NHF News
Certificate of Added Qualification in Headache Medicine
The next exam for qualified health care practitioners for the Certificate of Added Qualification
in Headache Medicine will be held from March 6 through 20, 2017. For clinicians interested in
the application process, please call the Foundation staff at 1-888-NHF-5552 or send an email to
[email protected].
For patients interested in locating health care providers who have received certification, please view the
Health Care Practitioner Finder at www.headaches.org or call one of our staff members. To find a
health care practitioner (HCP), in your geographical area, who manages headaches, please visit our
website, www.headaches.org, and view the Health Care Provider Finder. On that list, you can note if
the HCP has received the CAQ in Headache Medicine or the subspecialty in headache medicine from
the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS). You can also phone the National Headache
Foundation office at 1-888-NHF-5552 and speak to one of our staff members who will help you with
the HCP Finder.
The following physicians who previously received CAQ, have renewed their certification:
Joseph S. Casaly, MD
Steven Herzog, MD
Robert A. Schulman, MD
Lewisville, TX
Dallas, TX
Santa Rosa, CA
A Night at the Museum – The Art of Managing Headache
Please save the date for the Foundation’s 31st annual fund-raiser, A Night at the Museum – The Art of
Managing Headache, to be held on Saturday, May 21, 2017. This year’s event will be held at a new
venue, The Drake Hotel, Chicago, and will include dinner, dancing to the Don Cagen Orchestra,
a silent auction, and the annual raffle. The gala chairperson, Emily Kaplan Kandel, and the staff are
busy with plans for the program and the evening’s activities. The National Headache Foundation’s
Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Merle L. Diamond, MD, the President and Manag-
ing Director of the Diamond Headache Clinic, Chicago. Also, she has served on the NHF Board
since 2008. For information about the gala, please visit our website, www.headaches.org, or call our
staff at 1-888-NHF-5552.
New Address
National Headache Foundation
The National Headache Foundation has moved (with-
in the same building) to Suite 201, effective February
10. Our phone number, website, and email address
remain the same. We are doing our spring cleaning a
little earlier than normal!!!
820 N. Orleans, Suite 201
Chicago, IL 60610-3131
Phone: 312-274-2650
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.headaches.org
www.headaches.org
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