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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This medicinal cannabis course focuses on PTSD and treatment in clinical practice. The course assesses the use of medical cannabis for PTSD, including dosage and treatment. It describes what PTSD is and what the signs, symptoms and characteristics are. The conventional treatment of PTSD, e.g. sleeping medications or antidepressant medications, is being compared to the cannabinoid treatment options. The current position of the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) on PTSD is that compensation for PTSD treatment with medicinal cannabis is not allowed. However, research into medicinal cannabis is rapidly evolving and DVA will continue to monitor the developing research and published evidence. Two case studies look into symptoms, current medications, treatments using CBD, and provides reviews and results of these studies.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This medicinal cannabis course focuses on advanced mental health conditions. The course commences with the importance of understanding the science of medicinal cannabis and the role it can play when treating mental health issues. Advantages and side effects are outlined. When managing complex mental health issues, the course describes treatment and techniques for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe anxiety and depression. PTSD patients, often in military and first-responders frequently utilise medicinal cannabis. A comparison is made between THC-dominant (street cannabis), to CBD-dominant (hemp) or balanced (e.g. nabiximols). The course summarizes studies of the use of medicinal cannabis and mental disorders. The course also addresses the use of medicinal cannabis in conjunction with conventional medications, potential toxicities, most common symptoms treated and side-effects. Larger trials on the use of medicinal cannabis for treating mental health are in progress.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This medicinal cannabis course focuses on cancer research for potential treatment with medical cannabis leading to a curative approach that goes beyond symptom relief. The course evaluates treatment options for breast and pancreatic cancer patients with medical cannabis and evaluates the use of medical cannabis to mitigate the side effects of cancer and its treatment. It looks into early diagnosis, treatment, defining and aetiology of cancer as well as defining and targeting the hallmarks of cancer. Clinical and side-effects of CBD and Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) are listed. Outcomes of studies into cannabinoids in pain management and palliative medicine are included.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This medicinal cannabis course focuses on complex chronic diseases. Content includes planning the management of complex chronic diseases including poly pharmacy, multiple system disease. It evaluates the challenges of effectively integrating cannabis medicines including liver metabolism considerations and drug interactions. The results of a study into patients with chronic diseases (conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention, long lasting conditions with persistent effects), are included where patients have at least two conditions and were prescribed a minimum of four drugs. When choosing a cannabis product, the preferences of the patient, age and clinical condition are to be considered. The course describes dosing of THC and CBD and minimum/ maximum doses. A case study looks into current medications, past treatments, clinical history, treatment options, progress and life quality.
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This medicinal cannabis course focuses on endocannabinoid support – advanced techniques for maximising ECS efficiency. The course evaluates clinical endocannabinoid deficiency (CED) and examines options to maximise the efficiency and function of the endocannabinoid system including diet, supplements terpenes and therapies. Migraine, fibromyalgia, IBS and related conditions display common clinical, biochemical and pathophysiological patterns that suggest an underlying clinical endocannabinoid deficiency that may be suitably treated with cannabinoid medicines. This course discusses findings that provide a mechanistic scenario for how chronic stress, diet and gut microbiota generate a pathological feed-forward loop that contributes to despair behaviour via the central ECS. Finally, a case study of a patient with a long history of migraine headaches, insomnia and anxiety is described, looking at past treatments and treatment options.
4.5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course looks at the planning of clinical treatment and dosing for conditions with medicinal cannabis. General rules of dosing with cannabis medicines are given noting that doses of cannabis medicines should be administered with consistency and regularity. Minimal doses that are clinically effective should be a principle aim. Patient age and previous cannabis use/ experience must be taken into consideration. Cannabis medications should be titrated slowly and conventional medications reduced as symptoms lessen. Treating of rheumatoid arthritis, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, headaches and migraine, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s (tremor and dystonia), Chron’s disease and ulcerative colitis, chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, anxiety and depression, insomnia, PTSD, epilepsy, ASD, ADHD, OCD and Tourette's, diabetes, hypertension, glaucoma, geriatric/palliative care and complex mental health issues are reviewed in this course.
4.5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on nine more challenging general dermatology case studies, focusing on various dermatology conditions. The cases describe how to approach each case and are supported by clinical images. Differential diagnoses, history taking, investigations, management strategies and treatment options are included. In several of these cases, biopsy/surgical options and adjuvant therapies are discussed.
0.5 Educational activity hour
7 Performance review hours
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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This general dermatology course focuses on sexually transmitted infections (STI) and HIV. The course demonstrates how to identify cutaneous manifestations of STIs including HIV and how to diagnose and treat related skin conditions using pattern recognition, history and laboratory exams. STIs covered include HPV, HSV, syphilis, condyloma, genital herpes, chancroid and gonorrhea. Clinical cases are provided extensively throughout the course. Clinical features, testing and treatment options are outlined. HIV related skin conditions include seborrheic dermatitis, malassezia, crusted scabies, lymphedema, HPV and SCC are addressed with treatment options and best practice recommendations.
4.5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course focuses on applying effective communication strategies in general practice consultations. It outlines the importance of history-taking and includes management plan strategies in order to maximise the patient’s understanding, compliance and satisfaction. The ten steps include preparation for the consult, connection or re-connection, information gathering on history and examination, responding to patient’s thoughts, feelings and expectations, formulation of a diagnosis and treatment plan, patient education, managing behaviour change, closing the consult and preparation for next consult. Diagrams and references are used to assist with learning.
5.5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Date: 01/01/2023 Location: Other
This course begins with an overview of congestive cardiac failure including classification guidelines and prevention strategies. The diagnosis, pathophysiology and investigation of heart failure are outlined including charts, diagrams and images. Causes of heart failure including myocyte damage and loss, abnormal loading conditions and arrhythmias are covered. Further information on aetiology and ongoing assessment in CCF where causes of heart failure are not apparent from the history, examination and investigations are outlined. The management and co-morbidities of these symptoms are discussed. The course concludes with a discussion on the management and prognosis of acute heart failure including end of life care.
4.5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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6 MOPS (Emergency Medicine) hours
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