Real World Medicannabis Virtual Symposium

A symposium about medical cannabis, using

Real World Data • Real World Evidence

Dates:  Thursday December 3, 2020: 7:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M. EDT &
Saturday December 5, 2020: 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. EDT

Location: Virtual Online Symposium

Conceived by the editors and stakeholders of the Canadian Journal of Medical Cannabis, the Symposium will be a practice-ready CME on a range of uses for medical cannabis and will explore the role of Real World patient data and evidence. 

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Expert faculty includes Canadian specialists and researchers.

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Chair, Symposium Committee: Wayne Gulliver, B.SC., BMed.SC., M.D. FRCPC, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador 

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Moderator: Shafiq Qaadri, M.D,

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Objectives of Real World Medicannabis

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Examine the potential therapeutic uses of medical cannabis, through various delivery systems, in the fields of pain management, epilepsy, migraine, long-term care and skin conditions.

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Topics include

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• Pain management - Exploring current evidence that shows cannabis is a valuable alternative to current pain medication

• CBD & Epilepsy - CBD's proven benefits in the treatment of epilepsy 

• Cannabis to treat skin conditions - Does current evidence support using cannabis for skin conditions?  

• Cannabis in long-term care - The evidence continues to accumulate using cannabis in this setting

• Cannabis and the healing process - The role of cannabis in sports medicine 

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Who Should Attend?

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• General practitioners

• Family physicians 

• Nurse practitioners 

• Specialists

• Medical students

• Residents 

• Licensed pharmacists 

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If you have any questions, please click here to contact conference organizers.

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