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Medicinal Cannabis - Cancer Symptomatic Treatment
Assess CINV including cancer symptoms treatment, symptom relief from iatrogenic therapies (chemo and radio therapy)
Overview
Medicinal Cannabis - Cancer Symptomatic Treatment
The "Medicinal Cannabis - Cancer Symptomatic Treatment" course provides healthcare professionals with the knowledge and practical tools to utilize medicinal cannabis in the management of cancer-related symptoms. Focusing on the role of cannabinoids in relieving chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting, cancer pain, and improving quality of life, the course combines theory with real patient case studies. Participants will learn about dosing, formulation selection, and side effect management. This course is ideal for clinicians interested in integrating medicinal cannabis as a supplementary treatment in cancer care.
What you will learn
- Recognise key clinical features and subtypes
- Develop practical treatment plans using topical, systemic and procedural options
- Identify triggers, patient factors and long-term management strategies
- Apply evidence-based approaches in everyday clinical practice
Course contents
Meet your presenter
Dr Joe Kosterich
MBBS
Lecturer, Curtin Medical School
Dr Joe Kosterich is a general practitioner, speaker, author, media presenter and health industry consultant. He writes for numerous medical and mainstream publications and is a regular on radio and television. He is often called to give opinions in medico legal cases, is clinical editor of a medical magazine, adjunct professor (teaching) at UWA and a lecturer at Curtin Medical School.
Dr Kosterich has a special interest in plant-based therapies, men’s health, chronic disease and mental health. He has self-published two books and maintains a website and blog with health information and commentary. Through all this, Dr Kosterich continues to see patients as a GP each week.
CPD hours
Accreditations
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
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