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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.

The official journal of the International Headache Society
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International Headache Congress 2023

International Headache Congress 2023

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IHC 2021 posters now available

IHC 2021 posters now available

View a selection of posters presented at IHC 2021 - freely available

50-year celebration for Pavia Headache Centre

50-year celebration for Pavia Headache Centre

Headache specialists from around the world met at the Mondino Foundation to celebrate the centre's 50th anniversary

Register today for the online symposium, The International Classification of Orofacial Pain (ICOP) – going forward

Register today for the online symposium, The International Classification of Orofacial Pain (ICOP) – going forward

Wednesday 10 November - free registration!

German Master of Migraine and Headache Medicine programme begins

German Master of Migraine and Headache Medicine programme begins

IHS is pleased to support the University of Kiel MMHD