74. Migraine and Chronic Headache Treatment

Hear from Dr. Laurel Short, an expert in the field of migraine treatment and member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP), as she discusses the symptoms, diagnostic criteria and treatment of this debilitating condition. Short also provides a variety of resources to support nurse practitioners and their patients with migraine. To learn more about migraine treatment, AANP members can access free clinical practice briefs at https://aanp.org/poc and may consider joining one or more AANP Communities for just $20 each, including the Neurology or Pain Management Specialty Practice Groups at https://aanp.org/communities.

 

Additional Resources

• American Headache Society (AHS).
  • First Contact: https://americanheadachesociety.org/primarycare.
  • Primary or Secondary Headache: https://americanheadachesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Primary_or_Secondary_Headache.pdf.
  • Red Flags in Headache: https://americanheadachesociety.org/news/red-flags-in-headache-what-if-it-isnt-migraine.
• Your Migraine Toolkit for Patients: https://yourmigrainetoolkit.com.
• National Headache Foundation Headache SeverityTests: https://headaches.org/resources/headache-tests.