Hormonal Headache Symposium 10th June 2010

The City of London Migraine Clinic is proud to present these new full day symposia. You and your colleagues are warmly invited to attend; programmes and application forms are available as leaflets to download.
Following the success of our popular 2009 GP Masterclass lecture series and an abundance of requests for similar events, all the areas you need to know to confidently manage headaches in your practice will be covered. This is a fantastic opportunity to learn from renowned specialists and you will receive a certificate of attendance for your personal development plan.

The Headache Symposium ( 27th May 2010)
Headache Symposium leaflet

Provides a practical grounding in the diagnosis and management of primary headaches including when to investigate and when to refer to a specialist. The Medical Director of the City of London Migraine Clinic, Dr Anne MacGregor will be joined by Consultant Neurologist and Headache Specialist from the Barts and the London Trust, Dr Giles Elrington for a lively and topical review of all the current issues.

The Hormonal Headache Symposium (10th June 2010)
Hormonal Headache Symposium leaflet

Presents the management of primary hormonal headaches. Can women with migraine take the pill or HRT? Answers to this and everything you need to know about headaches and the Pill, menstrual migraine, headaches during pregnancy and the menopause will be covered. Dr Anne MacGregor whose research has identified menstrual migraine will be joined by Emeritus Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health at University College London, John Guillebaud. Join these two international experts who are the co-authors of “The Pill and Other Forms of Hormonal Contraception” on what promises to be a fascinating day.

We look forward to receiving your application form. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the City of London Migraine Clinic on 020 7251 3322 or via email on admin@migraineclinic.org.uk

We welcome doctors with wither a GP or neurology background who have a whole patient approach to the delivery of patient care. An interest in migraine and other primary headaches is expected.

The salary for this role is in accordance with an NHS Point 1 salary for a Specialty Doctor, i.e. £3,879.50 per annum incl London weighting. 

For further details see the job advert.

Job specification

Background information

If you wish to apply, please email the following to heather.sim@migraineclinic.org.uk
 
1. A covering letter, briefly stating why you would like this post 
2. A copy of your CV 
3. Names and contact details of 2 referees.    
                     

Closing date: 28^th February 2010 

We want to look closely at genes to gain more information on why some women get menstrual migraine and compare with others do not.  Identification of genes involved could ultimately lead to the development of more effective treatment of this disabling type of migraine.

If you have migraine linked to your periods (called “menstrual migraine”), please consider taking part. If you have female friends or colleagues (not relatives) who are lucky enough to never have had migraine, we would also like them to participate.

The study involves one visit to the City of London Migraine Clinic to complete a questionnaire and provide a saliva sample for genetic testing. Additionally, you may be asked to provide a blood sample which is optional. We can refund reasonable travel expenses. The visit will take about an hour in total.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND WOULD LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK ON THE ‘VOLUNTEER FOR RESEARCH’-BUTTON OR CONTACT:

Mrs Alison Frith
Clinical Research Sister
The City of London Migraine Clinic,
22 Charterhouse Square,
London EC1M 6DX.

Direct Line: 020 7251 8094
Email: research@migraineclinic.org.uk

We have also created a shorter online form where you only need to fill in your name and phone number and then we will call you back.  We are also hoping to update our news section more often as this website is easier for us to change and modify ourselves.

Last, but not least, we have added a fundraising section as we want people to think about how they might be able to help the Clinic.

Last, but not least, we have added a fundraising section as we want people to think about how they might be able to help the Clinic.

We are hoping the new format will be an improvement for all users, but if you do experience any difficulties please let us know by emailing admin@migraineclinic.org.uk.

Headaches and migraines affect up to 10 million people in the UK and are labelled by the World Health Organisation as being among the most disabling disorders. Women are also disproportionately hit, making up two thirds of those affected.

This book outlines and explains different kinds of headaches, as well as different treatment options. It includes chapters on lifestyle factors, such as diet and exercise, that affect headaches. How headaches affect women at different stages of their lives is also discussed.

Alison Frith is our Clinical Research Sister and was last year awarded the accolade of ‘Best Healthcare Professional 2008’ at the Migraine Heroes Healthcare Awards. She has previously co-edited a volume called ABC of Headaches with our Clinical Director Dr E A MacGregor.

