Course Details

Course TitleMarijuana, THC, & CBD: Essential Information for Health Professionals
Date 11/23/2022
ProviderINR Seminars
Phone925-609-2985
Email 
Website https://www.inrseminars.com/Seminarsr.aspx?st=Webinars
LocationOnline
Credit Hours2
Instructor(s) 
Method of InstructionVirtual (Synchronous/Live)
Approving AgencyCPA
Course Syllabus

Course Description


NOTE: This 6 hour course is approved for 2 hours of POST CPE

Are marijuana and related substances addictive and dangerous? What does scientific research say? Marijuana is associated with two plant-based substances, THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol). Marijuana and associated substances can produce euphoria. The six-hour educational program, "Marijuana, THC, and CBD," will focus on how marijuana and related substances interact with natural chemicals in the human body. The course will review what the National Academy of Medicine says about marijuana. Marijuana can be consumed by inhalation from smoking, vaping, eating, and drinking. The course will cover marijuana's addictive potential. It will cover the nature, management, and clinical testing of acute marijuana intoxication. It will review marijuana's adverse effects and drug interactions. The course will cover how marijuana can be a gateway drug, leading to the abuse of more potent drugs, such as opioids and methamphetamine. It will discuss the available, valid research on the long-term effects on the brain and the body of regular and heavy marijuana use. The course will cover the impact of marijuana on such situations as nausea, vomiting, anorexia, chronic pain, anxiety, and childhood seizures

Course Objectives

Participants completing this course will be able to:
1) describe the pharmacologic differences among cannabis (marijuana), THC and
cannabinoids.
2) discuss the major legal issues surrounding THC at the Federal and State levels.
3) list the physiologic and pathologic effects of marijuana (THC) including effects of
long term use and potential harm to the adolescent brain.
4) describe FDA-approved uses for medical marijuana and possible clinical uses for
cannabis in chronic pain patients.
5) explain the known dangers of vaping marijuana and development of EVALI (Lung
Injury Due to E-Cigarettes and Vaping).
6) recognize the signs and symptoms of acute marijuana intoxication.
7) discuss the myths and realities surrounding the explosion of CBD products
across the country.
8) describe how the information in this course can be utilized to improve patient care
and patient outcomes.
9) describe, for this course, the implications for dentistry, mental health, nursing,
and other healthcare professions.