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Healthcare Professionals Forum - 11 February

08:50
Dr Rick Acland MBChB, FAFRM (RACP) Director, Burwood & Helius Therapeutics
09:00

Meet and greet your fellow attendees in random breakout rooms in this icebreaker session.

09:20
Bonni Goldstein Medical Director, Canna Centers Wellness & Education
09:40
Brooke van Velden List Member, ACT Party
11:00
  • Cannabis as a medicine
  • Endogenous cannabinoid system
  • Safety data
  • Treating patients in the New Zealand setting
  • Global overview

Dr Mark Hotu Clinical Director, Green Doctors Medicinal Cannabis Clinic
11:30
  • Effectiveness, safety and appropriateness considerations
  • Drug interactions and pharmacogenetics relevant to cannabis with their implications
  • Dosing of CBD and THC
  • Contraindications and adverse effects
  • Presentation of several case studies of New Zealand patients receiving medical cannabis and their clinical responses

Elizabeth Plant Chief Medical Officer, Eqalis
12:00

Graham Gulbransen Cannabis Consultant, Addiction Specialist, General Practitioner, Cannabis Care
13:00
  • Application process in obtaining a licence through the Medicinal Cannabis Agency – tips and tricks
    Facilitator: Andrea Eng, Manager of Regulatory Practice & Analysis, Medicinal Cannabis Agency, Ministry of Health
  • EBM4CBD/THC
    Facilitators: Dr Michael Murphy MB, BS, Pharm B.Sc (Hons), Clinical Director, CannaPlus+;
    Dr Afraz Adam MBBS. FRNZCUC, Chief Medical Officer, CannaPlus+
    Extraction technologies
    Steve Tallon Team Leader, Process Engineering Group, Callaghan Innovation
  • Analysis and testing
    Facilitators: Bruce Fraser, New Zealand General Manager, Shimadzu
    Sam Dallas, Analytical Technology Technician, Hill Laboratories
14:40
James Yu Charge pharmacist and Co-Owner , Ngā Hua Pharmacy
15:40
Lionel Marks de Chabris MD Chief Medical Officer, ZYUS Life Sciences
13:00
Andrea Eng Manager of Regulatory Practice & Analysis, Medicinal Cannabis Agency, Ministry of Health
13:00
Dr Michael Murphy Clinical Director, CannaPlus+
Dr Afraz Adam MBBS. FRNZCUC Chief Medical Officer, CannaPlus+
13:00
Steve Tallon Team Leader, Process Engineering Group, Callaghan Innovation
13:00
Bruce Fraser Team Leader, Process Engineering Group, Callaghan Innovation
Sam Dallas Analytical Technology Technician, Hill Laboratories
13:40
Andrea Eng Manager of Regulatory Practice & Analysis, Medicinal Cannabis Agency, Ministry of Health
13:40
Dr Afraz Adam MBBS. FRNZCUC Chief Medical Officer, CannaPlus+
Dr. Michael Murphy MB, BS, Pharm B.Sc (Hons) Clinical Director, CannaPlus+
13:40
Steve Tallon Team Leader, Process Engineering Group, Callaghan Innovation
13:40
Bruce Fraser Team Leader, Process Engineering Group, Callaghan Innovation
Sam Dallas Analytical Technology Technician, Hill Laboratories