EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PAIN WITH MEDICINAL CANNABIS

Course overview

PAIN IS A MULTIFACETED ISSUE AFFECTING MILLIONS OF INDIVIDUALS THAT OFTEN REQUIRES MULTIMODAL THERAPIES WITH AN INTEGRATED TEAM MODEL. DUE TO REFRACTORY PAIN, MEDICINAL CANNABIS HAS VENTURED INTO THE REALM OF ADDITIONAL TREATMENTS. MEDICINAL CANNABIS MUST BE RECOMMENDED BY A LICENSED PRACTITIONER, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT CURRENTLY FDA APPROVED FOR PAIN. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW THE PHARMACOLOGY, ADVERSE EVENTS, CLINICAL STUDIES, AND PERTINENT INFORMATION REGARDING THE CONTROVERSY OF CANNABIS WITHIN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY AND HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE PAIN PATIENT'S CARE REQUIRING MEDICINAL CANNABIS.