Agenda in Pittburgh

Saturday, October 17, 2026

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

8:00–8:15 AM 

Welcome & Introductions

Session I – Bridging Traditional and Advanced Migraine Care

Moderators: Dolores Santamaria, Shivang Joshi

8:15–8:45 AM

Acute Migraine Management: From Primary Care to Specialty

Nate Bennett

8:45–9:15 AM

Preventive Migraine Therapy: Practical Decision-Making

Heather Moury

9:15–9:45 AM

Procedural Interventions in Headache Medicine: Where They Fit

Megan Piccinin

9:45–10:00 AM

Q&A

10:00–10:30 AM

Break

Session II 

Moderator: MaryAnn Mays

10:30–11:00 AM  Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias  

Patricia Olson

11:00–11:30 AM

Post-Concussion Headache

Marco Antonio Alcala

11:30 AM–12:15 PM

Cases You Don’t Want to Miss

Deb Reed

12:15–1:15 PM

Lunch

Session III – Exploring Mechanisms and Management

Moderator: Beth Robertson

1:15–2:00 PM

Introduction of Keynote – Deb Reed

Low and High Pressure Headache Disorders

Hsiangkuo (Scott) Yuan, MD

Deborah Friedman

2:00–2:30 PM

Targeting the Migraine Pathway: Where Our Treatments Work 

Sait Ashina

2:30–2:40 PM

Q&A

2:40–2:55 PM

Break

Session IV – The Spectrum: From Lifespan to Complex Headache Syndromes

Moderator: Trupti Gokani

2:55–3:25 PM

Bridging the Age Gap

Catherine Cobb Pitstick

3:25–3:55 PM

Family Planning, Contraception and Fertility Treatment in Headache Disorders

Claire Yanta 

3:55–4:15 PM

Highlights from Recent Publications

Hope O’Brien

4:15-4:25 PM

Q&A

4:25–4:30 PM

Closing Reflections

4:30–6:00 PM

Networking Reception