Navigating the TGA Legal Landscape: Medicinal Cannabis Prescribing
With evolving regulations and heightened scrutiny on medicinal cannabis prescriptions, it’s crucial for doctors to stay up to date with TGA guidelines and legal requirements.
About the webinar
With evolving regulations and heightened scrutiny on medicinal cannabis prescriptions, it’s crucial for doctors to stay up to date with TGA guidelines and legal requirements. This webinar, presented by Dr. Danny Cai, will provide an in-depth look at the current TGA legal landscape for medicinal cannabis prescribing. It will cover best practices for compliance, writing prescriptions, managing flower limits, and handling patients at risk of drug dependence. With recent industry changes, now is the time to ensure your practice adheres to the latest regulatory standards.
Learning Outcomes
Explain the TGA Special Access Scheme and Authorised Prescriber pathways for medicinal cannabis.
Create TGA-compliant prescriptions, taking into account flower limits and patient assessments
Identify the legal implications of non-compliance and learn strategies to avoid overprescribing and other regulatory breaches
Identify patients at risk of drug dependence and engage with appropriate drug dependence programs and authorisations.
About the speaker
Dr. Cai is a highly accomplished medical professional with over 20 years of clinical experience, including a deep passion for the transformative potential of medical cannabis. As a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP), he has developed extensive expertise in clinical care, healthcare governance, strategic operations, and compliance.
With over five years of dedicated experience in the medical cannabis field, Dr. Cai is committed to advancing this area of healthcare, ensuring it is compliant with the highest standards, and delivering holistic, patient-centered care. His role as a federal government consultant and former medical officer of the Commonwealth further underscores his active involvement in shaping public health policy and reform.
Webinar
When: Tuesday, 11 February 2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Cost: Free
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