Education Program Manager and Master of Ceremony

As Education Program Manager at Santé Cannabis, Ms. Andrée Charbonneau oversees all of the educational activities, including the Santé Cannabis Prescriber Training Program, the internal and external education material, presentations to patients and healthcare professionals. Her frequent contribution to Santé Cannabis content and media presence has made her an ambassador of sorts.

Ms. Charbonneau is a registered nurse and has work experience in medical cannabis-related patient care and medical cannabis research combined with 9 years of clinical nursing experience, including a variety of specialties such as working at the CHUM’s emergency unit, specialized in cardiology.

Keynote: Cannabis in the context of the opioid crisis

Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry and Department of Anesthesiology at McGill University

Marc Martel is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry and Department of Anesthesiology at McGill University. He is also Director of Clinical Research at the Pain Management Unit of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). His research program primarily focuses on the biopsychosocial determinants of prescription opioid misuse and addiction among patients with chronic pain. Mr Martel is also interested in the factors associated with cannabis use and cannabis use problems in this patient population.

Keynote: Evolution of cannabis and necessary changes

Panel: Impacts of cannabis self-medication on the population

Associate Medical Director and Practicing physician at Santé Cannabis

Dr. Alain Watier is a gastroenterologist with expertise in the use of medical cannabis to treat chronic pain. He founded the Pelvi-Perineology Clinic at the Sherbrooke University Health Center and is co-founder of Convergences PP. Dr.Watier authored several publications and participated in numerous clinical studies. He is a medical cannabis leader in the province of Quebec and regularly leads training programs for physicians and pharmacists on the therapeutic uses of cannabis through lectures, webinars, CMEs and preceptorships.

Keynote: Medical Cannabis Access Survey

Clinical Project Manager at Santé Cannabis

Lucile Rapin leads the ground-breaking research that is a driving force behind the future of medical cannabis. With the goal of transforming patient care through innovative research She manages the observational and investigational studies ongoing at Santé Cannabis with ethics and precision. With her extensive research experience and a focus on quality assurance and exceptional execution, she oversees and develops clinical studies, data collection, protocols, reports and monitoring processes. She oversees and analyzes the one-of-a-kind Santé Cannabis patient database and writes scientific papers on medical cannabis impacts supported by Real World Data.

Keynote: Access to medical cannabis via telemedicine

Family physician

As a practicing physician at Santé Cannabis, Dr. Viviane Hoduc is an expert in the medical cannabis field and has assessed and followed hundreds of medical cannabis patients. She is a family physician who completed her medical training at the University of Montreal and did her residency in family medicine at the University of Sherbrooke (CHUS). She also has trained in palliative care at the Maison Michel-Sarrazin. Dr. Hoduc joined the Santé Cannabis team to deepen her knowledge of medical cannabis in order to advance the scientific and medical knowledge of cannabinoids. A true pioneer in her field and a renowned lecturer, she is committed debunk myths and support patients and caregivers to overcome stigma they may face.

Workshop : Innovations in the cannabis industry

General Manager of AQIC

Mr. Pierre Leclerc has over twenty years of experience as entrepreneur and manager in forestry, lighting and artificial intelligence industries. He grasps the reality of entrepreneurs, and thanks to a rich experience in provincial politics, make him a high-level strategic advisor. Pierre has notably served as Chief of Staff for the Government of Quebec where he actively worked on Quebec’s first cannabis legislation.

Panel: Education, Research and Program Priorities

Specialized Nurse Practitioner

Ms. Claude Latulippe is a Specialized Nurse Practitioner at Dialogue, and holds dual licenses in Quebec and Ontario. In 2018 she was given as mandate to develop telemedicine healthcare services in Canada. She possesses over 20 years of clinical nursing experience with a diverse clientele in both private and public sectors. She obtained a Master’s degree in Advanced Nursing Practice from Laurentian University in Ontario and is a clinical preceptor and lecturer for advanced nursing students at the Universities of Toronto and Ottawa, as well as at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. As co-investigator for the Quebec Cannabis Registry in 2016, she has developed clinical expertise regarding the safe use of medical cannabis. She has lectured extensively on the subject and has been invited to speak as a clinical expert in several forums.

Patient testimonial

Medical Office Assistant, Patient Care Coordinator and Medical Cannabis Patient

Ms. Rebecca Fogel lives with Crohn’s disease since 2010. After her diagnosis, and many hospitalizations due to her disease, she faced a long struggle with a dependency to opioids given as a medical treatment. After consulting a new doctor at the hospital in 2014, who realized that she needed another treatment option to reduce her opioid intake, she began a cannabinoid-based treatment. Her medical cannabis treatment has helped her reduce the use of opioids and better manage her pain and symptoms. Ms. Fogel works at Santé Cannabis since 2017, and she has also worked within the medical cannabis industry. She has witnessed hundreds of medical cannabis patients coming to the clinic, and believes that there is a clear benefit from personalized treatment plans and close medical follow-up. A strong supporter of research, education, and fighting stigma, Ms. Fogel is an outspoken advocate for medical cannabis patients.

Keynote: Self-medication with cannabis among adults with legal access to cannabis

Panel: Impacts of cannabis self-medication on the population

Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Phamacy of Université Laval and researcher at the Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec

Panel: Pharmacist at the service of the patient: When medical cannabis enters the pharmacological profile

Infirmière

Ms. Maisonneuve has been a nurse for 19 years, including 13 years in emergency care and 4 years as a medical cannabis research nurse at Santé Cannabis. Always on the lookout for new challenges and new projects, she is currently working in the recovery room of an orthopaedic clinic. Her practice has always been with a diverse clientele in both the private and public sectors. Educating patients and various healthcare professionals is a passion she discovered during her role as a clinical preceptor and research nurse at Santé Cannabis. She provided training to OIIQ members at the 2019 Medical Cannabis Congress and has built various educational tools and initiatives.

Panel: Impacts of cannabis self-medication on the population

Patient

Sylvie Beaudoin, teacher by training, has lived with chronic pain since her adolescence. She is a Patient Partner for the Laboratoire en épidémiologie de la douleur chronique at UQAT. Ms. Beaudoin also facilitates support groups for the Quebec Chronic Pain Association. In 2019, she was disconcerted when her family doctor suggested that she purchase cannabis for therapeutic purposes at the SQDC to relieve her pain, without giving her any other medical information.