Essentials of Medicinal Cannabis: What Practitioners Need to Know
Announcement posted by Medical Cannabis Research Australia 24 Jul 2018
A course designed to educate practitioners on evidence-based medicinal cannabis.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Whether you want to prescribe or just want to be informed, this course is a must for responsible doctors and allied healthcare practitioners.
There is growing consumer demand for medicinal cannabis (MC) in Australia, and the political and regulatory landscape surrounding MC access is changing. Many Australian patients are already accessing MC, mostly illegally. Access to MC by (only) medical practitioners is mostly via the Special Access Scheme and the Authorised Prescriber Scheme. However, in other countries, MC is available over-the-counter. There is a groundswell of consumer pressure on the Australian government, and the future of access to this valuable herbal medicine in Australia may very well change. Healthcare practitioners need to understand MC, as it will be one of the biggest disrupters in healthcare.
This two-day interactive course is particularly relevant to medical practitioners. However, it is also very useful to allied healthcare practitioners who want to be informed including nurses, pharmacists, Chinese medicine practitioners and naturopaths/western herbal medicine practitioners. Completing this course will help healthcare practitioners understand the science of MC; many of the common clinical applications; how to prescribe it and how to ensure patients are safe; and will debunk some of the myths around MC. It will assist medical practitioners with knowledge about the regulations surrounding prescribing of medicinal cannabis, including how to apply to prescribe medicinal cannabis under the TGA Authorised Prescribing Scheme.
Course Details
Date: Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September 2018
Time: 9am-5.00pm
Venue: Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 88 Broadway, Chippendale, Sydney, NSW 2008
Price: $880 Includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea on both days.
Course Overview
A two-day interactive course designed for medical and allied healthcare practitioners focussed on evidence-based medicinal cannabis: its uses, prescribing, herb-drug interactions and other safety issues. Whether you want to prescribe or just want to be informed, this course is a must for responsible doctors and allied healthcare practitioners.
Course features US medicinal cannabis expert Dr Jeffrey Hergenrather MD and a host of Australian medical and allied health practitioners and academics with expertise and experience in medicinal cannabis.
This course will be beneficial for medical practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, Chinese medicine practitioners and naturopaths/western herbal medicine practitioners. Completing this course will help healthcare practitioners understand many of the common clinical applications, how to prescribe, and how to ensure patients are safe.
Course Outcomes
At the end of this course, attendees should be able to:
- Safely and appropriately prescribe a range of medicinal cannabis formulations and products
- Debate the evidence base and clearly communicate to a range of stakeholders the rationale for the use of medicinal cannabis
- Communicate information to patients using a range of mediums that answer commonly asked questions and concerns about medicinal cannabis
- Describe a range of support groups, professional networks and reliable information sources available within the field of medicinal cannabis
- Apply for authorised prescriber approval under the TGA Authorised Prescriber Scheme (medical practitioners only)