We are pleased to announce that the 8th Annual Clusterbuster Cluster Headache Conference  will be held on September 12 to 15 at the DoubleTree O'Hare Hotel in Chicago (Rosemont).

The conference will begin with registration and the Presidents Reception on Thursday evening, speakers and presentations will run all day Friday and Saturday.  We have negotiated an incredible rate of $89.00 per night for over sized rooms with free parking and free in-room internet.  Links for reservations will follow shortly.

Registrations details, speaker list and other information will be posted in the next few weeks.

If you have any questions please post them here or email us:  info@clusterbusters.com
See you in Chicago!!

I can't wait!!!!

Joe

Anxiously waiting!

Jerry

Rivers Casino is about a mile north of that location.  Word is that it is something of an overcrowded armpit of an establishment. 

Grand Victoria in Elgin is supposedly decent... about a 25 minute drive. 

Plans made......

You dragging your long suffering better half along Racer? Let her know Christy's going. ;)

Joe

Sounds great!!  Adam has never been to a casino, so maybe he will experience his first "loss" while in Chi town.

PS Doug:  is there a code we need for reservations?


Louise

I'm planning on going, now to just ward off any hiccups!

working on the hotel link now and/or code.
having a bit of a problem with it.

The conference is now ready!!  September 12 to 15, 2013.

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More speakers will be announced shortly.

The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel is conveniently located hear O'Hare airport.  Also close by are the Blue-line trains to downtown and a casino.
The rate of $89 per night includes free parking (at the hotel next door) and free internet.
Rooms are over-sized with a work area and a pull-out sofa.  Chose from either one King-size or two double beds

This link will take you to the DoubleTree O'Hare Hotel homepage:
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This link will take you to the on-line reservations pages set up for the conference:
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Reserve your room by August 12 to ensure this great rate!

Any questions:  info@clusetrbusters.com

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I'm going this year!! Yay!

I'll finally meet a CH sufferer in person...

You'll love it Jess! You'll have 40 new best friends within minutes. :)

Joe

Jess, meeting another Clusterhead is life changing.  I hope you aren't one of those who doesn't like to be touched, because we are family and we hug a lot! 

I can still tell you all about the first time I met with clusterheads.  Thomas was the first one I met, and I will never forget him!  I thought he was going to break my ribs with his hug!  Then there was . . . I was going to start naming names, but that would take way to long, and many of them don't come around here any more.  The key to it is though that there understanding and acceptance changed my whole outlook on dealing with CH.  Just to be accepted and not thought of as strange was liberating.  (I may be strange, but that is a different matter.)

I look forward to meeting you.

Jerry

I can't wait. I can feel how welcoming you guys are just on this board, and this is over the internet. It will be great to feel this in person!

Jess, anyone who knows me knows I am not a man of few words. I can talk all day, lol.

However, the first time I ever met a group of CHeads was the 2004 Nashville convention. Got there Friday afternoon til Sunday noon and all I can say is: it was hard for me to say anything on Friday, as my jaw was on the ground for most of it. For me, that weekend was nothing short of a religious experience.

And since this years ClusterBusters Conference is in Chicago, I shall be going. This will be my first CB conference, and I'm sure I will get to see some new faces, as well as some friendly ones, and a few "Oh no, not HIM again" folks as well.  ;D

Carl D

Jess, anyone who knows me knows I am not a man of few words. I can talk all day, lol. ;D ;D

It's what we love about ya Carl!!!

Joe

Speaker Update:  Just confirmed.

Dr. Larry Robbins - Robbins Headache Clinic   START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE

Lawrence Robbins, M.D. is considered to be one of the top 10 experts in the country on management of headache medications and he also discusses non-medication strategies, as well as alternative treatments.

He has authored 3 books, the first 2 being "Headache Help" and "Management of Headache and Headache Medications"  Both have been very well reviewed and are bestsellers and are available online or in bookstores.

His third is the newly release E-Book: "Headache 2013: A Comprehensive Guide to Headache Treatment, Including Advanced Approaches for When Nothing Has Helped" which is available online with links from his website:  START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE

Dr. Robbins has his practice in Northbrook, Illinois. The Robbins Headache Clinic has a reputation as being one of the top places in the United States to go for help with headaches.  He has been elected to "America's Top Doctors" for each year since 2001. He was also named as one of Chicago's Top Doctors by Chicago Magazine.  Dr. Robbins received the Clinical Pain Management Award from the AAPM in 2008, given to the physician who "...has made a significant accomplishment in research and/or teaching in the field of interdisciplinary pain management." Only one physician in the United States receives this annual award.

