Educational Resources
Our Education Commitment
The CCIC is dedicated to providing evidence-based educational information to health care practitioners and the general public. All the information distributed by the CCIC is based on scientific research and has significant evidence to support it. Our commitment is to ensure that we provide access to balanced and unbiased information that has received wide-spread support from the scientific community.
CCIC Educational Platform
The CCIC, through financial support provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research awarded via competitive grant competitions, has developed an open-access, online platform to provide up-to-date science and research around cannabis and cannabinoids directly from the scientific and medical community to the public. Scientific presentations from the CCIC conferences are available on our educational platform that can be directly accessed at cciceducation.com. Select presentations from each annual conference will be added to the educational platform on an annual basis to have continuous access to the evolving research and science occuring in this field.
Canadian Cannabis Syllabus
Register now for Canada’s most comprehensive online education on cannabinoid therapeutics. The CCIC has developed the Canadian Cannabis Syllabus, a 9-module online learning program for all healthcare practitioners. Learn at your own pace from content entirely developed by recognized experts in the field of cannabinoid research. The Canadian Cannabis Syllabus is an essential, unbiased and evidence-based learning program for all physicians and other healthcare practitioners.
The Canadian Cannabis Syllabus is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the University of Calgary Office of Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development.
To learn more or access the program directly, please visit:
ccic-learncannabis.ca
Resources
Cannabis and Older Adults – Accredited e-Learning Modules
The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) is pleased to let you know that free, asynchronous, accredited eLearning modules on Cannabis and Older Adults (English version) are now available. The French modules will be available Spring 2022.
Here’s what you need to know:
- The target audiences are physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, nurses or other healthcare providers and healthcare students.
- Examples of topics include: evidence for cannabis as treatment; medico-legal considerations; how to talk to older adults about cannabis; drug interactions; adverse events; safer cannabis use, and; developing a treatment plan.
- Each eLearning module is individually accredited (MOC, MainPro+) so you can do one, a few or all of them for up to a total of 6.75 hours/credits.
- Asynchronous learning allows you to pick the best times for you to complete the modules.
For more information and to register, visit: https://ccsmh.ca/cannabis-and-older-adults-project/
Other Resources on Cannabis and Older Adults
In the past two years, CCSMH has also released these resources:
- A Guide to Cannabis for Older Adults: https://ccsmh.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CCSA-Cannabis-Use-Older-Adults-Guide-2020-en-copy.pdf
- What Older Adults Need to Know about Cannabis: https://ccsmh.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/CCSMH_Cannabis_brochure_ENG.pdf
- Canadian Guidelines on Cannabis Use Disorder among Older Adults: https://ccsmh.ca/CUDGuidelines
Upgrade Your Clinical Cannabis Knowledge
Do you know how to have productive conversations about cannabis? Upgrade your clinical knowledge with Understanding Cannabis in Clinical Practice for Canadian Nurses.
Learn more about the endocannabinoid system, contraindications, and sociocultural impacts of non-medical-cannabis use. Earn 4 continuing education hours in this CNA accredited course.
Production of this document has been made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.
Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)
The LRCUG are an evidence-based public health intervention tool developed by a group of experts in addiction and health sciences to make cannabis users aware of health risks associated with cannabis use and suggests ways in which one can modify their behaviour to reduce their risk of experiencing health-related harms.
General Brochure:
https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/pdfs—reports-and-books—research/canadas-lower-risk-guidelines-cannabis-pdf.pdf
Full Scientific Article:
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303818
Health Canada Documents Related to Cannabis
Health Canada has put an extensive amount of work into developing summaries of knowledge regarding the health impacts of cannabis.
Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis (marihuana, marijuana) and the Cannabinoids:
This document is a very comprehensive review of the endocannabinoid system, how cannabinoids work and the evidence regarding health benefits and risks associated with cannabis and cannabinoids.
Canadian Cannabis Survey:
Launched in Spring 2018, close to 13,000 Canadians completed the survey, including more than 3,400 who reported cannabis use in the past year. The CCS gathers comprehensive baseline data that will help the Government monitor and measure the impact of legalizing, regulating and restricting access to cannabis. It will also help inform the design and delivery of our public education and awareness activities.
The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research from the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine
This is a very comprehensive review of the relevant research regarding the health effects of cannabis published since 1999. The report summarizes the current state of knowledge of what is known about potentisal therapeutic and harmful effects of cannabis use. Areas of need for cannabis research are highlighted as well.
Talking Pot with Youth
This is a document created by the CCSA to create a framework to promote discussion with youth about the scientific evidence of cannabis.
https://www.ccsa.ca/Resource%20Library/CCSA-Cannabis-Communication-Guide-2018-en.pdf
Cannabis Evidence Series: An Evidence Synthesis
This document was commissioned by the Alberta Government to help support policy development by the Government of Alberta. This consists of five reports: the Canadian context for cannabis use and legalization; the health effects and harms of cannabis; medical cannabis; advertisement and communication regulations; experience with legalization among jurisdictions that have legalized cannabis use.
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)
The CCSDP has developed an educational toolkit to facilitate conversations with youth about cannabis use.
English: https://cssdp.org/youthtoolkit/
French: https://cssdp.org/leducation-des-jeunes-sur-le-cannabis/
Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG)
The LRCUG are an evidence-based public health intervention tool developed by a group of experts in addiction and health sciences to make cannabis users aware of health risks associated with cannabis use and suggests ways in which one can modify their behaviour to reduce their risk of experiencing health-related harms.
General Brochure:
https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/pdfs—reports-and-books—research/canadas-lower-risk-guidelines-cannabis-pdf.pdf
Full Scientific Article:
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2017.303818
Health Canada Documents Related to Cannabis
Health Canada has put an extensive amount of work into developing summaries of knowledge regarding the health impacts of cannabis.
Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis (marihuana, marijuana) and the Cannabinoids:
This document is a very comprehensive review of the endocannabinoid system, how cannabinoids work and the evidence regarding health benefits and risks associated with cannabis and cannabinoids.
Canadian Cannabis Survey:
Launched in Spring 2018, close to 13,000 Canadians completed the survey, including more than 3,400 who reported cannabis use in the past year. The CCS gathers comprehensive baseline data that will help the Government monitor and measure the impact of legalizing, regulating and restricting access to cannabis. It will also help inform the design and delivery of our public education and awareness activities.
The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence and Recommendations for Research from the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine
This is a very comprehensive review of the relevant research regarding the health effects of cannabis published since 1999. The report summarizes the current state of knowledge of what is known about potentisal therapeutic and harmful effects of cannabis use. Areas of need for cannabis research are highlighted as well.
Talking Pot with Youth
This is a document created by the CCSA to create a framework to promote discussion with youth about the scientific evidence of cannabis.
https://www.ccsa.ca/Resource%20Library/CCSA-Cannabis-Communication-Guide-2018-en.pdf
Cannabis Evidence Series: An Evidence Synthesis
This document was commissioned by the Alberta Government to help support policy development by the Government of Alberta. This consists of five reports: the Canadian context for cannabis use and legalization; the health effects and harms of cannabis; medical cannabis; advertisement and communication regulations; experience with legalization among jurisdictions that have legalized cannabis use.
Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP)
The CCSDP has developed an educational toolkit to facilitate conversations with youth about cannabis use.
English: https://cssdp.org/youthtoolkit/
French: https://cssdp.org/leducation-des-jeunes-sur-le-cannabis/
