IFHN was founded in London at the international headache congress EHMTIC in 2012 and the aims for the Forum are to promote and demonstrate progress and moreover discuss clinical experiences and daily challenges. Further, the Forum is to encourage nurses into the field of headache research and present results by nurses engaged in research.


Every second year the IFHN annual meeting is linked to the international congresses arranged by European Headache Federation (EHF) and International Headache Society (IHS) and so far, IFHN has been present in London 2012, Copenhagen 2014, Glasgow 2016, Vancouver 2017,  Dublin 2019, Berlin 2021, Seoul 2023 and Lisbon 2025.


The IFHN program at congress includes presentations of topics related to nurses’ work and research in the headache field and includes multi-disciplinary topics to create awareness of nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues. The forum has had a variety of topics at the congresses and has been well attended by both nurses and multidisciplinary colleagues.


Apart from congresses the Forum meets locally in special Headache Centers. Through the years this has given the members the opportunity to visit Headache Clinics and Centers in Copenhagen, Trondheim, Oslo, Stockholm, Leiden and Barcelona. The local meetings give the opportunity of more detailed discussions and workshops. Here sharing experiences and thereby becoming inspired to the daily work with headache patients.


Being a member of IFHN is free of charge. The member carries out own expenses in connection with headache conferences and local IFHN meetings.


Please sign up under the tab about\membership and we will keep you updated on coming activities in the forum.