Dr Wayne Burton Discusses Key Takeaways From Migraine Peer Exchange

June 1, 2019

Wayne Burton, MD, former global corporate medical director for American Express, discusses what he views as the key takeaways from a migraine peer exchange he recently participated in.

Transcript:

You recently participated in a peer exchange discussion on migraine. What were some key takeaways from that conversation?

There were a number of highlights and takeaways from the peer exchange. We realized that migraine now affects more than 40 million Americans; many of them, [a] large number— perhaps over 40%– are not diagnosed or are misdiagnosed and there’s lots of opportunities now with new treatments especially for episodic and chronic patients with migraine.