Speaker: Tracy Klein, PhD, ARNP

Tracy Klein is an Associate Professor at the WSU Vancouver College of Nursing. She is board certified in both family practice and women’s health and teaches nurse practitioner students focusing on pharmacology and rational prescribing. Her research aims to identify knowledge deficits or needs which may be addressed by education or policy solutions including the challenges of concurrent practice in states with both medical and adult use cannabis.

Date: Tuesday April 27th, 2021 from 12 pm – 1 pm

Registration required: https://wsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/4916159391163/WN_jSzcEsTGSqe9SccSlubWsw

Tracy Klein, PhD, ARNP will describe the difference between medical and recreational use of Cannabis, as well as the conditions for which the medical use of cannabis is supported by research. She will also review the diagnosis of Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) and share tools and resources available for clinical risk assessment.

Objectives:

1. Define conditions for which medical use of cannabis is supported by research

2. Describe the differential diagnosis, incidence, and sequalae of cannabis use disorder (CUD)

3. Evaluate tools and resources available for risk assessment and referral of CUD

Certification: Providence Health Care designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 hour of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity meets the criteria for up to 1 hour of Category I CME credit to satisfy the re-licensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission.

Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the Washington State Medical Association through the joint providership of Providence Health Care and Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. Providence Health Care is accredited by the WSMA to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Center for Rural Opioid Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under award number H79TI082557. The content of this presentation is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of SAMHSA.