Programme

Thursday 28 May 2026
10.30 – 11.00Registration and coffee  
11.00 – 11.05WelcomeAnne Hege Aamodt, Jennifer Trouerbach and the programme committee
11.05 –11.35Treatment Options in Chronic Migraine 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 TriggerDr. 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 Slagvold Winsvold, neurologist; Ingrid Antoinette Ter Woerds Christensen, PhD candidate in nursing, Oslo University Hospital
12.20 – 12.30Q&A and discussionModerator: Kristina Galåen Kuhlefelt, headache nurse, Hospital of Telemark
12.30-13.30Lunch 
13.30 – 14.10Multidisciplinary Headache Treatment – Helping Patients Return to WorkDr. Kjersti Vetvik, neurologist, Inger Louise Hole; psychologist, Akershus University Hospital
14.10-14.30Women’s Health and Migraine – What Do Hormones Have to Do with It?Dr. Kjersti Vetvik, neurologist, Akershus University Hospital
14.30-15.00Presentation of Headache Care in Different CountriesUnited Kingdom, The Netherlands, Norway
15.00 – 15.10Q&A and discussionKristine Jacobsen, headache nurse, Oslo University Hospital
15.10 – 15.30Coffee, tea and refreshments 
15.30-15.50IFHN – Updates, Collaboration and Next StepsJennifer Trouerbach, headache nurse and the president of the International Headache Forum
15.50 – 16.15Cluster Headache and TACs – How to Differentiate Between Primary Headache Types?Dr. Aud Nome Dueland, neurologist, User Organisation Headache Norway
16.15-16.55Empowering Patients: Why Health Literacy Is Crucial to Managing Headache  Dr. Aud Nome Dueland, neurologist, User Organisation Headache Norway; Kristina Galåen Kuhlefelt, headache nurse, Hospital of Telemark
16.55-17.00Q&A and discussionModerator: Gøril Bruvik Gravdahl, research nurse, St. Olavs Hospital, board member IFHN
19.00Dinner: Olivia Aker Brygge 
Friday 29 May 2026
09.00-09.10IntroductionKristina Galåen Kuhlefelt, headache nurse, Hospital of Telemark, Kristine Jacobsen, headache nurse, Oslo University Hospital
09.10-10.00Communication in Healthcare – What Does the Research Show and Why Is It Important?Hilde Eide, Professor Emerita of clinical communication and health counseling, Centre for Health and Technology, University of South-Eastern Norway
10.00-10.20Coffee, tea and refreshments 
10.20-11.30Introduction – The Four Habits Model – Developing Skills for More Effective CommunicationDr. Jørgen Sandberg Michelsen, trainer in the Four Habits Model, Oslo University Hospital and Anna Stella von Malchus Kyed Johnsen, nurse, special advisor and responsible for the Four Habits Model at Oslo University Hospital
11.30 – 12.30Lunch 
12.30-13.30Developing Skills for More Effective Communication – cases, workshops and discussionAnna Stella von Malchus Kyed Johnsen and Hilde Eide
13.30-13.50Coffee, tea and refreshments 
13.50-15.00Communication workshop continues, Closing 

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