Virginia State Medical Use of Cannabis v1.0

Developed by TMCIGlobal, this course is designed for practitioners in the State of Virginia seeking to gain basic knowledge about the use of medical cannabis to better assist their patients. The course contains three learning lessons:

• Virginia Medical Use of Cannabis
• Virginia Medical Cannabis Administration***
• Virginia's State-specific Medical Cannabis Program
***Important! Due to the nature of this lesson, NO CE credit can be offered for this material. The 3.5 hours of CE credit are earned by completing the other two lessons contained in this course. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
• Describe the current landscape of prescribing medical cannabis
• Evaluate the evidence for treating patient conditions with medical cannabis
• Discuss the pharmacology of cannabis and its effect on the endocannabinoid system
• Analyze use disorders and other patient precautions for prescribing medical cannabis
• Examine Virginia-specific considerations for discussing medical cannabis

Purchase grants one learner one year of access to lessons and quizzes (access expires 365 days from the date of course activation).

The lessons titled "Virginia Medical Use of Cannabis" and "Virginia's State-specific Medical Cannabis Program" have been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of AffinityCE. AffinityCE is accredited to provide continuing medical education for physician and non-physician healthcare providers.
AffinityCE designates these lessons for a maximum of 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Each physician or non-physician should claim only the credit commensurate with the time required to complete the online course.
Credit offerings:

• Physicians: Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
• Physician Assistants: (ACCME) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
• Nurses: American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Nurse Practitioners: (ACCME) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Important: There is no CE credit offered for the lesson titled "Virginia Medical Cannabis Administration." Completion of the two lessons titled "Virginia Medical Use of Cannabis" and "Virginia's State-specific Medical Cannabis Program" allows the learner to claim 3.5 hours of CE credit.

The course includes current state regulations and program details in a dedicated 30-minute module titled “Virginia State-specific Medical Cannabis Program.”

Andrew Whitman, Pharm.D, BCOP. Andrew Whitman is Lead Clinical Pharmacist – Hematology/Oncology and the Program Director – PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program in the Department of Pharmacy Services at the University of Virginia Health System.