American Headache Society
The American Headache Society (AHS) is a professional society of health care providers dedicated to the study and treatment of headache and facial pain.
The American Council for Headache Education (ACHE) was founded by the AHS in 1990. It is a partnership between patients and health care professionals devoted to enhancing public understanding of headaches.
The society publishes a peer-reviewed journal, HEADACHE The Journal of Head and Face Pain.
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[edit] History
Founded April 8, 1959, during the annual meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA), AHS brings physicians from various fields and specialties together to share concepts and developments about headache and related conditions.
To supplement its annual scientific meeting, the AHS developed an annual headache symposium in 1970 that continues today and is held in Scottsdale, Arizona. The Scottsdale Headache Symposium addresses a variety of topics, with the goal of teaching health care professionals.
In 1990, the Society formed the American Council for Headache Education (ACHE), a partnership between patients and health care professionals devoted to enhancing public understanding of this wide-spread and underestimated illness. ACHE is now known as the AHS Committee for Headache Education.
[edit] Mission Statement
The educational objectives of the American Headache Society (AHS) are to continue to improve the knowledge, skills and professional performance of physicians, psychologists and other health professionals in the care of patients with head, neck and orofacial pain by:
- Providing a forum for presentation of free scientific communication on research and clinical practice
- Providing educational symposia
- Improving education in medical schools and residency programs
- Identifying and developing new educational initiatives
- Supporting educational programs directed to people with head, neck and orofacial pain
[edit] CME Mission Statement
The provision of quality CME is a primary mission of the American Headache Society. The Society's educational objectives are to continue to improve the knowledge, skills and professional performance of physicians, psychologists and other health professionals in the care of patients with head, neck and orofacial pain by:
- Providing a forum for presentation of free scientific communication on research and clinical practice
- Providing educational symposia
- Improving education in medical schools and residency programs
- identifying and developing new educational initiatives
- Supporting education programs directed to people with head, neck and orofacial pain
- Maintaining strict adherence to ACCME guidelines
- Developing educational activites and tools that are designed, and then evaluated, for their role in improving the learners' competence, performance and the overall quality and safety of the care they give to individuals suffering from head, neck and orofacial pain.
[edit] Past Presidents
| President | Term |
|---|---|
| HENRY D. OGDEN, MD | 1959 - 1961 |
| BAYARD T. HORTON, MD | 1961 – 1963 |
| JOHN P. McGOVERN, MD | 1963 – 1964 |
| LEONARD L. LOVSHIN, MD | 1964 – 1966 |
| ROBERT E. RYAN, SR., MD | 1966 – 1968 |
| LESTER S. BLUMENTHAL, MD | 1968 – 1970 |
| PERRY S. MAC NEIL, MD | 1970 – 1972 |
| SEYMOUR DIAMOND, MD | 1972 – 1974 |
| DONALD J. DALESSIO, MD | 1974 – 1976 |
| JOHN R. GRAHAM, MD | 1976 – 1978 |
| ARNOLD P. FRIEDMAN, MD | 1978 – 1980 |
| ROBERT S. KUNKEL, MD | 1980 – 1982 |
| JOHN G. EDMEADS, MD | 1982 – 1984 |
| WILLIAM G. SPEED III, MD | 1984 – 1986 |
| JAMES D. DEXTER, MD | 1986 – 1988 |
| NINAN T. MATHEW, MD | 1988 – 1990 |
| JOEL R. SAPER, MD | 1990 – 1992 |
| SEYMOUR SOLOMON, MD | 1992 – 1994 |
| NEIL H. RASKIN, MD | 1994 – 1996 |
| J. KEITH CAMPBELL, MD | 1996 – 1998 |
| JAMES R. COUCH, JR., MD, PhD | 1998 – 2000 |
| RICHARD B. LIPTON, MD | 2000 – 2002 |
| ROBERT B. DAROFF, MD | 2002 – 2004 |
| STEPHEN D. SILBERSTEIN, MD | 2004 – 2006 |
| PAUL WINNER, DO, FAAN | 2006 – 2008 |
| FRED D. SHEFTELL, MD | 2008 - 2010 |
| DAVID W. DODICK, MD, FRCP(C), FACP | 2010-Present |
| ELIZABETH W. LODER, MD, MPH | President-Elect |
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