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I am writing to you as my elected official to raise awareness and discuss access to care for people with <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Migraine</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A migraine is a powerful headache that often happens with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Migraines can last from 4 hours to 3 days, and sometimes longer.Most people start having migraine headaches between ages 10 and 40. But many women find that their migraines improve or disappear after age 50.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Référence : webmd.com, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines-headaches-migraines#1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  consulted on july 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;,2019.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</div>"  href="https://migrainecanada.org/glossary/migraine/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>migraine</a>. Currently primary care physicians receive less than one day in their education dedicated to effective treatment for <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Migraine</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A migraine is a powerful headache that often happens with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Migraines can last from 4 hours to 3 days, and sometimes longer.Most people start having migraine headaches between ages 10 and 40. But many women find that their migraines improve or disappear after age 50.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Référence : webmd.com, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines-headaches-migraines#1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  consulted on july 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;,2019.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</div>"  href="https://migrainecanada.org/glossary/migraine/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>migraine</a> disease and other disabling headache conditions.  Treatment protocols exist that can help to reduce the frequency and intensity of attacks however in Canada there are not enough health care practitioners properly trained to deliver treatment.

Experts estimate that <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Migraine</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A migraine is a powerful headache that often happens with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Migraines can last from 4 hours to 3 days, and sometimes longer.Most people start having migraine headaches between ages 10 and 40. But many women find that their migraines improve or disappear after age 50.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Référence : webmd.com, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines-headaches-migraines#1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  consulted on july 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;,2019.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</div>"  href="https://migrainecanada.org/glossary/migraine/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>migraine</a> affects 4.5 million (12%) of Canadians and that 1-2% live with <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Chronic Migraine</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Chronic migraine is a distinct and relatively recently defined sub-type of Chronic Daily Headache. The International Headache Society defines chronic migraine as more than fifteen headache days per month over a three month period of which more than eight are migrainous, in the absence of medication overuse. Episodic migraine is the other migraine sub-type, which is defined as less than 15 headache days per month.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Reference : Written by Dr Fayyaz Ahmed MD FRCP MBA, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;https://www.migrainetrust.org/about-migraine/types-of-migraine/chronic-migraine/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  july 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;,2019&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</div>" href="https://migrainecanada.org/glossary/chronic-migraine/" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex="0" role="link">chronic migraine</a> 15 or more headache days per month). I am one of these people and without a trained medical professional to design a treatment protocol and prescribe medications, my life  (and that of my loved ones) is deeply impacted in the worst way.

Canada is currently considered a third world country in terms of treatment for <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Migraine</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A migraine is a powerful headache that often happens with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Migraines can last from 4 hours to 3 days, and sometimes longer.Most people start having migraine headaches between ages 10 and 40. But many women find that their migraines improve or disappear after age 50.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Référence : webmd.com, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines-headaches-migraines#1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  consulted on july 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;,2019.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</div>"  href="https://migrainecanada.org/glossary/migraine/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>migraine</a>.  This should be unacceptable.  <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Migraine</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A migraine is a powerful headache that often happens with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Migraines can last from 4 hours to 3 days, and sometimes longer.Most people start having migraine headaches between ages 10 and 40. But many women find that their migraines improve or disappear after age 50.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Référence : webmd.com, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines-headaches-migraines#1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  consulted on july 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;,2019.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</div>"  href="https://migrainecanada.org/glossary/migraine/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Migraine</a> research has exploded in recent years and new treatments are becoming available like CGRPs, ditans and gepants and yet, many of us cannot even find a medical professional with whom to discuss the medical advances and treatments available.  I want to be a contributing member of Canadian society and research shows that proper diagnosis and treatment can translate to increased days of normal function and significantly improved health outcomes.

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As a person living with <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Migraine</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A migraine is a powerful headache that often happens with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Migraines can last from 4 hours to 3 days, and sometimes longer.Most people start having migraine headaches between ages 10 and 40. But many women find that their migraines improve or disappear after age 50.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Référence : webmd.com, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines-headaches-migraines#1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  consulted on july 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;,2019.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</div>"  href="https://migrainecanada.org/glossary/migraine/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>migraine</a> disease, I am asking that steps be taken to improve training of health care professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of headache and <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Migraine</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A migraine is a powerful headache that often happens with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Migraines can last from 4 hours to 3 days, and sometimes longer.Most people start having migraine headaches between ages 10 and 40. But many women find that their migraines improve or disappear after age 50.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Référence : webmd.com, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines-headaches-migraines#1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  consulted on july 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;,2019.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</div>"  href="https://migrainecanada.org/glossary/migraine/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>migraine</a> so that all Canadians have equitable access to treatment thereby decreasing the immense burden of <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Migraine</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;A migraine is a powerful headache that often happens with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light. Migraines can last from 4 hours to 3 days, and sometimes longer.Most people start having migraine headaches between ages 10 and 40. But many women find that their migraines improve or disappear after age 50.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;Référence : webmd.com, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/migraines-headaches-migraines#1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;  consulted on july 4&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;th&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: 400;&quot;&gt;,2019.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</div>"  href="https://migrainecanada.org/glossary/migraine/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>migraine</a> disease and other headache disorders.

Sincerely,

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