Scientific Programme

Discover the cornerstone topics and must-attend highlights of the programme.

Scientific Sessions

Sex differences in headache disorders: From bench to bedside to population
Depression, anxiety and sleep: Comorbidities of headache disorders
Circadian mechanisms in primary headache
Next-generation infrastructure for headache care with AI and digital technology
Menstrually-related migraine: Well characterized but poorly understood.
Differentiating and phenotyping migraine aura
Update on the pathophysiology of cluster headache
State of the art: Acute therapy of migraine
Spontaneous intracranial hypotension: Expanding the clinical spectrum and therapeutic strategies
The phenomenology, pathophysiology and therapy of migraine before the occurence of pain.
Real-world data on mAbs, gepants, and combination treatments
Update: Post traumatic headache
Headache: Best bits 2026
From migrainous infarction to stroke-induced migraine-like symptoms
Headache disorders: Spillover effects on global development goals framework
Real-world data on mAbs, gepants, and combination treatments
GLP-1 agonists meet headache medicine: A metabolic revolution?

Debate Sessions

Gepants will make CGRP monoclonal antibodies obsolete
Hormonal therapies are an essential part of the therapeutic armamentarium for the treatment of headaches
CGRP-based therapies are the future for cluster headache

Teaching Courses

Headaches in children/adolescents Neuroimaging
Nerve blocks in headache disorders: A hands-on course on interventional approaches
Trigeminal-autonomic neuralgias (TACs)
Vestibular migraine
Taking the headache history in clinical practice
Invasive and non- invasive devices for headache therapy
Tension type headache - a comprehensive overview

Exceptional Keynote Speakers

Join Professor Theodor Rüber for a unique perspective on the relationship between sound, brain and migraine.

A distinguished voice in modern medicine, Professor Andreas Greinacher brings unparalleled expertise and insight.

…and more…

Big Opening. Bigger Surprise.

Join us on 9 December for a vibrant and inspiring start to the congress.
Following a warm welcome from our congress chairs, get ready for a special Opening Session that will bring an extra golden spark to the evening and set the mood for the Welcome Reception that follows.
It’s the perfect moment to come together, set the tone and dive into the experience ahead.

Connect. Recharge. Kick Off.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Welcome Reception on 9 December in the exhibition area for an evening of inspiring encounters.
Enjoy delicious catering, creative performances and a dynamic (christmassy) atmosphere. The perfect setting to meet, mingle and spark new ideas.

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