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Leading headache science, education and management globally

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.

The official journal of the International Headache Society
IHS Guidelines

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Learning Centre

Learning Centre
International Headache Congress 2021

International Headache Congress 2021

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Reminder – Clinical research training scholarship in migraine

Reminder - Clinical research training scholarship in migraine

2-year clinical research training scholarship in migraine - application deadline approaching!

20th International Headache Congress – thanks to all who were involved and attended

20th International Headache Congress - thanks to all who were involved and attended

IHC saw registrations from almost 2000 delegates from 92 countries attended - a truly international congress!

Congratulations to IHC oral and poster presenter prize winners

Congratulations to IHC oral and poster presenter prize winners

Two awards were each given for the best oral presentations from an abstract submission, and the best poster presentations.

Congratulations to the winners of the IHS Headache Science Excellence Tournament

Congratulations to the winners of the IHS Headache Science Excellence Tournament

Presentations by James Mitchell and Olivia Grech were selected as the best by the audience