Next Generation Migraine Therapies: Prevention

 

Next generation therapies in headache medicine feature new and exciting interventions that have recently become available for wide use over the past several years. This course will review the current patterns of acute and preventive therapies in migraine management, then will transition to an overview of novel therapies and rationale for their use. We will review cardiovascular risk in migraine and how it relates to therapy hoice. Common behavioral therapies will also be presented.

Learning Objectives

  • Review current patterns of use of preventive medications
  • Discuss the role of new drug targets in preventive therapy
  • Explain evidence-based behavioral interventions
  • Discuss current acute migraine therapies
  • Recognize the risk of cardiovascular disease in migraine patients

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAFP
  • 1.00 AANP
  • 1.00 ACCME (All Other)
  • 1.00 ACCME (MD/DO Only)
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
Course opens: 
06/01/2021
Course expires: 
06/01/2022
Part of: 
American Headache Society Track
Rating: 
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Cynthia E. Armand, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAFP
  • 1.00 AANP
  • 1.00 ACCME (All Other)
  • 1.00 ACCME (MD/DO Only)
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
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