Improving Headache Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department
AHSAM 2020 - Oral session
Published on July 30, 2020
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Acknowledgements
This is a highlights summary of an oral session given at the AHSAM 2020 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting and presented by:
Jessica L. Hauser, MD, PhD
Resident Physician, Child Neurology PGY4
University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
The content is produced by Infomedica, the official reporting partner of ASHAM 2020 Virtual Annual Scientific Meeting. The summary text was drafted by Goldcrest Medical Writing, reviewed by Marco Vercellino, MD, an independent external expert, and approved by Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS and Mark J. Burish, MD, PhD, the scientific editors of the program.
The presenting authors of the original session had no part in the creation of this conference highlights summary.
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