Resources

Below you will find some of the key resources developed by Lifting The Burden to date. For more information, see the Supporting section in Managing the Project

Overview of Headache disorders in primary care

The Writing and Editorial Review Group has produced an overview of headache disorders for health-care providers in primary care throughout the world... » read more

 

Diagnostic Aids

The Working Group for Diagnostic Aids has produced a core cut-down version of The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd edition (ICHD-IIR1) especially for primary-care. Region-specific variations will be developed for use around the world... » read more

 

Burden Measure

The Working Group for Outcome Measures has developed the HALT index, a close derivative of MIDAS. It is a simple measure for assessment of headache burden in a patient prior to developing a management plan... » read more

 

European principles of management

Lifting The Burden has collaborated with a working group of the European Headache Federation to produce evidence- and consensus-based European principles of management of headache disorders important in primary care... » read more

 

Patient Information leaflets

The Writing and Editorial Review Group is preparing a set of information leaflets. At the time of diagnosis, or later during follow-up, these will be available for the health-care provider to hand as needed to each individual patient. » read more

 

Outcome measures

The Working Group for Outcome Measures is developing a universally acceptable and validated index of treatment outcome. The focus is on demonstrating that health care has achieved best possible rather than merely good effect in an individual patient, and to guide the health-care provider when it has not. » read more

 

Translation Protocols

The Working Group for Translations has developed translation protocols in order to control the quality of translations of Campaign materials. This Group will oversee translation of all of these management aids, initially into the 12 priority languages: » read more