Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
Sixth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics, co-sponsored by the School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco; the Rhode Island State Nurses Association and Patients Out of Time will be held on April 15 - 17, 2010 at the Crowne Plaze Hotel in Warwick, RI.
Cannabis - The Medicine Plant
Continuing education credits will be available through the University of California's Office of Continuing Medical Education.
Nursing contact hours have been applied for through the Rhode Island State Nurses Association and are pending approval
On-Line Conference Registration
Agenda - Sixth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics
Thursday April 15, 2010
7pm Reception & Exhibits
Friday, April 16, 2010
7:30 - Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - Al Byrne - Welcome/Opening Remarks – Donald Abrams, MD (UCSF), Jesse Stout (RIPAC) and Donna Policastro, RN (RISNA)
8:30 - Raphael Mechoulam, PhD – Cannabis:Opening New Vistas in Both Therapy and Chemical Biology
9:10 - John McPartland, DO – A Molecular View of the Synergistic Shotgun
9:35 - Robert Melamede PhD– Endogenous Cannabinoid System Review
10:00 Break
10:20 - Gregory L. Gerdeman, PhD – Cannabinoids and the Neurobiology of Reward, Habit Formation and Addiction
10:45 - Andrea Hohmann, PhD – Endocannabinoid System & Neuropathic Pain
11:10 - Heather Bradshaw, PhD – The Endogenous Cannabinoid System and Reproductive Pain
11:35 - Mark Ware, MD, MSc, MRCP – Safety of Medical Cannabis Use
12:00 Lunch
1:30 - Ed Glick – Growing Cannabis for Medicine
1:50 - Lyle Craker, PhD – Chasing the Rainbow- Medical Cannabis and the Struggle to Break the NIDA Monopoly
2:10 David Bearman, MD – American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine
2:30 Break
2:50 - Philippe Lucas – It Can’t Hurt to Ask: A Patient Survey of Canadian Medical Cannabis Users
3:10 - Sandee Burbank – Oral Preparations
3:30 - Charles Alexandre, RN & Todd Handel, MD (RI) - Steve Jenison, MD & Bryan Krumm, RN, CNP (NM) – State Programs and Supplying Patients with Medicinal Cannabis
4:10 - Sunil Aggarwal, MD,PhD Candidate - Geographic Snapshots of Medical Cannabis Access and Delivery in Washington State
4:30 End of day
6:00-10:00 - Benefit Dinner-Weil Presentation-Silent and Live Auction-Reggae Band-Live Comedy
7:00 PM - Andrew Weil, MD – Live Video Lecture - Alternative Medicine
Saturday, April 17, 2010
7:30 Registration
8:00 Al Byrne - Welcome – Melanie Dreher, RN, PhD
8:20 Raphael Mechoulam, PhD – Head Trauma, Osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s Disease – An Unexpected Trio
9:00 Reinaldo Takahashi, PhD – Cannabinoids and Aversive Memories in Animals: Novel Perspectives in the Treatment of PTS(d)
9:30 Denis Petro, MD - Cannabis in the Treatment of Eye Movement Disorders, Congenital and Pendular Nystagmus
10:00 Break
10:20 - Richard Musty, PhD – Cognitive and Psychomotor Effects of Cannabis
10:50 - Michael Krawitz and Martin Chilcutt – Veterans and Pain, PTS(d) Syndrome, Traumatic Brain Injuries
11:20 - Jose Crippa,MD, PhD – Cannabidiol for the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Past, Present and Future
12:00 Lunch
1:30 - Jay Rostow (VA) & Rhonda O'Donnell (RI) - Cannabis for Muscle Spasms and MS
2:00 - Donald Abrams, MD – Cannabinoid:Opioid Interactions
2:30 - Jane Metrik, PhD – Variability in Marijuana's Acute Effects: The Role of Expectancies, Pharmacology and Genetics
3:00 - Break
3:20 - Mary Lynn Mathre, RN – Harm Reduction and Cannabis
3:45 - Faculty in Attendance Q & A, Mathre-Moderator
4:30 End of Conference
For more details:
2010 - Upcoming Conference | Clinical Conferences
Cannabis - The Medicine Plant
Continuing education credits will be available through the University of California's Office of Continuing Medical Education.
