Announcement: Understanding Cannabis: The Neurobiology of What Happens When Prescribing Cannabinoids and Treating Anxiety, Stress & Trauma

Dr. Martin Katzman MD, FRCPC

Clinic Director: START Clinic for the Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Professor: Adler Graduate Professional School
Adjunct Professor: Department of Psychiatry, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor: Department of Psychology, Lakehead University
Board Member: The American Professional Society of ADHD and Related Disorders

This program will provide attendees with an overview of Medical Cannabis. Following this program, participants will understand:

• The Neurobiology of the Cannabis System
  • How the Cannabinoids work
  • Cannabinoid Receptors
  • Relation of Cannabinoids to Stress in the Immune System
  • The role of the endocannabinoid system 
• Medical Cannabis as adjunct therapy for treatment of stress, trauma, and anxiety
• Review the challenges of treating INSOMNIA, ANXIETY, in COMBINATION with Medical Cannabis
• Review the challenges of treating Veterans and First Responders with Medical Cannabis