E-learning course - EdACHe Education and Assessment for Confidence in Headaches

A patient walks into your clinic complaining of a headache.

Is it safe to treat?

Do you know the warning signs?

Are you confident in your diagnosis?

Should you refer and if so, who to?

Which investigations may be appropriate?

Will your treatment be effective or would they be better helped elsewhere?

The answers can be found in this EdACHe e-learning course.

20 modules with videos and quizzes covering 4 areas:

Headaches in context

Safety and diagnosis

Recognising and management of common and less common headache and facial pain disorders.

Taking it into practice including relevant examinations.

The aim of the course is to give you confidence in your knowledge of headache disorders so you know what questions to ask, when to treat and how to communicate effectively with your patients and medical professionals.

This is the only headache education to be informed by a study of existing knowledge, trialled using an RCT before-and-after study and shown to be effective in improving headache knowledge in clinically relevant scenarios.

Tailored to the needs of manual therapists and allied health professionals.

Academically robust.

Informed by the latest medical science.

Based on internationally accepted recommendations for the primary care setting.

Required foundation course for future face-to-face practical ‘how to treat’ courses.

Summary of Osteopathic Standards and other CPD elements covered

A Communication and patient partnership A1, A2, A5
B Knowledge, skills and performance B1, B2, B3, B4
C Safety and quality in practice C1, C4, C6
D Professionalism D10