MEDICAL CANNABIS

Medical Cannabis Education Course

With the recent passages of legislation allowing the use of medical cannabis, the need for education and training for medical providers and those working with individuals using addicitve substances is paramount.

What is this course?

The Medical Cannabis Education 4.75-Hour Course has been approved by the Utah Department of Health and satisfies the Utah educational requirements to become a practitioner in the Utah Medical Cannabis Program.

With the passage of the Utah Medical Cannabis Act, Utah state law requires at least four hours of medical cannabis-specific continuing education for qualified medical providers.

Course content is designed by professionals and faculty with the University of Utah School of Medicine.

I don’t intend to recommend medical cannabis. Why would I take this course?

With the passage of the Utah Medical Cannabis Act, Utah patients will be seeking expert advice and guidance for medical cannabis options. Some of your patients may already be utilizing medical cannabis options, and your practice will need to understand the physiologic effects of cannabis as well as potential drug interactions.

Even if you do not intend to recommend medical cannabis, expertise in the endocannabinoid system and medical cannabis is key to providing expert care for patients’ overall health. Doctors, pharmacists, nurses, psychologists, and other health professionals who become educated in these issues will be distinguished by their ability to address patients’ health questions related to the endocannabinoid system and the clinical aspects of medical cannabis.

  • Max CE Available: 4.75 Hours

Outline

Intended Audience

Doctors
Nurses
Medical Staff
Dentists
Social Workers
First Responders
Concerned Individuals

Continuing Education

For controlled substance prescribers, you must claim CME credit at the end of the course to receive the DOPL required certificate of completion.

Other leaners need to check with their regulatory groups regarding allowed credit.

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ACCREDITATION: The University of Utah School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA CREDIT:  The University of Utah School of Medicine designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 04.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Speaker and Planning Committee Disclosure Summary: The University of Utah School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education Office (UUCME) meets ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence expectations regarding the identification and mitigation of relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies. Everyone in control of content, including all speakers and planners, must disclose financial relationships in any amount within the past 24 months and any relevant financial relationships must be mitigated prior to the activity start.

DISCLOSURE: Neither planners, speakers, or anyone in control of content have any relevant financial relationships with an ACCME-defined ineligible company to disclose with the exception of Perry G. Fine, who is a scientific advisor and holds stock options with Anada Scientific. And Elizabeth Howell, who is a consultant and receives honoraria from Heron Medical PLLC.  All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Need all Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:

  • 04.75 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and
  • 04.75 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and
  • 04.75 MOC Points in the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn up to 04.75 MOCA 2.0® points in the American Board of Anesthesiology® Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program®. Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® and MOCA® are registered certification marks of the American Board of Anesthesiology®. MOCA 2.0® is a trademark of the American Board of Anesthesiology®

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM, ABP, ABA MOC Part II credits.