Agenda in Pittburgh
Attend in person or Virtually!
Attend in person or Virtually!
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