- Medical Cannabis – Part 1 50min
- Medical Cannabis – Part 2 1h 10min
Medical Cannabis: Chronic Pain
Featured Review
Description
Various preparations of the cannabis plant have ample evidence in treating chronic pain. We will review the theories and their evidence for how and why cannabis works in chronic pain and inflammatory conditions on a molecular level.
We will also review the structure and legalities of the some medical marijuana programs. We will review the different cannabis formulations available and dosing guidelines. We will address the concurrent use of opioids and cannabis in chronic pain.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how medical marijuana programs can work, discussing the Oregon Medical Marijuana Programs as an example
- Understand how to use cannabis to treat chronic pain
- Identify the various formulations of cannabis and their intended uses and risks associated with each type
- Be able to recommend dosage ranges of CBD and THC to patients
- Understand how to assess risk/benefit ratio of concurrent use of cannabis and opioids
- Know how to direct patients to safe and knowledgeable sources of medical cannabis
Learn for a Cause
A portion of proceeds from sales of this course goes directly to Chitari Center of Collaborative Medicine, a nonprofit holistic healing center.
Course Content
Instructor
I’m a holistic-minded general practitioner who believes in the body’s innate ability to heal. I see both children and adults. My conventional medical training at the University of California Berkeley, the University of Michigan Medical School, and my one year of family medicine residency at Providence Milwaukie Hospital here in Oregon, taught me to recognize serious diseases and safely manage pharmaceuticals.
I respect my patients as intelligent people looking to establish a healing relationship with me. Our appointments are much longer than most doctors visits, often an hour.You and I put together a detailed plan to restore your health, and I make sure you leave with a complete understanding and everything typed onto a handout for you to take home.
I use medications judiciously, and rely largely on nutrition and counseling to help my patients heal. I love helping people reduce their need for medications for high blood pressure, diabetes, and chronic pain.
I have received advanced training in mind-body medicine, nutritional healing, and naturopathic approaches to women’s health, including chronic yeast and bacterial imbalances. I work with experienced naturopathic doctors to add their expertise in herbs and homeopathy to our wellness plan if you desire. I look forward to future training in functional medicine.
Continuing Education Approvals
Canadian Federation of Aromatherapists (CFA)
1 CEU total (up to 1 CEU Category B) -Direct ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits Category A, up to 2 credits Category A - Prescribing) -Direct ApprovalNew Hampshire Association of Naturopathic Doctors (NHAND)
2 CEUs total (up to 2 CEUs General, up to 2 CEUs Pharmacy/Pharmacognosy) -Direct ApprovalVermont Office of Professional Regulation (VT OPR)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General) -Direct ApprovalAlliance of International Aromatherapists (AIA)
1 CPD total (up to 1 CPD Category B) -Assumed ApprovalArizona Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board (AZ NPMB)
2 CMEs total (up to 2 CMEs General, up to 2 CMEs Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Doctors of Alberta (CNDA)
2 continuing competence credits total -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopathic Physicians of British Columbia (CNPBC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category C - Educational Courses) -Assumed ApprovalCollege of Naturopaths of Ontario (CONO)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits Category B) -Assumed ApprovalColorado Office of Naturopathic Doctor Registration (CO ONDR)
2 PDAs total -Assumed ApprovalConnecticut Department of Public Health: Naturopathic Physician Licensure (CT DPH: NPL)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalCouncil for Homeopathic Certification (CHC)
2 CEUs total (up to 2 CEUs Category 2) -Assumed ApprovalDistrict of Columbia Health Regulation and Licensing Administration (DC HRLA)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalHawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Professional & Vocational Licensing (HI DCCA)
2 CEs total (up to 2 CEs General, up to 2 CEs Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalKansas State Board of Healing Arts (KS SBHA)
2 CEUs total -Assumed ApprovalMaine Board of Complementary Health Care Providers (ME BCHCP)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General, up to 2 hours Pharmacology) -Assumed ApprovalManitoba Naturopathic Association (MNA)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category B) -Assumed ApprovalMaryland Board of Physicians (MD BP)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalMinnesota Board of Medical Practice (MN BMP)
2 contact hours total (up to 2 contact hours General, up to 2 contact hours Pharmacotherapeutics) -Assumed ApprovalMontana Board of Alternative Health Care (MT BAHC)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours General, up to 2 hours Naturopathic Pharmacy) -Assumed ApprovalNorth Dakota Board of Integrative Health Care (ND BIHC)
2 credits total (up to 2 credits General, up to 2 credits Pharmacy) -Assumed ApprovalRhode Island Department of Health: Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (RI DOH: BMLD)
2 hours total -Assumed ApprovalSaskatchewan Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (SANP)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category C, up to 2 hours Category F) -Assumed ApprovalUtah Naturopathic Physician Licensing Board (UT NPLB)
2 CEs total (up to 2 CEs General) -Assumed ApprovalWashington State Department of Health: Board of Naturopathy (WA DOH: BON)
2 hours total (up to 2 hours Category 2) -Assumed Approval
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