Medical Cannabis: An update for GPs and introduction to Sapphire
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About this event
Sapphire Institute for Medical Cannabis Education is hosting a live webinar specifically for UK GPs. With growing patient demand for treatment with medical cannabis, education and training for GPs will equip them to enable access for the treatment where appropriate.
These sessions are designed for busy GPs who want to find out more about current evidence for medical cannabis and its uses.
We are hosting two 30 minute sessions in July 2020
The first session will be held on Tuesday 28th July 19:00 - 19:30
The second session will be held on Wednesday 29th July 12:30 - 13:00
Key topics:
- The status of Medical Cannabis in the UK
- The role of GPs in a patient pathway
- Sapphire Medical Clinics and UK Medical Cannabis Registry
Dr Mikael Sodergren MBChB(Hons), DIC, PhD, FRCS is Managing Director & Academic Lead at Sapphire Medical Clinics. His clinical and research interests led him to establish Sapphire Clinics at the start of 2019. He works as Senior Clinical Lecturer and Consultant Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgeon, Imperial College London.
The Sapphire Institute for Medical Cannabis Education provides a source of online training and up to date research on medical cannabis https://sapphirecannabiseducation.co.uk/.
All regulated healthcare professional can register for free and members access a series of e-learning modules including Medical Cannabis Pharmacology, Side-effects and Route of Administration as well as previous webinars covering Medical Cannabis in Pain Management, Neurological disorders, Psychiatric disorders, Palliative Care and Paediatric Neurology.
Sapphire Institute for Medical Cannabis Education was established by Sapphire Medical Clinics who lead the way in the UK as the first UK medical cannabis clinic registered by the CQC. You can find out more about the team of consultants and Sapphire here https://www.sapphireclinics.com/