HeadWise Volume 3, Issue 3 | Page 7

NHF news What’s Happening Now 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. www.headaches.org | National Headache Foundation 7