The global prevalence and the burden of tension-type headache *Christian Lampl* The brain networks and the tension-type headache Wei-Ta Chen Non-pharmacological treatments: is there anything useful? Amr Hassan Parallel Scientific Session 12 The science behind migraine and neuropsychiatric comorbidity Chair: Dawn C. Buse Sleep-related disorders and migraine Mamoru Shibata Mood disorders and migraine Dawn C. Buse Cognitive dysfunction and migraine Raquel Gil-Gouveia
10:00 - 10:30	Break and Poster Session
Oral Communications, in Parallel
10:30 - 11:30	Oral Communications 1 Oral Communications 2 Oral Communications 3
11:30 - 12:30	Plenary Scientific Session 4 Emerging technologies in headaches Chair: William Renthal Advances in omics technology: Implications for research & treatment William Renthal Diagnostic and prognostic utilisation of artificial intelligence/machine learning algorithms Bo-Yong Park Smarter methodologies for monitoring headache disorders Richard Lipton
12:30 - 13:00	Break - Pick up lunch boxes
Lunch Sessions, in Parallel
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch Session 4 The scientific tales: how to create a career in the headache world Chair: Cristina Tassorelli From the animal model to man Peter J. Goadsby Let’s start a career in headache research! Mi Ji Lee Lunch Session 5 Acupuncture is as effective as oral preventive treatment in tension-type headache and migraine Chair: Fayyaz Ahmad Pro Bronwyn Jenkins Con Yen-Feng Wang Lunch Session 6 Debate: Do we need to treat paediatric headaches with medications? Chair: Aynur Özge Pro Ishaq Abu Arafeh Con Tal Eidlitz Markus IHS Fellowships, Child & Adolescents Research Grant & Headache Science Awards 2 Chair: Hans Christoph Diener
14:00 - 14:30	Break and Poster Session
14:30 - 15:30	Plenary Scientific Session 5 CGRP antagonists 5 years in - what have we learned? Chair: Rami Burstein Brain functions altered by peripherally acting CGRP inhibitors: lessons learned from prodromes and triggers Rami Burstein Emerging information on similarities and differences between CGRP antibody and small molecule treatments Antoinette Maassen van den Brink Clinical management and side effect profiles of different CGRP antagonists *Hans Christoph Diener*
Late Breaking Abstracts, in Parallel
15:30 - 16:30	Late Breaking Abstracts 1 Late Breaking Abstracts 2
16:30 - 17:30	Cephalalgia Award Lecture
17:30 - 18:30	Headache Trainees Excellence Tournament Chairs: Francesca Puledda and Andrea Carmine Belin
18:30 - 19:30	Industry Symposia

Day 4 - Sunday 17th Sept

Time	Title
07:00 - 08:00	Industry Symposia
08:00 - 09:00	Plenary Scientific Session 6 Emerging mechanisms and treatments in post-traumatic headache Chair: Todd Schwedt Potential treatment insights from PTH models Dan Levy The role of MRI in the understanding and diagnosis of post-traumatic headache Todd Schwedt Treatment of post-traumatic headache *Faisal Mohammed Amin*
09:00 - 10:00	Plenary Scientific Session 7 The morphofunction of migraine brain Chair: Fu-Jung Hsiao Electrophysiological changes along the migraine cycle: the electrical dance Fu-Jung Hsiao Assigning role to brain areas based on functional and molecular imaging studies in migraine patients Alexandre Da Silva Neuroimaging correlates of electrophysiological findings *Marco Lisicki*
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - 11:00	Plenary Scientific Session 8 Beyond the Binary: Exploring the Impact of Diversity on Headache Science. Organised by the IHS Women’s Leadership Forum Chair: Gisela Terwindt Why attention to diversity is crucial in clinical practice and research - two illustrative examples Gisela Terwindt Diversity in science, what have we accomplished and what are we striving for Irene de Boer Prevalence Rates of primary headache disorders and evaluation and treatment patterns among Korean Neurologists Soo-Jin Cho Lessons learned while going up - how to take control of your career and have a life! Dawn C. Buse
11:00 - 12:00	Plenary Scientific Session 9 Does real-world evidence have a role in headache medicine? Chair: Messoud Ashina Editors View - Pro Paolo Martelletti Editors View - Con Arne May Clinician's View - Pro Marta Torres-Ferrus Clinician's View - Con Dimos Mitsikostas Vote of the audience and conclusions Patricia Pozo-Rosich
12:00 - 12:30	Awards and Closing Ceremony