Medical Cannabis for Pain Control
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There are 9 modules in this course
Cannabis is a group of flowering plants that has been long used for industrial, recreational and medical purposes. When relating to its medical use, the terms "Medical Cannabis" or "Medical marijuana" has become prevalent. In this course we will use the term "Medical Cannabis". Nowadays, Medical Cannabis involves multiple medical disciplines such as neuroscience, pain, pharmacology, oncology, psychiatry and more. Moreover, it has cultural, agricultural and social, legal and political implications.
This course will give you a solid ground to understand the whole picture. By completing this course, you will gain a broad understanding and knowledge base related to medical use of cannabis for pain control. You will be exposed to a wide range of topics such as historical use of cannabis in ancient times, botanic aspects of the plants, and potential benefits and risks associated with its medical use to both individuals and society.
What's included
1 reading1 assignment
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- General Information about the Course•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Survey•30 minutes
What's included
7 videos3 assignments
7 videos•Total 56 minutes
- Is pain truly a defense mechanism?•9 minutes
- Impact on society•8 minutes
- Physiology of pain•11 minutes
- Pain modulation•5 minutes
- Pharmalogical treatment of pain•11 minutes
- Non-pharmacological pain treatment•4 minutes
- Modern approaches to pain therapy•8 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- What is pain (1)•30 minutes
- What is pain (2)•30 minutes
- What is pain (3)•30 minutes
What's included
1 video1 assignment
1 video•Total 16 minutes
- Medical use•16 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- History•30 minutes
What's included
1 video1 assignment
1 video•Total 14 minutes
- Cannabis botanics•14 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Botanics•30 minutes
What's included
4 videos1 assignment
4 videos•Total 24 minutes
- Ways of consumption•7 minutes
- Cannabinoid pharmacokinetics•9 minutes
- Physiological effects on cannabinoids on pain systems in the brain•5 minutes
- Physiological effects cannabis on pain systems in the body•3 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Interaction with the body•30 minutes
What's included
8 videos1 assignment
8 videos•Total 66 minutes
- Analgesic effectiveness•14 minutes
- Medical Cannabis for acute pain•8 minutes
- Cannabis and headache•9 minutes
- Pain in joints back and neck•7 minutes
- Neuropathic pain•6 minutes
- Pain in internal organs•6 minutes
- Cancer pain•10 minutes
- Chronic pain - an overview•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Analgesic effects•30 minutes
What's included
4 videos1 assignment
4 videos•Total 26 minutes
- Psychiatric conditions•6 minutes
- Neurological conditions•11 minutes
- Sleep•5 minutes
- MC for other health conditions•4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Other conditions•30 minutes
What's included
4 videos1 assignment
4 videos•Total 55 minutes
- Cannabis psychotropic effects•9 minutes
- Cannabis and driving•25 minutes
- Pregnancy and maternity•16 minutes
- Cannabis and the heart•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Safety•30 minutes
What's included
3 peer reviews
3 peer reviews•Total 360 minutes
- Scenario 1•120 minutes
- Scenario 2•120 minutes
- Scenario 3•120 minutes
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Reviewed on Jan 14, 2024
I'm glad I was able to participate in this course, I definitely increased my knowledge with it, thanks!
Reviewed on Jun 2, 2019
I am so happy that this course and school was suggested to me. I was apprehensive to jump back into lessons and tests, etc, but I'm really grateful I did. Helping my career and mind.
Reviewed on Sep 6, 2018
So far it has been a fascinating course and I really like the calm voice and assuredness with which the professor explains things.
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