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2012 Conference E-mail
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Conference Agenda

Friday, April 27, 2012

0800 - Welcome and Opening remarks - Al Byrne (Patients Out of Time), Donald Abrams, MD (UCSF)

0830 - Cannabis: Why is it Forbidden? - Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN

0850 - Overview of the Endocannabinoid System - Vincenzo DiMarzo, PhD

0930 - The ECS and Neuropathic Pain - Andrea Hohmann, PhD

1000 - Break

1020 - The Role of the Endocanabinoid System in the Regulation of Stress, Mood and Anxiety - Matthew Hill, PhD

1050 - The ECS and Addiction - Greg Gerdeman, PhD

1110 - Are Some Diseases the Result of an Endocannabinoid Deficiency? - Ethan Russo, MD (invited)

1140 - Care and Feeding of the Endocannabinoid System - John McPartland, DO

1200 - Lunch

1330 - Raw Cannabis: A Dietary Essential Optimized Through Individualized Phytogenetics - William Courtney, MD

1400 - Beyond THC: Bringing Back CBD - Martin A. Lee

1420 - Cannabis as an Exit Drug - Amanda Reiman, PhD, MSW

1440 - The Ocular Endocannabinoid System - Melanie Kelly, PhD


1510 -
The Use of Cannabis with Glaucoma - Gary Storck (glaucoma patient, Elvy Musikka (federal medical cannabis patient)

1530 - Break

1545 - Question & Answer from the Faculty

1630 - Day end

Saturday, April 28, 2012

0800 - Opening remarks - Al Byrne; Brian Becker, MD (Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine)

0820 - Cannabinoids and Cancer Care - Donald Abrams, MD


0850 - Phytocannabinoids in the Treatment of Breast Cancer and Glioma Cell Cancer - Cristina Sanchez, PhD

0930 - The Use of Cannabis for ALS - Greg Carter, MD & Cathy Jordan (patient)

1000 - Break

1020 - Can Cannabis Prevent Alzheimer's Disease? - Gary Wenk, PhD

1050 - Empirical Rationales for the Possibility of Cannabis Therapeutics in Post Traumatic Stress - Christopher Fichtner, MD

1120 - Clinical Trials of Cannabis Use for Post Traumatic Stress Among Veterans - Sue Sisley, MD

1140 - Perils and Promising Possibilities with Cannabis and Schizophrenia - Christopher Fichtner, MD

1200 - Lunch

1330 - Research and Education on Cannabinoids: Update from Canada - Mark Ware, MD

1400 - Panel: The ECS and Clinical Implications for Health Care: Clint Werner (Moderator), Andrew Weil, MD, Julie Holland, MD, Melanie Dreher, RN, PhD

1530 - Break

1545 - Question & Answer from the Faculty

1630 - Day end

Registration; Accomodation Information; Media Request Forms; coming shortly!
 
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