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ForwardMayo Clinic Talks: Headache Edition Online CME Course
Course Director: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.
Available until June 27, 2025 - Online CME Course
This online CME course is recommended for primary care providers. The course is comprised of Mayo Clinic Talks podcast interviews about various presentations, evaluation and treatment of headaches, as well as the management of migraines. Listen in the course or using your favorite podcast app, then return here to take a short assessment and claim credit.
Target Audience
This activity is appropriate for physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in the primary care setting.
Learning Objectives
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the various types of headaches commonly seen in the outpatient setting
- List the characteristics of migraine
- Describe the evaluation and important questions to ask patients who present with severe or frequent headaches
- Discuss which symptoms should result in a head imaging study as part of the evaluation of a patient who presents with headaches
- List the “red flag symptoms” that suggest a patient has a headache with a potentially serious cause
Utilization of this Mayo Clinic online (enduring materials) course does not indicate nor guarantee competence or proficiency in the performance of any procedures which may be in this course.
Additional Information
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Course Directors
Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.
Mayo Faculty
Chia-Chun Chiang, M.D.
Fred (Michael) M. Cutrer, M.D.
Narayan R. Kissoon, M.D.
Rashmi B. Halker Singh, M.D.
Carrie (Beth) E. Robertson, M.D.
Christopher D. Sletten, Ph.D., L.P.
Amaal J. Starling, M.D.
Jerry W. Swanson, M.D., M.H.P.E.
Juliana H. VanderPluym, M.D.
Mark A. Whealy, M.D.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Statement(s):
AMA
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.
Available Credit
- 4.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 4.75 Attendance
Price
Access to online streaming course is available from the date of purchase until the course expires on June 27, 2025. Credit must be claimed within that time period.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development (MCSCPD) strives to foster a learning environment in which individual differences are valued, allowing all to achieve their fullest potential.
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