140. Cannabis: Weeding Fact from Fiction

This product is free for those who attended FNCE^® 2018.

Patients are using and asking about cannabis and related products with greater frequency, especially as marijuana has been legalized by an increasing number of states. This session will provide an overview of the evidence-based appropriate medical use of cannabis, including what conditions it is helpful for, administration methods, and dosing. This session will also address how to discuss cannabis use with clients and members of the medical team.

CPEU: 1.5
CPE Level: 2
Learning Codes: 6020, 4070, 4010

Learning Objectives

• List the qualifying medical conditions for legal cannabis use.
• Discuss the different methods of cannabis administration, including why some methods might work better for individual clients than others.
• Explain how a registered dietitian nutritionist might facilitate a conversation with the patient and the health care team about a patient's use of medical cannabis.

Speaker

• Janice Newell Bissexx, MS, RDN
• Bonnie Johnson, MS, RDN

Planned with the Committee for Lifelong Learning.