This will be the third time Dr. Robbins has attended the Clusterbuster conferences and this year he will lead a open format Q&A session "Ask the Doc - Your Questions On The Clinical Aspects Of Cluster Headache".   This promises to be an exciting and informative session.

Another exciting presentation added to the line up

Bruce Sewick, LCPC, RDDP, CADC.  Clinical Supervisor Residential, Crisis and Case Management Programs at Leyden Family Service and Mental Health Center.  Adjunct  at College of DuPage & Wright Community College in Chicago.   

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Noted author, teacher and therapist, his interest in mental health started with exploration of altered states of consciousness in the 70's while an undergraduate at the University of Illinois (Chicago). He received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 1974 and a graduate degree in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University in 1997 and his LCPC licensure in 1999.

Bruce will be speaking on the safety of psychedelic substances along with past and recent issues in Psychedelic Research.

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Does anyone know how many people usually attend?

60 to 100+
Expecting a big crowd in Chicago.   :-)

Chicago will be BIG!!! My guess is records will be set :) Any of you who have never been to a CH get together, if you're on the fence, PLEASE mark your calendars now and get here. The awkward, I don't know anyone feeling lasts less then 10 seconds. I HATE new scenes and having to meet new people and feeling awkward. I promise you that won't be an issue! .............

Hopping off my soap box..... :-X

Joe

dougW wrote on Mar 16^th, 2013 at 12:39pm:

60 to 100+ Expecting a big crowd in Chicago.   :-)

Music to my ears.

What Joe said!!!

I'm glad Bruce Sewick will be there this year.  I learned a lot from his presentation two years ago. 

By any chance is Larry Schorr participating again?  I found his breakout session to be extremely valuable both at the CB conference and at OUCH.  Besides, he is great people to hang around with.


Jerry

Disregard my last question!  I just looked at the agenda again and saw his name listed.   :-[  Really pumped about this conference!

Jerry

And another speaker confirmed.  (Thanks for reminding me Jerry!)


•  Dr. Larry Schor
Dr. Schor is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of West Georgia and a licensed psychotherapist, who will focus on the psychological aspects of CH.
Dr. Schor has been a cluster headache patient for more than 25 years.

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor in Georgia. His research, teaching, and practice focus on the psychological effects and treatment of trauma. He is particularly interested in states of consciousness associated with trauma and pain; especially alterations in consciousness associated with cluster headaches.

Dr. Schor is a Disaster Mental Health Counselor and Supervisor for the American Red Cross and was named Georgia Counselor of the Year in 2004. Presently, he is completing development of the website START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE which provides comprehensive information for disaster preparedness and response.

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We welcome him back to Chicago for what will be an exciting and highly interactive session.

A quick bump! My wife just made our reservations to arrive wednesday, leave sunday. I hope to see all my old friends and meet a whole bunch of new ones. This agenda is packed with some pretty damned imporessive speakers. Between the speakers and the fellow sufferers, you won't find any place on earth this rich in CH know how. Let's set some attendance records this year...what says ye? Yay or nay.......Yay is yes...Nay is no.....for all of you Robin Hood Men in Tights fans! ;D ;D ;D

Joe

I am working on something for the auction. Need some help. Looking for Cluster Buster, OUCH and CH.Com tshirts. Any color or size. They will become part of the "project" so I can't give them back.

PM me for my address if you can help. (Those who know me can probably guess what this project is. Time is of the essence though.)

Christy

I'm going. Old friends, new friends...not one stranger.

We are trying to make it.  Work, family commitments, scheduling, etc.,
can be a problem....but we are trying.

Very nice! I will do my best to try and attend.

Jamz,

It will be more than worth your while!  A lot of great information, not all of it about alternatives, but a lot about current research and what is in the works.  An excellent session with a psychologist who is also a clusterhead who will help you deal with the psychological aspects of CH, and there are many of them.  That session is worth the price by itself!  The best thing though is the opportunity to meet other clusteheads.  It is life changing.

Jerry

Booking.

Booking this as well since we will be in the general area...
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