Dear IFHN members and headache nurses,
We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming meeting on behalf of the International Forum for Headache Nurses (IFHN). This event is aimed at IFHN members and headache nurses from around the world. The gathering offers a wonderful opportunity to meet, share experiences, enhance skills, and strengthen the role of nurses in headache care.
Location and dates: Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet (Sognsvannsveien 20, 0372 Oslo), Thursday May 28 and Friday May 29 2026.
As is usual for local IFHN meetings, participation in the meeting is free of charge. Lunch and refreshments will be provided free of charge on both days.
On Thursday, May 28, we are planning a shared dinner in Oslo, likely with a short professional presentation. Further details regarding the location, cost, and registration for the dinner will be sent out later.
Travel and accommodation expenses are to be covered by the individual participant or their employer.
If you are a member of IFHN, you will receive an invitation with information on suggested accommodation and how to register for the meeting.
There are more nurses speaking in the programme. The preliminary programme is as follows:
| Thursday 28 May 2026 | ||
| 10.30 – 11.00 | Registration and coffee | |
| 11.00 – 11.05 | Welcome | Jennifer Trouerbach, Anne Hege Aamodt and Kristine Jacobsen |
| 11.05 –11.35 | Treatment Options in Chronic Migraine – Evidence, Experience, and Emerging Therapies | Prof. Anne Hege Aamodt, neurologist; Dr. Burcu Bezgal and PhD student, neurologist, Oslo University Hospital |
| 11.35-12.00 | Medication-overuse Headache – When Treatment Becomes the Trigger | Dr. Maria Argren, PhD student and neurologist, Oslo University Hospital |
| 12.00 – 12.20 | Digital Home Follow-up (DHO) for Headache – New Perspectives in Patient Care | Dr. Bendik Windsvold, Neurologist, Ingrid Antoinette Ter Woerds Christensen, PhD Candidate in Nursing |
| 13.30 – 14.10 | Multidisciplinary Headache Treatment – Helping Patients Return to Work | Dr. Kjersti Vetvik, neurologist, Inger Louise Hole; psychologist, Akershus University Hospital |
| 14.10-14.30 | Women’s Health and Migraine – What Do Hormones Have to Do with It? | Dr. Kjersti Vetvik, Neurologist, Akershus University Hospital |
| 14.30-15.00 | Presentation of Headache Care in Different Countries | United Kingdom Netherlands Norway |
| 15.25-15.45 | IFHN – Updates, Collaboration and Next Steps | Jennifer Trouerbach, Headache Nurse and the president of the International Headache Forum |
| 15.45 – 16.05 | Cluster Headache and TACs – How to Differentiate Between Primary Headache Types? | Dr. Aud Nome Dueland, neurologist, User Organisation Headache Norway |
| 16.05-16.50 | Empowering Patients: Why Health Literacy Is Crucial to Managing Headache | Kristina Kuhlefelt, headache nurse, Hospital of Telemark; Dr. Tine Poole, Oslo Headache Centre; Secretary General Laila Mathisen, User Organisation Headache Norway, |
| Friday 29 May 2026 | ||
| 09.00-11.30 | Empathy and Communication in Headache Care: Developing Skills for More Effective Communication – A Course Inspired by the Four Habits Model | Stella Johnsen, nurse, special advisor in communication, coach training, and Dr. Jørgen Sandberg Michelsen, communication instructor |
| 12.30-15.00 | Communication course continues – cases, workshops and discussion | Stella Johnsen, nurse, special advisor in communication, coach training, and Dr. Jørgen Sandberg Michelsen, |
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