Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Advances in Therapies for Patients with Migraine—A Changing Therapeutic Landscape

Target Audience
This educational activity is directed toward primary care physicians and neurologists as well as NPs and PAs. Other clinicians involved in the care of patients suffering from migraine are also invited to participate.

Program Overview
Expert Illustrations and Commentaries™ is a video-based program in which two experts discuss the etiology and management of various illnesses. In the current activity the faculty focus on the pathophysiology of migraine and therapeutic strategies for its management, both current and emerging. The discussion is enriched by video animation that illustrates migraine pathophysiology and the mechanisms of action of some of the newer CGRP-targeted therapies. These segments help to make a somewhat complicated subject easier to understand. The format is designed to help clinicians identify best practices in the diagnosis and management of migraine and improve outcomes for patients with the disease.

Migraine is a disabling neurological disorder and a major public health problem, affecting approximately 39 million individuals in the United States. However, only 3% to 13% of patients with migraine are on preventive therapy. Treatment of individual migraine episodes is important to prevent the progression to chronic migraine. Treatments for the prevention of episodic and chronic migraine are currently available, with new and emerging therapies on the horizon that will provide new options for safe and effective targeted treatment. In addition, lifestyle modifications and other strategies have been recommended to minimize the burden of migraine. Learn from this discussion between Jessica Ailani, MD, and Anna Pace, MD, headache experts who treat many patients with migraine.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

Assess the clinical features of migraine that impact quality of life
Select appropriate treatments for patients with acute migraine based on benefits and risks of therapy
Examine current and emerging treatment options for migraine prevention based on efficacy and safety data
Develop treatment plans for patients with migraine based on patient preferences and shared goals of therapy