| 2012 Conference |
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| Tuesday, 15 November 2011 06:54 |
![]() 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! |