Essential Medicinal Cannabis Prescriber
This essentials course serves as an introduction to prescribe medicinal cannabis for medical practitioners in clinical setting. Developed using the latest evidence, combined with Dr Towpik’s experience and patient case studies from her clinical practice.
This online course aims to provide learners with a basic understanding of the therapeutic properties of medicinal cannabis and its potential application in chronic pain management, palliative care, multiple sclerosis, CINV, and epilepsy.
Course participants will develop a better understanding of endocannabinoid system, pharmacology, mechanisms of action, adverse effects, drug interactions, treatment considerations, dosing, titration and the prescribing process in Australia.
Meet the Instructor
Section 1: The Discovery of the Endocannabinoid System
Section 2: Pharmacology and Phytocannabinoids
Section 3: Clinical Applications
Section 4: Adverse Effects and Potential Drug Interactions of Cannabis
Section 5: Patient Care Treatment Considerations, Dosing & Titration
Section 6: Access to Medicinal Cannabis in Australia
Section 7: TGA Application Process
Dr. Teresa Towpik has been a General Practitioner in Australia since 1993 and an advocate of medicinal cannabis since the law was amended and cannabis was legalized for medicinal use. In 2016 she founded Medihuanna with the goal to educate medical practitioners to safely treat patients with medicinal cannabis. Since then, she has been studying the therapeutic properties of cannabis, how it works, and the potential applications in General Practice, especially in the management of chronic debilitating pain.
