The Canadian Headache Society's advocacy efforts include the following:

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• Leading the development and dissemination of national clinical guidelines, and sharing scientific literature and evidence to support best practices and standards of care in headache medicine.

• Providing and promoting education programs to health care professionals.

• Contributing to Canadian processes for the assessment of drugs and technologies (CDA reports).

• Supporting patient-led initiatives through collaborations with Migraine Canada, Migraine Quebec, and Spinal CSF Leaks Canada.

• Informing relevant stakeholders of the importance of migraine, its burden and the relevance of treating it for Canadians.

• Assisting providers in finding suitable accommodations for their patients and advocating for the implementation of medical best practices whenever possible.

• Advocating for increased access to medicines with both public and private payers, in line with evolving clinical data and expertise in headache medicine.