CanView Confident Prescriber Course

Prescribe medical cannabis to existing and new patients

Led by the research, data, and experience of Australia's highest prescribing doctors and specialist nurses, the Confident Prescriber Course is suitable for clinicians who have limited knowledge and want to start prescribing, to more advanced medical practitioners who are looking for further medical cannabis training to improve their prescribing knowledge and efficiencies.

Within this Medical Cannabis Course, you will gain all the knowledge and tools required to start consulting with your patients and prescribing the correct products for their needs. Learn about eligibility, government requirements, products, and dosing that will enable to you make informed decisions for your patients.

The Skills you will learn in this course are:

Understand the history and biochemistry of Medicinal Cannabis

Be able have working knowledge and understanding of how the ECS works in the human body

Advanced knowledge on different cannabinoids

Become familiar with different cannabinoids and the relationship they play together

Learn about interactions with other medicines

Be able to recognise and prescribe the correct products for an individual patients medical cannabis treatment plan

Choose the correct Cannabinoid treatment plan with products and dosages for different conditions

Become familiar with product forms, concentrations and administration in order to prescribe the best products for your patients

Become efficient with the Cannabinoid prescription process

Gain proficiency in how to submit different applications and approvals from the government

Learn from real life case studies

Have the confidence to prescribe to your patients based on proven data and real world examples

Module 1: Discover the Endocannabinoid System

The overall goal for this presentation is to help providers understand the Endocannabinoid System, name the key components, and how they function and communicate within the human body.

Learning Outcomes:

Summarise the discovery of the ECS
Outline the key components of the ECS
Describe the basic functions of the ECS
Explain the ECS role in cellular communication

Module 2: Understanding Medical Cannabis

The overall goal for this presentation is to help providers better understand the characteristics of Medical Cannabis and its role within the ECS. Additionally, clinicians will be able to confidently discuss the potential benefits and risks associated with Medical Cannabis.

Learning Outcomes:

Describe the Phyo-cannabinoids used in medical Cannabis Therapy
Outline the Phyto-cannabinoids role in ECS
Name the therapeutic properties of the major cannabinoids
Indicate potential side effects and adverse effects of Cannabis

Module 3: Understanding Cannabis administration, metabolic pathways and interactions with other medicines

Upon completion of this module, the clinician will be able to explain the differences of absorption and metabolism between the various forms of cannabis administration, describe the major metabolic pathways involved with cannabinoids, and recognise potential interactions that cannabinoids may have with other medications.

Learning Outcomes:

Explain the difference of absorption and metabolism between different administration techniques
Describe the major metabolic pathways involved with cannabinoids
Recognise interactions of cannabinoids with other medications

Module 4: Understanding indications, conditions and dosing guidelines

The overall goal for this module is to help providers better understand the Indications, Condition Pathways, and Dosing Guidelines for Medical Cannabis.

Learning Outcomes:

Describe the indications for the use of Medical Cannabis Therapy
Outline the condition pathways
Identify the dosing guidelines

Module 5: Understanding the (TGA) Therapeutic Goods Administration SAS Applications and the practical aspects of prescribing Medical Cannabis

The overall goal for this module is to help providers better understand the Therapeutic Goods Administration SAS Application, Practical Aspects of Prescribing, and Medical Cannabis Prescriptions.

Learning Outcomes:

Outline the Therapeutic Goods Administration SAS Application
Describe the Medical Cannabis Prescription process
Identify the practical aspects of prescribing

Module 6: In-depth case studies

The overall goal for this module is to help providers better understand common presentations and clinical applications through case studies.

Learning Outcomes:

Describe the titration requirements of certain cases
Outline the general dosing of common conditions
Identify the dosing requirements of specific conditions

Ready to start prescribing Medical Cannabis?

Prescribe medical cannabis to existing and new patients

The Skills you will learn in this course are:

Understand the history and biochemistry of Medicinal Cannabis

Advanced knowledge on different cannabinoids

Learn about interactions with other medicines

Choose the correct Cannabinoid treatment plan with products and dosages for different conditions