Contribution of Medical Cannabis Course in Enhancing Ability of Pharmacy Students for Counseling Patients Using Cannabis
Location
Suwanee, GA
Start Date
6-5-2025 1:00 PM
End Date
6-5-2025 4:00 PM
Description
Background: A Medical Cannabis Course was developed in the PCOM School of Pharmacy, Georgia to prepare pharmacy students for counseling patients and practitioners involving medical cannabis use. This study evaluated the confidence levels of pharmacy students at the beginning and the end of the medical cannabis course.
Methods: The longitudinal study comprised third year Professional Doctor of Pharmacy program students enrolled in the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia. The students were given a survey before the start and at the end of their Medical Cannabis Course. The survey assessed each student’s confidence in counseling patients of the safety, efficacy, addiction potential, appropriate use, and medication profile of medical cannabis.
Results: The pre-course survey showed that 16% to 32% of students were not confident in counseling patients about medical cannabis use, while 16% to 40% of students were confident. As for the post-course survey, 9.52% to 23.91% of students were not confident while 61.90% - 80.95% of students were confident.
Conclusions: Based on the self-evaluation by students, there is an apparent increase in the confidence of students in counseling and discussing effects of medical cannabis with patients after taking the medical cannabis course.
Embargo Period
5-19-2025
Contribution of Medical Cannabis Course in Enhancing Ability of Pharmacy Students for Counseling Patients Using Cannabis
Suwanee, GA
Background: A Medical Cannabis Course was developed in the PCOM School of Pharmacy, Georgia to prepare pharmacy students for counseling patients and practitioners involving medical cannabis use. This study evaluated the confidence levels of pharmacy students at the beginning and the end of the medical cannabis course.
Methods: The longitudinal study comprised third year Professional Doctor of Pharmacy program students enrolled in the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia. The students were given a survey before the start and at the end of their Medical Cannabis Course. The survey assessed each student’s confidence in counseling patients of the safety, efficacy, addiction potential, appropriate use, and medication profile of medical cannabis.
Results: The pre-course survey showed that 16% to 32% of students were not confident in counseling patients about medical cannabis use, while 16% to 40% of students were confident. As for the post-course survey, 9.52% to 23.91% of students were not confident while 61.90% - 80.95% of students were confident.
Conclusions: Based on the self-evaluation by students, there is an apparent increase in the confidence of students in counseling and discussing effects of medical cannabis with patients after taking the medical cannabis course.