Matthew Fogel, Elizabeth Fogel, Jean-Paul Dedam

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The Green Elephant (eBook, ePUB)

The Healthcare Provider's Essential Guide to Understanding and Addressing Medical Cannabis and CBD

Beschreibung

The Ultimate Resource for Cannabis-Based Therapy. Backed by extensive research and medical expertise, The Green Elephant: The Healthcare Provider's Essential Guide to Understanding and Addressing Medical Cannabis and CBD is the definitive guidebook for healthcare professionals and patients alike seeking to educate themselves on cannabis therapy. This comprehensive resource is designed to help practitioners provide informed guidance to their patients, ensuring safe and effective use of cannabis and CBD-based treatments. Benefits of Cannabis Therapy Include: • Chronic Pain Relief: Cannabis has been shown to be effective in relieving chronic pain. • Mental Health Support: Can help reduce symptoms of anxiety, PTSD, and other mental health condition. • Improved Quality of Life: Patients using cannabis therapy often report better overall well-being and symptom management. • Reduced Dependence on Opioids: Cannabis can be an alternative to opioids for pain management, potentially reducing the risk of addiction. • Support for Cancer Patients: Helps alleviate nausea and pain associated with cancer treatments. Key Features of The Green Elephant: • In-Depth Exploration: Delves into the history, biology, chemistry, and pharmacological effects of cannabis and CBD-based therapy. • Ethics and Legal Insights: Covers the ethical considerations, legal history, and current regulatory status of cannabis, enabling healthcare professionals to navigate the complexities of cannabis therapy. • Practical Guidance: Offers detailed information on dosing instructions, potential drug interactions, and both short-term and long-term treatment plans. • Patient-Centered Approach: Focuses on the potential of cannabis therapy to help millions of patients manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life. • Comprehensive Coverage: Includes insights into the latest research and developments in the field of cannabis therapy. The Green Elephant is an essential resource for healthcare professionals ready to address the "green elephant in the room" and harness the therapeutic potential of cannabis to enhance patient care. This guidebook equips practitioners with the knowledge and tools needed to integrate cannabis therapy into their practice effectively and ethically.

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Autor

Matthew Fogel, FNP, is a Family Nurse Practitioner and a part of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians. He graduated with an associate's degree in nursing from Pima Medical Institute in New Mexico, and graduated from Simmons University in Boston with a Master's degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner. He spent his nursing career on a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) specializing as an open-heart surgery recovery nurse. As a fierce medical cannabis advocate, he wrote a petition for adding patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases to the accepted list for medical cannabis conditions that was approved by the New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board. Matthew's passion is for patient education and harm reduction. He lives in Albuquerque, NM with his wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth Fogel, FNP, is a Family Nurse Practitioner and patient advocate. She graduated from Central New Mexico Community College with her associate's degree in nursing and graduated with her Master's degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from Simmons University in Boston. Elizabeth has spent most of her nursing career at the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH), a level one trauma center. She has worked at UNMH as a mother/baby and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) nurse, as well as a charge nurse in their rheumatology and pulmonary clinics. Elizabeth's focus is on patient autonomy and the importance of using all available medical research in the advancement of patient care. She currently lives in Albuquerque, NM with her husband, Matthew. Jean-Paul Dedam, MD, DABMA, is the in-patient physician at the Lovelace Heart Hospital of New Mexico in Albuquerque. He graduated with a B.A. in Biochemistry at Dartmouth and an M.D. through their medical school. He practiced Family Medicine in Lawrence, MA, then worked four years in Indian Health Services as the primary care physician. Jean-Paul is also a board certified Medical Acupuncturist.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hatherleigh Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781578268740
• Artikelnr.: 58472614