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The Seventh National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics will be held April 26-28, 2012 at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona!

Continuing education credits will be available through the University of California's Office of Continuing Medical Education.

Conference Agenda

Friday, April 27, 2012

8:00 - Welcome and Opening remarks - Al Byrne (Patients Out of Time), Donald Abrams, MD (UCSF)

8:30 - Cannabis: Why is it Forbidden? - Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN & Jacki Rickert (Ehlers-Danlos patient)

8:50 - Overview of the Endocannabinoid System - Vincenzo DiMarzo, PhD

9:30 - Care and Feeding of the Endocannabinoid System - John McPartland, DO

10:00 - Break

10:20 - The ECS and Neuropathic Pain - Andrea Hohmann, PhD

10:50 - The Ocular Endocannabinoid System - Melanie Kelly, PhD

11:20 - The Use of Cannabis with Glaucoma - Gary Storck (glaucoma patient & Elvy Musikka (federal medical cannabis patient)

11:40 - Beyond THC: Bringing Back CBD - Martin A. Lee

12:00 - Lunch, with speaker - William Courtney, MD - Raw Cannabis: A Dietary Essential Optimized Through Individualized Phytogenetics (30 minutes)

1:30 - The Role of the Endocanabinoid System in the Regulation of Stress, Mood and Anxiety - Matthew Hill, PhD

2:00 - The ECS and Addiction - Greg Gerdeman, PhD

2:30 - Cannabis as an Exit Drug - Amanda Reiman, PhD, MSW

2:50 - Break

3:10 - Perils and Promising Possibilities with Cannabis and Schizophrenia - Christopher Fichtner, MD

3:30 - Research and Education on Cannabinoids: Update from Canada - Mark Ware, MD

4:00 - Question & Answer from the Faculty

4:30 - Day end

Saturday, April 28, 2012

0800 - Opening remarks - Al Byrne; Brian Becker, MD (Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine); Mary Koithan, PhD, RN (University of Arizona College of Nursing)

8:30 - Cannabinoids and Cancer Care - Donald Abrams, MD

9:00 - Phytocannabinoids in the Treatment of Breast Cancer and Glioma Cell Cancer - Cristina Sanchez, PhD

9:30 - Cannabis Oil and Skin Cancer - Robert Melamede, PhD

10:00 - Break

10:20 - Empirical Rationales for the Possibility of Cannabis Therapeutics in Post Traumatic Stress - Christopher Fichtner, MD

10:50 - Practical Applications of Cannabis for Post Traumatic Stress - Bryan Krumm, RN, CNP

11:20 - Clinical Trials of Cannabis Use for Post Traumatic Stress Among Veterans - Sue Sisley, MD & Yehuda Baruch, MD (invited)

1140 - Perils and Promising Possibilities with Cannabis and Schizophrenia - Christopher Fichtner, MD

12:00 - Lunch, with speaker - Vincent Palazotto - How to Help When There is No Hope (20 minutes)

1:30 - The Use of Cannabis for ALS - Greg Carter, MD & Cathy Jordan (patient)

2:00 - Can Cannabis Prevent Alzheimer's Disease? - Gary Wenk, PhD

2:30 - Question & Answer from the Faculty

3:00 - Break

3:20 - Panel: The ECS and Clinical Implications for Health Care: Clint Werner (Moderator), Andrew Weil, MD, Julie Holland, MD, Melanie Dreher, RN, PhD

4:30 - Day end

Accreditation:

The University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. UCSF designates this educational activity for a maximum of 12.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.

Contact hours provided by The University of Arizona Medical Center Staff Development and Education. Provider approved by The California Board of Registered Nursing, BRN Provider No. CEP 10039 - Hours Pending

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