P064. 12 years of Master Degree in Headache Medicine at Sapienza University of Rome

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The Master in Headache Medicine has accomplished its 12^th cycle of life [1]. At the time of its activation we acknowledged the necessity of an academic education thought to support the growth of a subspecialty included in major disciplines like neurology, internal medicine, emergency medicine, pharmacology and pain medicine. The challenge then was to reunite multidisciplinary skills in a common formative path recognized by National Health Systems [2]. The internationalization of the Faculty, the endorsement of the European Headache Federation, the educational arm of Lifting The Burden - The Global Campaign against Headache and the tight collaboration with the European Federation of Pain - Joint Campaign against Headache has allowed to complete an innovative project that has been heavily criticized for its uncertain utility in a contest where this educational strategy was considered only a redundant subspecialty [3, 4]. The educational offer over time included frontal lectures, clinical seminar with tutorial support and mid-term evaluations available on the Moodle platform. The attendance in the outpatient and daily hospitalization wards of a University Hospital with a solid national experience avant-garde on these diseases completed the educational frame. Foreign students could benefit from distance e-learning platform and bursaries for those coming from developing countries. …