What you need to know
Join Dr. Ferghal Armstrong and Dr. Igor Jakubowicz for a FREE, insightful webinar exploring the intersection of addiction treatment and medicinal cannabis. Tailored for healthcare professionals, this event will delve into the safe and effective integration of medicinal cannabis into treatment plans and the management of cannabis use disorder and addiction.
The event will cover:
- Explore how the endocannabinoid system influences addiction and the therapeutic role of medicinal cannabis.
- The effects of CBD vs. THC.
- Understand the impact of trauma on addiction and its implications.
- Examine harm reduction strategies and alternative approaches.
- Review current research and evidence.
- Open Q&A
Submit your questions now by emailing medical@lgp.global
Facilitator:
Dr Joe Kosterich
GP, Authorised Prescriber and Medical Advisor to Little Green Pharma. Dr Joe is a regular on TV and radio, writes for medical and mainstream publications, as well as maintaining a website and blog providing health information. Dr Joe held senior positions in the Australian Medical Association and sat on numerous industry and government boards. He has extensive corporate experience in the setting up and management of medical centres.
Presenters:
Dr Ferghal Armstrong Graduated as a GP in Wales, United Kingdom in 2003. Since then, he has worked in the addiction space. He moved to Australia in 2014 and then Trained at Turning point to become an Addiction medicine Specialist. Ferghal continues to work as an Addiction Medicine Specialist both at Turning Point and in the Drug and Alcohol Clinical Advisory Service.
Dr Igor Jakubowicz is a GP with a special interests that include dermatology (skin), skin cancer diagnosis and removal, family planning incl. LARC & MTOP, travel medicine (Member of International Society of Travel Medicine & SPUMS – diving medicals), addiction medicine (including smoking addiction) & pain management.
