OVERVIEW

Cannabis: Biology to Policy | Tauheed Zaman, MD is organized by California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM).

Course opens: 09/22/2016
Course expires: 08/24/2019

Target Audience:
• Addiction medicine specialists who want an overview of the latest developments in the field and their relevance to clinical practice.
• Primary care clinicians who want to get a better understanding of addiction and manage patients with addictions in their practice.
• Public health officials who want an understanding of the current state of addiction treatment.
• Non-physicians who are involved in the treatment of addiction.

Available Credit:
1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
1.00 Attendance

MOC:
This course has been approved by the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM). Physicians enrolled in the ABAM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program can apply a maximum of 1 AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits™ for completing the Review Course.

Course Overview:
This lecture reviews the epidemiology of cannabis use disorders, diagnosis and screening tools, comorbidity with other conditions, management of cannabis use disorders, and adolescent issues.

Learning Objectives:
As a result of participating in this lecture learners should have a working knowledge of the following topics, essential to competency in addiction medicine and identify areas where more study may be needed:

• Epidemiology of cannabis use disorders, including data on special populations and trends.
• End effects on neurons and brain circuits and differences based on demographic factors (i.e., gender and age).
• Discussion of cannabis use/abuse/dependence and psychiatric comorbidities, including a discussion of genetic vulnerability for the above, where relevant.
• Discussion of acute and protracted withdrawal from cannabis.
• Implications of the above on treatment and recovery.
• Relationship with other drugs of abuse (i.e., the "gateway" drug concept and the role of cannabis in patients attempting long-term recovery).
• Discuss modes of delivery of cannabis.
• A brief discussion of policy issues related to cannabis use.