HCOP Regional Headache Conference in San Diego

September 25, 2010 at the Carlsbad Sheraton Hotel

Headache Cooperative of the Pacific
Fall 2010 Conference
September 25, 2010

Hotel: The Sheraton Carlsbad
           5480 Grand Pacific Drive
           Carlsbad, CA 92008
           (760) 827-2400

Theme: Medication Overuse Headache: Bedside to Bench and Back

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7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast

8:00 am – 8:10 am Introduction and Welcome
Benjamin Frishberg, MD, HCOP Local Organizing Chair

8:10 am – 8:30am Overview of MOH and CDH -- A Historical Perspective
Benjamin Frishberg, MD

8:30am – 9:15 am CDH, MOH and Onobotulinumtoxin -- Recent Data
Jack Schim, MD

9:15 am – 10:00 am What Epidemiology teaches us about MOH
Ann I. Scher, PhD

10:00 am – 10:15 am Discussion and Questions
Drs. Frishberg, Schim and Scher

10:15 am – 10:30 am Refreshment Break

10:30 am – 11:15 am The Practical Management of MOH
Alan Rapoport, MD

11:15 am – 12:00 pm Role of Sleep in MOH
Clete A. Kushida, MD, PhD

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch and Learn: Social Networking among Headache Sufferers
Teri Robert, PhD

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Oral-Facial Considerations in MOH
Steven Graff-Radford, DDS, HCOP President

1:45 pm – 2:30 pm Behavioral Factors Contributing to MOH
Gary Rosengarten, PhD

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Discussion and Questions
Drs. Rapoport, Cooke, Graff-Radford, Rosengarten

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Refreshment Break

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm Using Basic Science to Develop Treatment Strategies
Frank Porecca, PhD

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm Clinical Cases – The Harsh Realities of MOH
Judy Lane, MD

4:30 pm – 4:40 pm Closing Remarks
Steven Graff-Radford, DDS, HCOP President

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