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The Iowa Comprehensive Medical Cannabis Course Bundle has been approved by the Iowa Department of Public Health’s Office of Medical Cannabidiol. This comprehensive medical cannabis educational course bundle helps doctors, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and dentists prepare to care for patients using cannabis-based products, including CBD.
The Iowa Comprehensive Medical Cannabis Course Bundle introduces the reader to the endocannabinoid system and its interaction with the components of the cannabis plant, and addresses various aspects of medical cannabis, including administration, therapeutic use, drug metabolism, physiologic and cognitive effects, potential risks, and drug interactions.
The use of marijuana in obstetric patients, pediatric patients, adolescent patients and elderly patients is discussed in detail. Important considerations for patients with ischemic heart disease, hepatic disease, psychotic illness, and those with a history of drug dependence are provided. This course bundle also addresses the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in clinical care, and the information will assist clinicians in effectively treating and counseling CBD consumers.
The physiological effects of CBD, CBD drug interactions, CBD’s side effects, and the conditions for which CBD has been shown by evidence-based clinical studies to be efficacious are all discussed in this course bundle.
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The Iowa Comprehensive Medical Cannabis Course Bundle has been approved by the Iowa Department of Public Health’s Office of Medical Cannabidiol. This comprehensive medical cannabis educational course bundle helps doctors, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists and dentists prepare to care for patients using cannabis-based products, including CBD.
Subscribers can complete the curriculum and refer back to the content at any point during their 12-month subscription period.
Topics Covered
The Iowa Comprehensive Medical Cannabis Course Bundle introduces the reader to the endocannabinoid system and its interaction with the components of the cannabis plant, and addresses various aspects of medical cannabis, including administration, therapeutic use, drug metabolism, physiologic and cognitive effects, potential risks, and drug interactions.
The use of marijuana in obstetric patients, pediatric patients, adolescent patients and elderly patients is discussed in detail. Important considerations for patients with ischemic heart disease, hepatic disease, psychotic illness, and those with a history of drug dependence are provided.
This course bundle also addresses the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in clinical care, and the information will assist clinicians in effectively treating and counseling CBD consumers. The physiological effects of CBD, CBD drug interactions, CBD’s side effects, and the conditions for which CBD has been shown by evidence-based clinical studies to be efficacious are all discussed in this course bundle.
Learning Objectives
Describe the endocannabinoid system
Discuss the components of the endocannabinoid system
List some of the many functions of the endocannabinoid system
Define cannabis
Define marijuana
Define hemp
Define phytocannabinoid
Describe some of the phytocannabinoids
List a variety of marijuana products
Describe various modes of marijuana administration
Describe the pharmacokinetic profile of marijuana for several modes of administration
Discuss the use of cannabinoid-based drugs in patients with a history of psychotic illness
Discuss the use of cannabinoid-based drugs in patients with ischemic heart disease
Discuss the use of cannabinoid-based drugs in patients with hepatic disease
Discuss the use of cannabinoid-based drugs in patients with a history of drug abuse
Discuss the use of cannabinoid-based drugs in patients with a hypersensitivity to cannabis-based products
Discuss the use of cannabinoid-based drugs in obstetric patients
Discuss the use of cannabinoid-based drugs in pediatric/adolescent patients
Discuss the use of cannabinoid-based drugs in elderly patients
List the enzymes responsible for the metabolism of three phytocannabinoids (THC, CBD and CBN)
Identify clinically significant drug interactions that may occur with cannabinoid-based drugs
List multiple factors that influence the physiologic and cognitive effects of marijuana
Discuss the physiologic effects of marijuana
Discuss the cognitive effects of marijuana
Describe how marijuana affects CNS function
Describe how marijuana affects appetite and metabolism
Describe how marijuana affects gastrointestinal function
Describe how marijuana affects cardiovascular function
Describe how marijuana affects the reproductive system
Describe how marijuana affects the eyeDescribe how cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis product, interacts with the endocannabinoid system and other receptor systems
Describe the metabolism of CBD
List some of CBD’s potential drug:drug interactions
List the potential adverse events associated with CBD consumption
Explain the current scientific evidence supporting the clinical use of CBD
Target Audience
The Iowa Comprehensive Medical Cannabis Course Bundle has been approved by the Iowa Department of Public Health’s Office of Medical Cannabidiol. All healthcare providers including doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, pharmacists, psychologists and dentists.
Additional credit info
Content provides Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME – AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™), Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Psychological Association (APA), and American General Dentistry (AGD) credits.