Avicanna Launches A Medical Cannabis Education Portal For Health Care Professionals

Avicanna Inc. AVCNF AVCN (FSE:0NN) has launched its medical cannabis education portal, ”Avicenna Academy”, a no-cost resource and medical education portal for health care professionals. The medical education portal is designed to support health care professionals through education and practical information with respect to the potential use of medical cannabis, with a view towards expanding access as well as measuring patient outcomes.

The Avicenna Academy is designed to address the potential gaps in understanding cannabinoid-based products while making available resources and information which may be tools for the medical community. The portal currently includes a range of resources including health care professional guidelines and supporting information regarding medical authorization documentation for patients in Canada.

The preliminary set of modules cover a range of topics including:

• The history of medical cannabis use

• The endocannabinoid system

• Potential therapeutic targets

• The current state of evidence

• Dosing and titration overview

• Case studies and practical use

The Avicenna Academy looks towards expanding offerings in the portal that are reflective of on-going research in the field. Access to the Avicenna Academy will be offered at no cost for health care professionals to support necessary education and training. The company is actively collaborating with the medical community to improve this current initiative and is also working toward building indication-specific modules in collaboration with Canadian and international key opinion leaders and experts in their respective fields.

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