RECORDED DATE: July 24, 2025
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Speaker:
- Kimberly A. Curseen, MD
Target Audience:
Community-Based Faculty: MD, DO, PA, APRN & Other Healthcare Provider Clinical Preceptors
Objectives:
- Recall benefits of medical cannabis for older adults.
- Identify Georgia laws pertaining to the conditions for which a person is allowed to access medical cannabis.
- Explain how medical cannabis is legally accessed in Georgia.
- Recall information from scientific journals regarding the role medical cannabis can play in reducing dependence on opioids and antipsychotics.
- Detail information from studies on dosing and cautions about potential drug interactions and conditions a person may have that warrant not using medical cannabis.
- Describe ways physicians, nurses and staff in long-term care can support older adults who choose to use medical cannabis.
Continuing Medical Education: Medical Education Council of Pensacola
Accreditation:
The Medical Education Council of Pensacola (MECOP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Medical Council of Pensacola designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Continuing Education:
Nurses: The Georgia Board of Nursing deems Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for nursing continuing education (CE). This activity is approved for 1.5 contact hours towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia nursing licensure renewal. No partial credit offered.
Disclosures:
All planners & speaker disclosed no potential conflicts of interest at this time.