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NATIONAL HEADACHE FOUNDATION
Lectureship
Wade Cooper, D.O. presenting at
Delphi Automotive Headquarters, Troy, Michigan.
About 1 year ago, the National Headache Foundation was
invited by the wellness coordinator at Delphi Automotive
Corporation, to present at several locations for the Delphi
LiveWell program. The initial event was held at the Delphi
Headquarters in Troy, Michigan on August 14, 2013. Wade
Cooper, D.O., of the University of Michigan Headache
Center, presented a lecture on “Headache in the Workplace,”
to Delphi employees. An NHF staff member was in
attendance to provide our educational brochures and answer
any questions about the Foundation.
During October, similar presentations were made by our
former President, Robert S. Kunkel, MD, at the Delphi
site in Warren, Ohio. The Director of Operations, Mary
Franklin, presented at Delphi plants in Rochester, Amherst,
and Lockport, New York and Kokomo, Indiana.
These events provide an opportunity to educate and raise
awareness about the impact of headache and migraine in the
labor force. The lectures were attended by individuals with
headache as well as their supervisors/managers who learned
about the problems faced by those with headache.
It is our hope that we can continue this
educational outreach to other employers.
If you or your employer are interested in the
“Lunch and Learn” programs, please
contact the Foundation offices at
312-274-2674 or [email protected].
We are also happy to provide brochures
for any of these educational events.
The National Headache Foundation is pleased
to announce that Duren Michael Ready, M.D.,
Director of the Headache Clinic at Baylor Scott &
White Health System, in Temple, Texas, has been
named the recipient of the 2014 NHF Lectureship.
As the premier educational and informational
resource for those living with headache disorders,
their family members, physicians, allied health
professionals, and health policy decision makers,
the NHF created this award to preserve the highest
level of neurobiological research and advancement
in medicine today. Recipients of the award prove
themselves to be up-and-coming physicians and
scientists who have demonstrated interest in the
management of common and complex headache
problems.
Doctor Ready will present his lecture, “Tertiary
Care for Primary Headaches,” at the course, The
27th Annual Practicing Physician’s Approach to the
Difficult Headache Patient, which is sponsored
by the Diamond Headache Clinic Research and
Educational Foundation. The lecture will be
presented on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at the
Island Hotel, Newport Beach, California.
Doctor Ready received his M.D. degree from the
School of Medicine at Texas Tech University Health
Science Center, Lubbock, Texas. He completed
his Family Practice Residency at Brazos Valley
Medical Center in Bryan, Texas. Doctor Ready
is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family
Practice, is a Fellow of the American Headache
Society, and is certified in Headache Medicine by
the United Council of Neurological Subspecialties.
He is also a Certified Diplomate in Pain
Management from the American Academy of Pain
Management. He currently serves as an Assistant
Professor at Texas A&M University Health Sciences
Center College of Medicine in the Department of
Community and Family Medicine.
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