title: [Integrated headache care network. Kiel Migraine and Headache Center and German National Headache Treatment Network].
abstract: Migraine and other headaches affect 54 million people in Germany. They rank among the ten most severely disabling complaints and the three most expensive neurological disorders. Nevertheless, they are not adequately recognized in the healthcare system with sketchy diagnoses and inadequate treatment. This inadequate care is not primarily due to a lack of medical and scientific knowledge on the development and treatment of headaches but is predominantly due to organizational deficits in the healthcare system and in the implementation of current knowledge. To overcome the organizational barriers the national headache treatment network was initiated in Germany. For the first time it allows national cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary links between inpatient and outpatient care. A hand in hand treatment programme, better education, better information exchange between all partners and combined efforts using clearly defined treatment pathways and goals are the basis for state of the art and efficient treatment results. The treatment network is geared towards the specialized treatment of severely affected patients with chronic headache disorders. A national network of outpatient and inpatient pain therapists in both practices and hospitals works hand in hand to optimally alleviate pain in a comprehensive cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary manner. For therapy refractive disorders, a high-intensive supraregional fully inpatient treatment can be arranged. This concept offers for the first time a nationwide coordinated treatment without limitation by specialization and bureaucratic remuneration sectors.
authors.affiliation: Migräne- und Kopfschmerzzentrum, Schmerzklinik Kiel, Heikendendorfer Weg 9-27, Kiel, Germany. hg@schmerzklinik.de
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Göbel
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Heinze-Kuhn
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Göbel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heinze
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005858:Germany; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018710:Pain Clinics / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics
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