The Headache Health-care Model
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"Health care for headache focuses on the person affected by headache. ... The Global Campaign model leads that person along a critical path to its objective, which is best possible clinical outcome."
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Health care for headache focuses on the person affected by headache, in whatever locality in the world he or she may be.
The Global Campaign model leads that person along a critical path (in project-management terminology) to its objective, which is best possible clinical outcome.
Education
Educational initiatives, the central pillars of the Global Campaign, are also central to the delivery of effective health care, and the ... » read more
The starting point
For the person affected by headache, the starting point is to seek medical care. To bring this about requires educational programmes ... » read more
Screening
Supporting this action is the introduction of screening initiatives amongst those overly reliant upon self-treatment. With suitable ... » read more
Knowledgeable health-care providers
Little benefit will come from seeking medical care unless the health-care provider is knowledgeable of headache diagnosis and ... » read more
Support
Various support initiatives, particularly management aids, need to be put in place. These assist non-specialist but knowledgeable ... » read more
Medication
The use within these guidelines of appropriate and cost-effective drugs leads towards success in providing care. Misuse of medication ... » read more
Follow-up
Iterative follow-up, with outcome review, is the only way to ensure that best possible outcome is achieved. Validated measures of ... » read more
Adequate resources
None of this will serve any purpose unless the necessary resources can be called upon. Availability of resources depends upon ... » read more