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The world’s leading membership organisation for those with a professional commitment to helping people affected by headache

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This site promotes the Society and its activities, and is home to the Society’s international journal Cephalalgia. We welcome Society members and all who work or seek information in the field of headache.

As a charity, the purpose of IHS is to advance headache science, education, and management, and promote headache awareness worldwide.

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IHS grants now available

IHS grants now available

Apply today for the IHS Fellowship, IHC travel grants and new Allied Specialities Scholarship

Presentations from the GMPS and 4th Mena Meeting now available for IHS members

Presentations from the GMPS and 4th Mena Meeting now available for IHS members

The Global Migraine & Pain Summit, 4th Mena Meeting & 2nd Turkish African Meeting of Headache and Pain Management was held as a virtual congress…

New member education video – headache in the emergency room

New member education video - headache in the emergency room

This new video by David Garcia Azorin of Valladoid University Hospital in Spain discusses management of headache in the ER including frequency and importance and…

AHS annual meeting abstract submission open

AHS annual meeting abstract submission open

Submit your abstract to AHS 2021