Up in Smoke: Cannabis, Cancer, and Clinical Judgement (10-03-2024)

October 3, 2024

- This dinner program will be a virtual (online) event. -

Overview

This activity will thoroughly review the evidence and the role of cannabinoid products in managing cancer patients. Faculty will discuss the physiologic effect of cannabinoids, their active components, and how to use them in cancer patients. Additionally, this activity will review current state and federal legislation associated with medical cannabis use so that clinicians can provide appropriate advice to patients.

Learning Objectives.

  1. Describe the endocannabinoid system, cannabis biochemistry, and the physiologic effects of cannabinoids and their active compounds 
  2. Review clinical indications, dosing considerations, and limitations for use of cannabis in patients with cancer
  3. Identify state and federal legislative and regulatory issues associated with medical cannabis use
  4. Discuss strategies for communicating with cancer patients about cannabis therapeutics
     

Target Audience

This activity is intended for oncology nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, nurse navigators, medical assistants, and other healthcare providers involved in the care of cancer patients.

Presented By

                               

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Horizon CME designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. This course is approved by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 16441. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 1.00 credit.
  • 0.50 Pharmacology
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. This course is approved by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 16441. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 0.50 credit.
Course opens: 
07/03/2024
Course expires: 
11/04/2024
Event starts: 
10/03/2024 - 8:55pm PDT
Event ends: 
10/03/2024 - 10:30pm PDT
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Agenda

All Times Listed are for the Hawaii Standard Time Zone

Thursday, October 3, 2024

5:55pmWelcome and Introduction
» Rachel Thelen, MSN, FNP-C, AOCNP - Oncology Nurse Practitioner Maui Memorial Medical Center
6:30pmUp in Smoke: Cannabis, Cancer, and Clinical Judgement
» W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh - Clinical Assistant Professor; Depts of Family Med and Psychiatry University of TN College of Medicine
7:30pmClosing Comments
» Rachel Thelen, MSN, FNP-C, AOCNP - Oncology Nurse Practitioner Maui Memorial Medical Center
Online - Virtual Event
United States

Faculty

Rachel Thelen, MSN, FNP-C, AOCNP (Moderator)

Rachel Thelen is an Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner at the Maui Memorial Medical Center Outpatient Clinic. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UNC Wilmington in 2009 and Master of Science in Nursing from Western Carolina University in 2016. She has over fourteen years of hematology/oncology experience. She began her career as an inpatient oncology nurse, followed by outpatient infusion and now, as an advanced oncology practitioner since 2016. She relocated from the east coast to Maui in 2020 with her husband, John, and daughter, Ruby.
 

W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh (Speaker)                                                                                                             

Dr. Jackson is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, Tennessee, where he maintains a private practice in family medicine, and directs the palliative medicine program at the West Cancer Center. Dr. Jackson also serves as the Associate Fellowship Director for Palliative Medicine at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine. From this professional platform, he leads multiple teams of dedicated clinicians who have helped to transform the experience of seriously ill patients in the 
Mid-South.


Dr. Jackson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, and his Diploma in Theology at Oxford University in England. He served as the President of the Academy of Integrative Pain Management, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is board certified in Pain Medicine, holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.


Dr. Jackson has been the recipient of numerous clinical and teaching awards, and has had his research published in numerous journals, including Family Medicine, Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, and the Journal of the American Medical Association. He has also served as Editor in Chief of The Pain Practitioner, and has co-authored a book on family dynamics. A frequently invited speaker at national and international professional meetings, he has also been featured in several multimedia projects concerning the treatment of affective disorders and chronic pain, as well as the history and philosophy of medicine.

Outside medicine, his interests include an active outdoor lifestyle, literature, music, and theology. His most fulfilling role, without a doubt, is being a dad and a husband. Dr. Jackson believes in Memphis as a place where grit meets grace.

Disclosures:

Horizon CME requires all planners, faculty, and other contributors to disclose any financial relationships with an ACCME defined ineligible company within the past 24 months and Horizon CME has resolved any conflicts prior to this educational activity.

W. Clay Jackson, MD, DipTh discloses he had relationship as Advisory Board with Sage, but that relationship ended, he also disclosed Advisory Board with Otuska, during the past 24 months.

All other non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development and editing/review of the content disclosed no relevant financial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    Horizon CME designates this Live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 ANCC
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. This course is approved by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 16441. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 1.00 credit.
  • 0.50 Pharmacology
    This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation through the joint providership of the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation and Horizon CME. The Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. NPHF is awarding the contact hours and is responsible for adherence to the ANCC criteria. This course is approved by the Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Foundation, California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 16441. Upon completion, NPs and RNs will be awarded up to 0.50 credit.

Price

Cost:
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Required Hardware/software

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Supported Browsers:

Internet Explorer 8.0+ for Windows 2003, Vista, XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and above

Google Chrome 28.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux

Mozilla Firefox 23.0+ for Windows, Mac OS, or Linux

Safari 6.0+ for Mac OSX 10.7 and above


Supported Phones & Tablets:

Android 4.0.3 and above

iPhone/iPad with iOS 6.1 or above