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Investigations and Management of Headache and Facial Pain
Learn to optimize diagnostic reports and contribute to the future development and validation of new diagnostic initiatives on a scientific basis.
This course is a part of
The content of the course is structured to develop your understanding of the imaging methods and other laboratory tests that are used in the work-up of primary headache diagnosis or when suspecting a secondary headache condition.
We will also cover laboratory tests that may be used to subcategorize primary headaches. The course will describe the treatment principles and strategies for primary headaches and trigeminal neuralgia and other cranial neuralgias.
Treatment principles of medication-overuse headache, idiopathic intracranial hypertension and other important secondary headache will also be covered. Treatment modalities that are covered include non-pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, neurostimulation and neurosurgical procedures. Novel treatment modalities and future development will also be covered.
Topics
- Neuroimaging, neurophysiology, quantitative sensory testing (QST) and other examination modalities.
- CSF pressure, treatment principles and opportunities for acute and preventive treatment of:
- Migraine headaches and tension-type headaches
- Trigeminal neuralgia and other cranial neuralgias
- Cluster headaches and other trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
- Medication-overuse headache
- Secondary types of headache.
5 weeks of blended learning
The first 4 weeks is a part-time online course with online lessons, discussions and quizzes and self-study activities.
The fifth week is full-time, on campus lectures, discussions, group work, and exercises at University of Copenhagen, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
World leading experts pass on their knowledge and clinical experience. The standard of the lecturers is just phenomenal.
Course Director on Investigations and Management of Headache and Facial Pain
Henrik Winther SchytzAssociate Professor, MD, PhD, Dr.Med.Sci and Co-director of Studies |
Course details for Investigations and Management of Headache and Facial Pain
Dates and examination
Course dates
10 March – 4 April 2025 (Online)
7 - 11 April 2025 (Campus)
The course is available only every second year.
Examination
Please find the exam dates in the exam plan.
You can find further information about the course and the exam in the course curriculum.
See an overview of all courses on Master of Headache Disorders.
Learning outcomes
During the course, you will:
- Acquire knowledge and insight into existing and new examination methods, relevance for the individual patient, sources of error and opportunities.
- Gain knowledge on the highest international level about basic and clinical pharmacology, the background for medical treatment and the correct use of medicine for headache patients.
- Be able to initiate and maintain optimal treatment in the acute phase as well as prevention, and learn how to assess and adjust treatment response over time.
- Learn to assess and critically discuss scientific articles about examination and treatment.
The course will give a review of the operate intervention in trigeminal neuralgia and use of neuromodulation for acute and preventive treatment for primary headache types. Moreover, you will learn to set an optimal and relevant programme of examination for all the primary and secondary types of headache and facial pain. Considerations will be made for various international healthcare systems and optimal use of available resources.
On completion of the course, you should be able to optimize diagnostic reports and contribute to the future development and validation of new diagnostic initiatives. Moreover, you will learn to perform, initiate and participate in new types of treatment on a scientific basis, to initiate new types of examination. Lastly, you will be able to help and develop national and international treatment guidelines.
Admission criteria
For health care professionals working in the field of headaches
You must meet the following criteria to be admitted to this course:
- Hold a relevant bachelor degree or equivalent
- Have a minimum 2 years of relevant job experience
- Be proficient in English
Find detailed information in the admission criteria on Master of Headache Disorders
Priority is given to enrolled students
This course is offered as a compulsory course on the Master of Headache Disorders programme. Priority is given to students already enrolled. Once the enrolled students have been admitted to the course, the remaining seats are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Tuition fees
EU/EEA citizens: 10,000 DKK
Non-EU/EEA citizens: 15,100 DKK
*Citizens of the EU, EEA or Switzerland is entitled to a subsidised tuition fee, due to EU legislation, hence the difference in price.
Contact
Christine Gulstad
Study Administration Officer
master@sund.ku.dk
Tel.: +45 35 32 12 73
Place
University of Copenhagen
Centre for Health and Society
Øster Farimagsgade 5
1353 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Henrik Winther Schytz
Associate Professor, MD, PhD, Dr.Med.Sci and Co-director of Studies
Henrik Schytz is co-director of the master programme and consultant in neurology at the Danish Headache Center and Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, University of Copenhagen.
Dr. Schytz received his PhD. and Dr.Med.Sci. degrees at the University of Copenhagen. He is the recipient of the Harold Wolff-John Graham Award for Headache/Facial Pain Research and the 2014 G. Nappi Cluster Headache Award.
Dr. Schytz has been actively involved in headache research since 2005 and has authored more than 100 articles and book chapters in the headache field. His main interests include diagnostic testing of headache, secondary headaches, human headache models and neuroimaging.