Closing the Women’s Health Gap: A Spotlight on Migraine
Migraine is the third most common disease in the world, affecting over 1 billion people according to the American Migraine Foundation – but women are three times more likely than men to suffer from migraine.
Considered to be a serious neurological disorder, migraine typically includes an intense headache, nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to noise and light. Women tend to report more painful and longer lasting symptoms making migraine the top cause of disability globally among women under 50. At the same time, research on women’s health has been underfunded for decades, and many conditions that mostly or only affect women, or affect women differently, have received little to no attention, migraine included.
Why is migraine more common in women? What makes migraine attacks so unpredictable? What stigma is associated with the disease? And what are the implications for the patient’s mental and physical health, and quality of life overall?
Please join The Hill as we convene leaders in the migraine space to answer these questions and provide education and insights around migraine, women, and what needs to be done to improve the lives of those living with migraine.
LOCATION
Washington, DC, and streaming nationwide
DATE & TIME
Tuesday, September 24
7:45 AM ET Registration & Networking
8:30 AM ET Programming begins
10:00 AM ET Programming concludes
Speakers:
HEADLINER INTERVIEW | The Real Cost of Migraine (In Conversation with Kathleen Koch, Contributing Editor, The Hill)
- Dr. Jessica Ailani, Clinical Professor – Neurology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital; Director, MedStar Georgetown Headache Center
HEADLINER | Migraine: Gender & Health Lens (In Conversation with Kathleen Koch, Contributing Editor, The Hill)
- Joanna Kempner, Associate Professor – Sociology, Rutgers University; Author, Not Tonight: Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health
PANEL | Migraine Education & Patient Perspective (In Conversation with Kathleen Koch, Contributing Editor, The Hill)
- Katie Moran, Volunteer & Support Group Director, Miles for Migraine
- Julienne Verdi, Executive Director, Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy (AHDA)
- Lindsay Videnieks, Executive Director, The Headache & Migraine Policy Forum
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