2024 International Headache Academy Program Agenda
January 25 – 27, 2024
UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center, Los Angeles, CA
Program Chairs: Elizabeth Leroux, MD, FRCPC and William Renthal, MD, PhD, FAHS
Thursday, January 25, 2024
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Faculty and Delegate Reception and IHA 10-Year Celebration, (Centennial Terrace)
Friday, January 26, 2024
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast (Plateia)
8:00 am – 8:05 am Welcome and Introduction (Laureate Classroom), Speaker: William Renthal, MD, PhD, FAHS
8:05 am – 8:10 am AHS Presidential Welcome (Laureate Classroom), Speakers: Andrew C. Charles, MD, FAHS and Todd J. Schwedt, MD, MS, FAHS
8:10 am – 8:40 am Top Papers of 2023 (Laureate Classroom), Moderator: Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD, FAHS
8:10 am – 8:25 am Best Basic Research Science and Q&A: Johan Aguilar, BS
8:25 am – 8:40 am Best Clinical Research and Q&A: Jessica Hauser Chatterjee, MD, PhD
8:40 am – 9:30 am Debate: Withdrawal Is Not Necessary for Most Cases of Migraine with Medication Overuse (Laureate Classroom),Moderator: Peter J. Goadsby, MD, PhD, FAHS
8:40 am – 8:50 am Team 1 PRO: Molly Fensterwald, MD and Lauren Shin, MD (Laureate Classroom)
8:50 am – 9:00 am Team 2 CON: Padmini Channamsetty, DO and Eonjung Kim, MD (Laureate Classroom)
9:00 am – 9:05 am Rebuttal: PRO (Laureate Classroom)
9:05 am – 9:10 am Rebuttal: CON (Laureate Classroom)
9:10 am – 9:30 am Discussion: Questions and Experience from Faculty and Delegates (Laureate Classroom)
9:30 am – 10:00 am Clinical Cases: Trigeminal Neuralgia (Laureate Classroom), Moderator: Todd J. Schwedt, MD, MS, FAHS
9:30 am – 9:45 am Case 1 and Q&A: Meghan Piccinin, DO (Laureate Classroom)
9:45 am – 10:00 am Case 2 and Q&A: Rachel Sehgal, MD, MS (Laureate Classroom)
10:00 am – 10:15 am Refreshment Break, (Nutrition Hub - South Lobby)
10:15 am – 10:45 am Clinical Cases: Potpourri (Laureate Classroom), Moderator: Stewart J. Tepper, MD, FAHS
10:15 am – 10:30 am Case 1 and Q&A: Reilly Philliben, DO (Laureate Classroom)
10:30 am – 10:45 am Case 2 and Q&A: Yuan Ji, MD (Laureate Classroom)
10:45 am – 11:30 am Funding Your Headache Research (Laureate Classroom), Speaker: Richard B. Lipton, MD, FAHS
11:20 am – 11:30 am Q&A (Laureate Classroom)
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch and Group Photo (Plateia)
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Clinical Cases: Cluster and TACs (Laureate Classroom), Moderator: Elizabeth Leroux, MD, FRCPC
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm Case 1 and Q&A: Jasmin Harpe, MD, MPH (Laureate Classroom)
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Case 2 and Q&A: Velina Tzankova, MD (Laureate Classroom)
1:00 pm – 1:40 pm IHA Alumni Lectures: From Delegate to Director (Laureate Classroom), Speakers: Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD, FAHS and William Renthal, MD, PhD, FAHS
1:00 pm – 1:10 pm Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD, FAHS (Laureate Classroom)
1:10 pm – 1:20 pm William Renthal, MD, PhD, FAHS (Laureate Classroom)
1:20 pm – 1:40 pm Q&A (Laureate Classroom)
1:40 pm – 2:15 pm Headache Education (Laureate Classroom), Speaker: Matthew S. Robbins, MD, FAHS
1:40 pm – 2:05 pm Lecture (Laureate Classroom)
2:05 pm – 2:15 pm Q&A (Laureate Classroom)
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Refreshment Break, (Nutrition Hub - South Lobby)
2:30 pm – 3:25 pm Special Session: Dysautonomia and Headache (Laureate Classroom), Junior Faculty Guest: Karissa Arca, MD
2:30 pm – 2:50 pm Lecture (Laureate Classroom)
2:50 pm – 2:55 pm Q&A (Laureate Classroom)
2:55 pm – 3:10 pm Case 1 and Q&A: Nan Cheng, MD (Laureate Classroom)
3:10 pm – 3:25 pm Case 2 and Q&A: Alireza Tavasoli, MD (Laureate Classroom)
3:25 pm – 3:55 pm Clinical Cases: Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH) / Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension (SIH) (Laureate Classroom), Moderator: Matthew S. Robbins, MD, FAHS
3:25 pm – 3:40 pm Case 1 and Q&A: Thanh-Liem Huynh-Tran, MD (Laureate Classroom)
3:40 pm – 3:55 pm Case 2 and Q&A: Lucia Liao, MD (Laureate Classroom)
3:55 pm – 4:00 pm Conclusion (Laureate Classroom), Speakers: William Renthal, MD, PHD, FAHS and Elizabeth Leroux, MD, FRCPC
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Faculty / Delegate Dinner (Legacy)
Delegates and Faculty are invited to retire to the Lobby Bar for additional socializing after dinner. Please note drinks are on own.
Saturday, January 27, 2024
7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast (Plateia)
8:00 am – 8:10 am Introduction and Welcome Back (Laureate Classroom), Speaker: Elizabeth Leroux, MD, FRCPC
8:10 am – 8:50 am Research Presentations: Selected from Submitted Abstracts (Laureate Classroom), Moderator: Greg Dussor, PhD
8:10 pm – 8:30 am Research Presentation 1 and Q&A: Qiman Gao, DDS, PhD (Laureate Classroom)
8:30 am – 8:50 am Research Presentation 2 and Q&A: Joshua Beitchman, MD, MBS (Laureate Classroom)8:50 am – 9:10 am Publishing and Reviewing in Headache Medicine (Laureate Classroom), Speaker: Amy Gelfand, MD, MAS, FAHS
9:10 am – 9:20 am Q&A (Laureate Classroom)
9:20 am – 10:00 am Research Presentations: Consideration for IHA Grant (Laureate Classroom), Moderator: William Renthal, MD, PhD, FAHS
9:20 am – 9:40 am Research Presentation 1 and Q&A: Meghan Piccinin, DO (Laureate Classroom)
9:40 am – 10:00 am Research Presentation 2 and Q&A: Lauren Shin, MD (Laureate Classroom)
10:00 am – 10:15 am Refreshment Break (Nutrition Hub - South Lobby)
10:15 am – 11:00 am Clinical Cases: Potpourri (Laureate Classroom), Moderator: Matthew S. Robbins, MD, FAHS
10:15 am – 10:30 am Case 1 & Q&A: Patricia Olson, MD, PhD (Laureate Classroom)
10:30 am – 10:45 am Case 2 & Q&A: Sheena Pillai, MD (Laureate Classroom)
10:45 am – 11:00 am Case 3 & Q&A: Monica Maher, MD (Laureate Classroom)
11:00 am – 11:25 am Keynote: The 5 Most Important Questions to Address in Headache Medicine (Laureate Classroom), Speaker: Andrew C. Charles, MD, FAHS
11:25 am – 11:35 am Q&A (Laureate Classroom)
11:35 am – 11:45 am Conclusion, Speakers: William Renthal, MD, PhD, FAHS and Elizabeth Leroux, MD, FRCPC