Optimizing Migraine Management in Primary Care
CME Unit: 1 point | 
1 Hour | 
20 May 2025
Overview
About this course
Migraine is a common disabling neurologic disorder. Helping patients understand what happens during migraine
attacks and its timeline for progression can help them anticipate and pro-actively manage their symptoms.
Discussion of medication options in migraine management is also vital.
The hallmark of migraine
management is the treatment of acute attacks and prevention of migraine episodes. Calcitonin gene-related
peptide (CGRP) has been discovered to be the most important component in the trigeminal pain transmission of
migraine headache and anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies have been approved as efficacious migraine prevention
options.
This e-learning module discusses the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of migraine
and gives special focus on migraine headache prevention and management including updates on pharmacologic
treatment options.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module, participants should be able to:
- Review the classification and clinical manifestations of migraine headaches
- Understand the role of CGRP in the pathophysiology of migraine headaches
- Discuss the newer therapeutic interventions for migraine headaches, with emphasis on the role of CGRP antagonists
Topics covered
- Introduction
- Clinical manifestations and classifications of migraine headaches
- Pathophysiology: Role of CGRP in the pathophysiology of migraine headaches
- Gaps in the current treatment approach to migraine headaches
- Pharmacologic management of migraine headaches
- Preventive treatment
- Acute treatment
- Clinical trials on CGRP antagonists and recent updates
Speaker for this course:
Dr Chi Ieong David Lau
MD, MSc (Res) (Oxon), MSc PhD Candidate (UCL)
Assistant Professor, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung Univ, Taiwan
Consultant Neurologist, Shin-Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taiwan
1 CME Point Available
- This module is accredited for 1 CME Point for medical practitioners enrolled in The Medical Council of Hong Kong’s Continuing Medical Education Programme for Practising Doctors who are not taking CME for Specialists.
- This module is accredited for 1 CME Point for fellows of the Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, and Hong Kong College of Physicians.
- Please note that this module will not earn CME credit for fellows of colleges not listed here.
- A certificate can be downloaded upon successful completion of the quiz. Please use the information on the certificate to claim your CME points.
Keywords: migraine, headache, CGRP antagonists
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