Cannabis Education for Health Care Providers

Cannabis Education for Health Care Providers

Online Modules
Accreditation

The University of British Columbia Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide study credits for continuing medical education for physicians. This program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been certified by UBC CPD for up to 1.5 Mainpro+ Assessment credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.
Target Audience:

All health care professionals

Course Format: Online - available anytime, anywhere, on any device

Overview

With the recent legalization of cannabis, health providers are increasingly approached by patients for information on recreational and medical cannabis.

This online module is for health providers looking to explore a variety of topics on recreational and medical cannabis, including legal status, types of cannabis, benefits and risks, and evidence-based recommendations. This interactive course will review patient education, screening/treatment of cannabis use disorder, and provide guidance on writing authorizations for medical cannabis with a sample prescription. Learners will also have access to clinical tools such as a cannabis flowchart, evidence summaries, and other resources.

Link to Online Course

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Skills Gained

After completing this module, learners will be able to:

  1. Define foundational and evidence-based considerations for cannabis use including legal status, pharmacology, and administration routes.
  2. Discuss the benefits and harms of recreational and medical cannabis with patients.
  3. Identify patients with cannabis substance use disorder using a trauma-informed approach and apply behavioural and pharmacological treatment, as appropriate.
  4. Describe the step-by-step approach to writing a sample authorization and provide patient education for the safe initiation and use of medical cannabis.
  5. Apply comprehensive post-prescription follow-up care including best practices in monitoring, titration, tapering, and withdrawal, as appropriate.

Cost

Free

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Contact

UBC CPD eLearning, cpd.online@ubc.ca

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