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Medical Cannabis for Pain Control

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Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Medical Cannabis for Pain Control

Instructor: Elon Eisenberg

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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Cannabis is a group of flowering plants that has been long used for industrial, recreational and medical purposes. When relating to its medical use, the terms "Medical Cannabis" or "Medical marijuana" has become prevalent. In this course we will use the term "Medical Cannabis". Nowadays, Medical Cannabis involves multiple medical disciplines such as neuroscience, pain, pharmacology, oncology, psychiatry and more. Moreover, it has cultural, agricultural and social, legal and political implications.

This course will give you a solid ground to understand the whole picture. By completing this course, you will gain a broad understanding and knowledge base related to medical use of cannabis for pain control. You will be exposed to a wide range of topics such as historical use of cannabis in ancient times, botanic aspects of the plants, and potential benefits and risks associated with its medical use to both individuals and society.

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7 videosTotal 56 minutes

Is pain truly a defense mechanism?9 minutes
Impact on society8 minutes
Physiology of pain11 minutes
Pain modulation5 minutes
Pharmalogical treatment of pain11 minutes
Non-pharmacological pain treatment4 minutes
Modern approaches to pain therapy8 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes

What is pain (1)30 minutes
What is pain (2)30 minutes
What is pain (3)30 minutes

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Elon Eisenberg

Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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EXcelleent course, i had so much fun while learning even under these conditions, excuse my english , stay safe an thank you so much !

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