CPCRE Twilight Teaching: Latest evidence for cannabinoids in palliative care

"The Latest Evidence for Cannabinoids in palliative care"

About the speaker: Professor Janet Hardy

Professor Janet Hardy trained in medical oncology at Auckland University but subsequently transitioned into palliative medicine. She ran an active palliative and supportive care research program at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London before moving to Australia in 2003.

Until her recent semi-retirement, Janet was the Director of Palliative and Supportive Care at Mater Health Services. She is now employed as a Professorial Research Fellow and Cancer Program Leader in the Mater Research Institute. She holds a chair in Palliative Medicine from the University of Queensland. As Clinical Research Programme Leader for the Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education in Brisbane, she leads QPCRG, the Queensland Palliative Care Research Group.

Janet played a key role in the national Australian palliative care research network (PaCCSC) at its inception and led clinical trials of pain and nausea within the collaboration. Her current major research interests are in defining a role for medicinal cannabis in symptom control, research methodology in palliative care, opioids in pain management and the use and abuse of corticosteroids.

NOTE: CPCRE 2024 Twilight Teaching sessions are crafted to provide knowledge and learning at an experienced practice level making them particularly relevant for doctors and nurse practitioners as well as senior nurses and allied health professionals. Understanding this, health professionals of all disciplines and all levels of training who work in government and non-government settings in all sectors are invited to register to attend. Health students in any discipline are also welcome to register.

Twilight Teaching sessions are held online via MS Teams. A meeting link will be sent to the email address provided at registration 2 - 3 days before the session.

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