OUCH (UK) Summer Conference Liverpool 2024

Liverpool Medical Institution

Sunday 9th June 2024

OUCH (UK) are pleased to be able to return to Liverpool to present a packed event specifically for Cluster Headache sufferers and supporters.

As usual, the event will be a mixture of talks by the UK's leading Cluster Headache specialists, information sessions and an opportunity to meet and talk with other Cluster Headache sufferers to share experiences and meet and make new friends.

Our medical speakers will take you on a journey through Cluster Headache and other primary headache disorders, telling you about the current treatments available as well as what studies and trials are ongoing and what the future holds for Cluster Headache treatment and management.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR THE EVENT:

• Professor Peter Goadsby, Professor of Neurology, King's College Hospital, London, patron and chair of OUCH (UK) 

• Dr Nick Silver, Consultant Neurologist, The Walton Centre, Liverpool

• OUCH (UK) Trustees and Officers

More details to be added.

Breakout sessions

• OUCH Advice Line Breakout Session, including resources for sufferers and supporters, diagnosis, preventative and abortive treatments   
• Oxygen Workshop
• Supporters of Sufferers

There will be a quiet room with 02 available.

Throughout the day there will be plenty of opportunities to chat to our speakers, trustees and officers, as well as other sufferers and supporters. Back by popular demand will be a targeted set of group discussions on various topics that affect sufferers; this is a chance to question the OUCH (UK) team and each other about treatments and employment support, as well as more general questions.

A light sandwich lunch and morning and afternoon refreshments will be provided. If you have any food allergies or special requirements please let us know during the booking process.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE SECURELY ON OUR WEBSITE 

As a thank you for past support, we are offering free tickets for members this year.  

When you book your ticket online you MUST be logged into the OUCH (UK) website as a current member to be able to book your free ticket. 

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO DONATE

If you feel you are able to make a donation to help fund the cost of the conference and other OUCH(UK) activities, it would be much appreciated. Donate here - thank you.

IF YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY

If you have difficulty logging into the website or are not seeing your free ticket, please check you have a current membership first and then contact info@ouchuk.org BEFORE completing your purchase.

SUFFERERS IN RECEIPT OF UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

At OUCH (UK) we completely understand how devastating CH can be for a family. 

Thanks to generous sponsors and fundraisers, we always make a number of seats available to sufferers who cannot afford the ticket price but who would benefit greatly from attending the conference. 

If you and a loved one would like to attend the meeting, but are unable to afford the tickets please email dale@ouchuk.org in complete confidence. 

We hope to see you there.

Registration from 9.30am with 10.30am start and welcome address. 

Venue:  Liverpool Medical Institution, 114 Mount Pleasant, Liverpool, L3 5SR: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VkRYD39DKP5ofoBn6

Directions/Travel Details:  https://www.lmi.org.uk/visit-us