Understanding Migraine Headaches

Overview:

Headaches are one of the most common and/or chief complaints in Primary Care. Often, it is difficult to differentiate between a primary and secondary headache. This presentation will help attendees understand the differences between these two types of headaches and other headaches, as well as discuss treatment plans in the primary care setting.

Objectives:

1.  Describe the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) its importance in the care of headache patients.
2.  Discuss the diagnosis and complications of migraine headaches.
3.  Consider and apply migraine treatments.

Priscila Ibarra Becerra, MD
PGY3 Resident
Family & Community Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Mark Nadeau, MD, MBA, FAAFP
Residency Program Director
Family & Community Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Financial Disclosures:

Priscila Ibarra Becerra, MD and her faculty preceptor Mark Nadeau, MD have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Marcy Wiemers, MD, Maria Del Pilar Montañez Villacampa, MD, Christine Song, DO, Nehman Andry, MD, Margaret Finley, Maureen Alvarado, DO, Richel Avery, MD, Inez I. Cruz, PhD, and Nichole Rubio) have no relevant financial relationships to commercial interests to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Long San Antonio School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The Long School of Medicine designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Nichole Rubio- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: rubion@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu