Saturday 23 November 2024, 10:00-15:30
Weston House Seminar Rooms, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH
Join us to celebrate 25 years of the Children’s Headache Clinic at GOSH.
The clinic is the first dedicated children’s headache clinic in England, opened by the Late Dr Sarah Benton alongside Professor Peter Goadsby in 1999. From serving 20 children a year, the clinic now serves 200 and includes sub-specialist clinics for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Chiari Malformation, Trigeminal Neuralgia and Facial Pain, Neuromodulation including Greater Occipital Nerve Blocks and a transition clinic with Kings-GSTT.
Interactive headache day:
Young people and their families are invited to attend talks, visit stalls, speak to other young people and families affected by similar conditions, and join a lunchtime celebratory occasion.
Free, booking required (includes lunch and refreshments)
Programme:
Who should attend?
- Young people who are currently being treated by the GOSH Headache Service and their families
Registration:
- Registration will close on Monday 18 November, 9am
Scientific Meeting:
This celebratory event also includes a scientific meeting for doctors, nurses and other members of the MDT. Details about this meeting can be found here: https://courses.gosh.org/event/25years-headache-clinic