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Discover our resources for medical cannabis education, benefit from online, self-learning and live sessions with our expert medical team.
We offer unique, practical training by clinicians for clinicians.
Anytime, anywhere.
Medical cannabis shouldn’t be a mystery. Legal in Canada since 2001, more than 50 countries worldwide now have a regulated program for medical cannabis access.
But training and support for healthcare professionals remain limited – and we’re here to change that.
We’ve supported clinicians across Quebec, Canada, and internationally with their medical cannabis needs. You can find your medical cannabis community of practice with us.
Medical Cannabis Training Services for Clinicians
Training needs are diverse, and so is our training offering.
Choose a complete program below or select a service à la carte or create a personalized program.
Programs we offer are:
- Prescriber Training Program
- Clinical Preceptorship and Mentorship
- Family Medicine Residency Elective
- Educative Presentations on Medical Cannabis
- International Mentorship
Prescriber Training Program
For physicians, nurse practitioners and residents based in Quebec.
Developed by clinicians for clinicians to meet the realities of your practice.
Healthcare practitioners and patients want to know more about medical cannabis. To meet this need we’ve been running our Prescriber Training Program since 2019, which educates doctors, nurse practitioners, and their healthcare teams through medical cannabis authorization and treatment plans.
For Canadian Healthcare Practitioners Outside Quebec
Santé Cannabis has provided specialized care and education to over 18,000 patients since 2014. It’s our duty to know medical cannabis, how to prescribe and our responsibility to share what we know. Visit our online boutique for our reference documents or contact us to let us know what you’re looking for.
By participating in our program, you will benefit from:
- Self-learning online modules that detail treatment evidence for specific conditions and symptoms
- Tutorials, case studies and patient assessment support delivered on-site at your clinic
- Ongoing personalized support over the phone from our medical team for questions about medical cannabis and patient care
- On-site or virtual clinical preceptorship opportunities with Santé Cannabis doctors and nursing team and
- Shared-care support for your patients from our expert nursing team
Assets included for free:
- Prescriber Guidebook
- Clinical Toolkit to help with patient assessment and follow-ups
Family Medicine Residency Elective
For Canadian and International Physicians
Santé Cannabis is an approved teaching site by the Collège des médecins du Québec.
We run an elective program, in collaboration with the McGill University Faculty of Medicine, dedicated to medical cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain and cancer-related symptoms. The program is currently offered to Residents and Medical students at McGill University as well as Specialty Residents from Royal College Programs across many Canadian universities.
The curriculum takes place on-site at one of our Quebec clinic sites for local trainees and virtually for learners across Quebec and in other provinces.
Course objective:
To produce skilled physicians who can competently and independently assess the appropriateness of medical cannabis and design a personalized treatment plan for patients living with chronic pain or cancer-related symptoms.
Learning objectives:
- Develop knowledge of the endocannabinoid system
- Demonstrate knowledge of cannabis legal regulations in Canada
- Gather, synthesize and evaluate evidence surrounding the effectiveness of medical cannabis for the treatment of pain in numerous chronic conditions and palliative care issues
- Provide high-quality, relationship-centred, and compassionate care using medical cannabis to treat patients living with chronic pain and those receiving supportive and palliative care
- Assess the complete medical history for all patients in relation to their need for medical cannabis
- Program options are either two-week or four-week duration, and usually implies at least three days per week.
Continuing Medical Education
For Canadian and International Healthcare Practitioners
Santé Cannabis has provided more than 200 continuing medical education events since 2014. Our team is available for pre-developed or customized event programs, webinars, preceptorships.
We also offer our own annual event dedicated to raising awareness on medical cannabis and furthering related clinical education – focused on the needs of Quebec healthcare professionals. Visit here if you missed it.
Clinical Preceptorship and Mentorship Opportunities
Join our healthcare team virtually or in-person for an interactive, practical training session.
Whether you’re a doctor, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, nurse or clinic director, and whether you have an hour or a week – we’ll create an exceptional experience for you to better your practice.
During your preceptorship session, you will:
- Observe initial and follow-up patient consultations
- See our model of care in action
- Participate in patient file review
- Attend patient education sessions led by our nurse trainers
- Debate cases and collaborate on personalized patient care decisions and treatment plans
Learning Objectives:
• Strengthen your confidence in patient screening and assessment for their eligibility to a medical cannabis treatment
• Reinforce your understanding of the requirements for a medical cannabis authorization
• Understand the process of product selection and dosing instructions
• Observe our nurses as they provide patient education, including how medical cannabis is obtained from a Licensed Seller
• Review case study examples where you will see the progression of patient treatment and follow-up monitoring
We suggest that you complete your experience with a one-on-one mentorship session with a member of our medical team to answer the remaining questions and get you started with your own practice.
Presentations
We also provide presentations to healthcare professional groups and clinics; consider our team for your next educational program to improve your medical cannabis knowledge. Below are the presentations we offer free-of-charge.
Medical Cannabis 101
- Introduction to Santé Cannabis
- Overview of medical cannabis and product selection
- Authorizing Medical Cannabis
- Presentation of clinical trials
Medical Cannabis and Geriatric Care
- Introduction to Santé Cannabis
- Overview of medical cannabis and access program in Quebec
- Presentation of clinical trial
Medical Cannabis and Cancer
- Introduction to Santé Cannabis
- Overview of medical cannabis and access program in Quebec
- Presentation of clinical trial
- Summary of current evidence for medical cannabis use in cancer-related symptoms
If you are interested in another topic, please contact us.
Curriculum development
Since 2014, Santé Cannabis has developed curriculums for many educational seminars, workshops and full conferences, from local to international events.
- Our completed collaborative works include medical training workshops, conference programs, multi-day courses and educational content for both postgraduate and continuing medical education, in both institutional and community-based settings.
- Our support services are dedicated to a successful project process, execution and delivery of high-quality educational events and resources.
- Our content team and subject matter experts lead or support the planning and programming phase, or perform complete project management, which includes providing medical and scientific expertise from our multidisciplinary experts.
- Fundamentals of our service offering include expert content development and planning, drafting and editing, translation as required, and graphic design.
Let us know how we can support you to concretize your idea or meet the training needs of your community.
Medical Cannabis Resources
International Medical Cannabis Prescriber Guidebook
From our clinic to yours. Find the practical training resource for medical cannabis prescription and education you’ve been looking for.
Applicable across Canada and international jurisdictions.
Topics include:
- Active Therapeutic Compounds
- Methods of Administration
- Patient Evaluation and Prescribing Instructions
- Treatment Protocols and Product Selection by Indication
- Dosing Instructions & Titration Tables
- Follow-up and Monitoring, and more
Santé Cannabis Clinical Toolkit
If you’re ready to start practicing, discover our comprehensive Clinical Toolkit designed to elevate your practice and enhance patient care.
Included are:
- Assessment
- Treatment plan
- Follow-up
International Training for Medical Cannabis
If you are seeking specific international training opportunities, or a partnership with your university or institution, we’d love to work with you.
Consider a residency, or the development of your own residency training program for your local, regional or national doctors and trainees.
Clinical Development Services
If your goal is to develop your own cannabis clinic or dedicated medical cannabis practice, we provide guidance and have educative resources to get you started.
Research Services
You may benefit from our research services
We’ve run clinical trials, observational studies and real-world data programs on both medical cannabis and pharmaceutical cannabinoids
Events
Check out our events page to stay up to date on our upcoming events. This includes patient support groups and conferences we host.