Understanding CBD Oil

A Masterclass for Health Professionals: Understanding CBD Oil

£40 per place
16 spaces available
Please contact Suzy to book: [email protected]

Topics to be covered:
• Brief history and overview
• Cannabinoids particularly CBD, but also including others e.g. THC, Anandamide
• The Endocannabinoid System
• Terpenes
• Suppliers
• Interactions and contraindications
• Practical usage
• Case studies and examples
• Q&A

The attendees by the end of the masterclass will be able to:
• Summarise the history of Cannabis as a herb and discuss the current legal implications for its use within medicine
• Evaluate CBD oil for its potential to be used in practice and identify the qualities necessary for CBD Oil to have a medicinal value (cannabinoids and terpenes)
• Evaluate CBD oil suppliers and how to assess the merits of their products.
• Recognise the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) and the interaction with the current medical model and its potential for the future.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the potential interactions with pharmaceutical medicine and other medicinal products.
• Assess a patient’s potential need for CBD oil and demonstrate appropriate prescribing skills or argue the case for its inappropriateness.
• Discuss the many forms of CBD oil, their appropriateness for use and the practicalities of administration.
• Recognise other supportive therapeutics alongside CBD oil.
• Recall how to find out further details to further their knowledge.