Coping with Headaches and Migraine is available to purchase from the Clinic by emailing us on info@migraineclinic.org.uk. The book will cost £7.99 and P&P is £1.50.

For further information and reviews please download this flyer.

The new medication may interrupt the transmission of nerve impulses along the pain pathway which could stop the onset of migraine attacks.

You will be asked to take the study tablets daily. You may be able to continue your usual treatments. The study will last for around 4 months and you will need to visit us at 1-4 weekly intervals for a total of 7 visits.

Travel expenses are available.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND WOULD LIKE FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CLICK THE ‘VOLUNTEER FOR RESEARCH’-BUTTON OR CONTACT:

Mrs Alison Frith
Clinical Research Sister
The City of London Migraine Clinic,
22 Charterhouse Square,
London EC1M 6DX.

Direct Line: 020 7251 8094
Email: research@migraineclinic.org.uk

The topics are as follows:
21st October: Headaches in children/Headaches in the elderly

11th November: Managing the patient with daily headache/Managing headache in pregnancy

2nd December: Headaches: Making a diagnosis in primary care/Can women with migraine take the pill or HRT?

Please find below the leaflet with a registration form in downloadable PDF format for the above events.

Masterclass leaflet autumn 2009

For general information about the Clinic’s educational events for medical professionals please click here.

We have a team of registered doctors, all with a special interest in headaches, providing specialist care at the Clinic. We are a registered charity and social enterprise and independent from the NHS. In fact, we do not receive any government funding. This means that we rely on donations from our patients as well as other indivduals, organisations and companies.

Everybody can access our service and we are happy to see anyone who is troubled by headaches or migraine. You can ask your GP for a referral or make an appointment directly with us!

We are now listed on Easyfundraising.org.uk. You can use this to help us in 2 ways!

1. This website enables any purchase you make through it to pass on a cash back donation to the City of London Migraine Clinic. There are over 600 brand names including; Amazon, M & S, John Lewis, Tesco, Direct Line Insurance, Argos, Boden, the Body Shop, Laura Ashley, B & Q, Waterstones, Vodafone, WH Smith, Dell, Tiscali, Next, PC World, HMV, Boots & Comet.

These cashback donations are made because companies wish to encourage websites to pass customers to them. The online market place is cheaper due to there being no overheads and with so many millions of people surfing websites the companies are more than willing to reward websites that pass trade to them. Easyfundraising does this and keeps a percentage for itself and passes the rest onto various good causes that join it.

If you would like to sign up at here and select The City of London Migraine Clinic as your cause, any purchase made by you as a household or a business would help us in these hard times.

If you wish to make a purchase you log on to easyfundraising and search for the company you normally use and simply click the link. The donation will then go straight to The City of London Migraine Clinic. It will cost you nothing.

2. If you wish to tell another charity about this method of fundraising, please give them our link to sign up with as we will receive 20% of what they raise.

Raise money via your internet searches with Easysearch

You can raise money for the The City of London Migraine Clinic when you search the web by using easysearch. It uses the best results from Yahoo, Windows MSN Live Search & Ask.com in one simple search.

If you want to organise an event – use Justgiving

We have registered with Justgiving, to assist any of you who wish to take part in a sponsored activity. For example we have 2 gentlemen taking part in a sponsored bike ride from London to Windsor on the 16th September. They are doing this to thank us for the care and support given to one of their young sons. Another lady is planning to take part in a sponsored run and swim to thank us for the care given to her mother. We will be including photographs of these kind and athletic supporters over the next few months. Please let us know if you feel you would like to offer support in a similar way. If you wish to set up a page for your sponsored event go to Justgiving and enter the name of the clinic the site will guide you through the set up process.

Spread the word – we are now on Youtube and Facebook

We are now on Youtube, with a number of videos about Migraine and Cluster Headaches, these are similar to the ones on our website but makes us even more accessible. So please tell others about us!

We now have a Facebook site which you, your friends and family can join. This will assist us with communication, whilst making us accessible to a larger population. Via our Facebook site you can also access out videos as well as news updates and newsletters.