What's New in AHS and Headache Medicine
Headache Coding Corner - a user friendly guide to CPT and ICD coding
Downloadable Handouts for Healthcare Professionals
Practice Parameters
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Practice Guidelines
US Headache Consortium Guidelines
Professional Education
Brainstorm Reference Guide - This resource guide includes information about Prevalence and Impact of MIgraine, Migraine Mechanisms, History, Physical and Diagnosis, and Migraine Management. The appendix to the guide includes Evidence-Based Guidelines for Migraine Headache, Patient Treatment Plan, International Headache Society ICD-10 Guide for Headaches, and Guidelines for Terminating Use of Prescription Analgesics. This guide provides in-depth accompaniment to the Brainstorm program, an innovative, multimedia educational program developed for physicians and health professionals with an interest in headache. This interactive, case-based program uses video case vignettes, animation, and illustrations to examine the impact of headache on patients' lives and teach the diagnosis and treatment of patients with complex migraine disorders. Live presentations can be arranged through AHS Headquarters.
Neurology Ambassador Program - Headache is, without question, one of the most common symptoms that today's physician must evaluate and treat. The differential diagnosis of this highly prevalent sympton is vast, with more than 300 different headache types and etiologies. The ability to diagnose and treat headache effectively is a clinical imperative. The Neurology Ambassador Program has been developed by the American Headache Society to provide the cutting-edge knowledge needed to manage these patients.
AHS Headache Profiles - Each issue of the AHS Headache Profiles is a newsletter-style publication that presents a detailed vignette. Each issue is accompanied by brief articles addressing the issues raised in each case. The AHS Headache Profiles have been designed to be equally suitable for formal instruction or self-instruction by residents and students. To facilitate formal presentation, each issue's accompanying slides that illustrate or amplify material covered in the issue are available as PowerPoint (.ppt) files.
Patient Education
ACHE Slide Kit: Migraine and You - This one-hour teaching workshop is aimed to provide an interactive forum for health care providers to teach patients about migraine. This teaching course has been set up as a series of discussion questions that will lead the patients through an educational experience about recognizing and managing their headaches.
ACHE Patient Education Brochures
Migraine and Coexisting Conditions - Other Illnesses That May Affect Migraine
Headache Medicines - Which One is Right for You?
Impact of Migraine - A Disabling and Costly Condition
Headache/ACHE Patient Education Pages
Click here to access the statistical power calculator referenced in Volume 45, Issue 5 of Headache (May 2005).
Tools for Healthcare Professionals and Their Patients