Medical Cannabis:  What Every Healthcare Professional Should Know

What is old is new! Cannabis (a.k.a. marijuana) has a long history of use in plant-based medicine.  Across many cultures and thousands of years, cannabis has been utilized to relieve pain, manage nausea, improve sleep, stimulate appetite and much more.   Similar to current trends for ‘whole’, ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ foods, more people are seeking to find relief for their medical dilemmas with natural remedies.

What will you say to your patients when they ask for your thoughts on medical marijuana? Will you know what they are talking about?  Will you have a response?  This program will deliver the information that covers all the bases including: the plant itself, how the body’s cannabinoid system functions, mechanisms of action for the various formats of medical cannabis, and much more.  You will also learn about access and regulations for use specific to the State of Minnesota.

7:30 – 8:00 Registration / Networking / Light Breakfast

8:00 – 10:30 (includes break) Sarah Overby, LPN, Regional Medical Associate, Vireo Health

10:30 – 10:40 Break

10:40 – 11:40 Susan Anderson, PhD, Research Scientist, Office of Medical Cannabis, MN Dept. of Health

Approved for 3 CPEs from the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR)  

Learning Codes: 2010 dietary supplements, botanicals; 5420 complementary care and alternative therapies or other codes applicable to portfolio

Competencies: 8.3 Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining and enhancing knowledge. 10.4 Applies knowledge of the interrelationship and impact of pharmacotherapy, dietary supplements, functional foods and nutrients on health and disease in accordance with Scope of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance for RDNs.

Attendance certificates will be available for other health care professionals. MAND will verify membership if “MAND RDN/DTR” ticket choice is selected.

Please click Registration to print out the program brochure with mail in registration information. Or register online below.