Nursing contact hours have been applied for through the Rhode Island State Nurses Association and are pending approval
On-Line Conference Registration
Agenda - Sixth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics
Thursday April 15, 2010
7pm Reception & Exhibits
Friday, April 16, 2010
7:30 - Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - Al Byrne - Welcome/Opening Remarks – Donald Abrams, MD (UCSF), Jesse Stout (RIPAC) and Donna Policastro, RN (RISNA)
8:30 - Raphael Mechoulam, PhD – Cannabis:Opening New Vistas in Both Therapy and Chemical Biology
9:10 - John McPartland, DO – A Molecular View of the Synergistic Shotgun
9:35 - Robert Melamede PhD– Endogenous Cannabinoid System Review
10:00 Break
10:20 - Gregory L. Gerdeman, PhD – Cannabinoids and the Neurobiology of Reward, Habit Formation and Addiction
10:45 - Andrea Hohmann, PhD – Endocannabinoid System & Neuropathic Pain
11:10 - Heather Bradshaw, PhD – The Endogenous Cannabinoid System and Reproductive Pain
11:35 - Mark Ware, MD, MSc, MRCP – Safety of Medical Cannabis Use
12:00 Lunch
1:30 - Ed Glick – Growing Cannabis for Medicine
1:50 - Lyle Craker, PhD – Chasing the Rainbow- Medical Cannabis and the Struggle to Break the NIDA Monopoly
2:10 David Bearman, MD – American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine
2:30 Break
2:50 - Philippe Lucas – It Can’t Hurt to Ask: A Patient Survey of Canadian Medical Cannabis Users
3:10 - Sandee Burbank – Oral Preparations
3:30 - Charles Alexandre, RN & Todd Handel, MD (RI) - Steve Jenison, MD & Bryan Krumm, RN, CNP (NM) – State Programs and Supplying Patients with Medicinal Cannabis
4:10 - Sunil Aggarwal, MD,PhD Candidate - Geographic Snapshots of Medical Cannabis Access and Delivery in Washington State
4:30 End of day
6:00-10:00 - Benefit Dinner-Weil Presentation-Silent and Live Auction-Reggae Band-Live Comedy
7:00 PM - Andrew Weil, MD – Live Video Lecture - Alternative Medicine
Saturday, April 17, 2010
7:30 Registration
8:00 Al Byrne - Welcome – Melanie Dreher, RN, PhD
8:20 Raphael Mechoulam, PhD – Head Trauma, Osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s Disease – An Unexpected Trio
9:00 Reinaldo Takahashi, PhD – Cannabinoids and Aversive Memories in Animals: Novel Perspectives in the Treatment of PTS(d)
9:30 Denis Petro, MD - Cannabis in the Treatment of Eye Movement Disorders, Congenital and Pendular Nystagmus
10:00 Break
10:20 - Richard Musty, PhD – Cognitive and Psychomotor Effects of Cannabis
10:50 - Michael Krawitz and Martin Chilcutt – Veterans and Pain, PTS(d) Syndrome, Traumatic Brain Injuries
11:20 - Jose Crippa,MD, PhD – Cannabidiol for the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Past, Present and Future
12:00 Lunch
1:30 - Jay Rostow (VA) & Rhonda O'Donnell (RI) - Cannabis for Muscle Spasms and MS
2:00 - Donald Abrams, MD – Cannabinoid:Opioid Interactions
2:30 - Jane Metrik, PhD – Variability in Marijuana's Acute Effects: The Role of Expectancies, Pharmacology and Genetics
3:00 - Break
3:20 - Mary Lynn Mathre, RN – Harm Reduction and Cannabis
3:45 - Faculty in Attendance Q & A, Mathre-Moderator
4:30 End of Conference
For more details:
2010 - Upcoming Conference | Clinical Conferences
