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Mechanism and Comorbidities of Headache and Facial Pain
Develop examination and treatment strategies through insight into disease mechanisms and comorbidity.
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This course will focus on complex pathophysiological mechanisms underlying headache and facial pain disorders, and the role of comorbidities in neurobiology of headache disorders.
We will cover the most important theories/hypotheses, discovery in genetics, strengths and limitations of animal and human studies, animal models of secondary headaches.
Topics
- Genetics of headache disorders
- Physiology and the disease mechanisms of :
- migraine headaches, tension-type headaches, cluster headaches and other trigeminal autonomic headaches.
- medication overuse headache, idiopathic intracranial hypo- and hypertension
- posttraumatic headache and other secondary headaches
- trigeminal neuralgia and other cranial neuralgias.
- Comorbidity and disease interaction.
- Experimental human and animal models for headache and facial pain.
The questions addressed will include:
- What can we learn from headache genetics?
- What have we learned from headache provocation studies in patients?
- Can we use brain imaging to discover specific biomarkers of headache disorders?
- What do we know about mechanisms of action of currently available drugs?
- What is pathophysiological rationale for using neurostimulation in the treatment of headache disorders?
- What are molecular mechanisms of mild head injury and medication overuse 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.
Course Director on Mechanism and Comorbidities of Headache and Facial Pain
Faisal Mohammad AminAssociate Professor, MD, PhD |
Course details for Mechanism and Comorbidities of Headache and Facial Pain
Dates and examination
Course dates
9 December 2024 - 10 January 2025 (E-learning)
13 - 17 January 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:
- Gain detailed insights into the existing knowledge about underlying genetic and pathophysiological mechanisms of primary and secondary headache disorders as well as facial pain.
- Acquire knowledge about the mechanisms underlying the most common comorbid conditions for headache disorders and their relevance to disease development and treatment.
- Acquire knowledge about existing in vitro and in vivo experimental headache models.
- Understand, discuss and critically assess the scientific literature in the area of genetics and disease mechanisms.
- Communicate this to patients and their families, as well as to their own colleagues, based on a well-balanced scientific background.
- Develop a basis for understanding the examination and treatment strategies through insight into disease mechanisms and comorbidity.
Communication based on a well-balanced scientific background
On completion of the course, the participants should have acquired the prerequisites for participating in or initiating new scientific investigations of disease mechanisms and treatment. Lastly, participants will be able to optimize the treatment process and contribute to a critical assessment of new treatment strategies on a scientific basis.
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
Faisal Mohammad Amin
Associate Professor, MD, PhD
Faisal Mohammad Amin, MD, PhD, is a neurologist and senior scientist at the Danish Headache Center, where he has been working since 2009. Dr. Faisal Mohammad Amin is president of the Danish Headache Society
His main research focus is neuroimaging of neurovascular biomarkers of migraine pain and the effect of vasoactive neuropeptides such as CGRP and PACAP in migraine patients. Moreover, he is attached the Master of Headache Disorders at University of Copenhagen as Associate Professor.