The endocannabinoid system and medicinal cannabis: What you didn’t learn in medical school
Please join expert guest speakers from Australia and overseas for a VIRTUAL interactive and practical discussion on the foundations of cannabis in medicine, as well as the dosing and prescribing of medicinal cannabis in an Australia context.
The learning outcomes are:
• Discuss the history of cannabis with relation to historical medicinal use, prohibition and reinstating its medicinal value.
• Describe the Endocannabinoid System (ECS), its components and its role in the physiology of other bodily systems.
• Outline list of actions for common cannabinoids and terpenes.
• Select the appropriate dosage form and administration of cannabis based on patient presentation/symptoms and desired outcome (i.e. duration of effect and potency)
• Outline cannabis-specific drug interactions and common side effects.
• Describe the available prescribing pathways for pharmaceutical cannabis in eligible patients.