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Polly S. Vaughan, MS, CPNP

Title

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Headache Center, Division of Neurology

Email

polly.vaughan@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-4222

Fax

513-636-2989

Credentials

BSN: Wright State University, Datyon, OH, 1995

MS: Wright State University, Datyon, OH, 2007

Certification: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Certifying Nursing Board

Research Grants and Contracts

Study TXA107979. Role: Co-Investigator. 1/09 - current. A Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Combination Product Containing Sumatriptan and Naproxen Sodium for the Acute Treatment of Migraine in Adolescents.

Study TXA107977. Role: Co-Investigator. 4/08 - 8/09. A Long-Term Safety Study of a Combination Product Containing Sumatriptan Succinate and Naproxen Sodium for the Treatment of Migraine in Adolescents

Publications, Most Recent

Slater, S., Crawford, M.J., Kabbouche, M.A., Biederman, S., Vaughan, P., Segers, A., Manning, P., Burdine, D., Powers, S.W., & Hershey, A.D. “Effects of Gender and Age on Paediatric Headache”. Cephalalgia: February 2009.

Kabbouche, M.A., Powers, S.W., Segers, A., LeCates, S., Manning, P., Biederman, S., Vaughan, P., Burdine, D., & Hershey, A.D. “Inpatient treatment of Inpatient Treatment of Status Migraine with Dihydroergotamine in Children and Adolescents”Headache: January 2009, 49(1):106-9.

Presentations, Most Recent

Changing the Outcome: Innovation's in Pediatric Migraine Treatment. Co-presenter of poster presentation. Nashville, Tennessee; AANP 24th National Conference, June 18, 2009.

Changing the Outcome: Innovation's in Pediatric Migraine Treatment. Poster Presentation. San Diego, California; NAPNAP 30th Annual Conference, March 19, 2009.

The Role of Massage Therapy in Pediatric Acute Headache Treatment: What is the Evidence? Co-presenter of poster presentation. Cincinnati, OH; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Nursing Research Poster Day, May 13, 2009.

Innovative Approach to Managing Pediatric Migraine. Poster presentation. San Antonio, TX; 2008 Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice, June 26, 2008.

Innovative Approach to Managing Pediatric Migraine: What is the evidence. Poster presentation. Cincinnati, OH; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Nursing Research Poster Day, March 19, 2009

Professional Organization Memberships

  • American Headache Society
  • Ohio Association of Advanced Practice Nurses
  • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Special Interests

Neurology; pediatric and adolescents headache disorders; menstrual migraine

Related Areas

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