Medicinal Cannabis and Implications for Workplace Health and Safety: Scoping Review of Systematic Reviews
Veronica O’Neill, PhD Candidate; Nektarios Karanikas, PhD; Adem Sav, PhD; Patricia Murphy, PhD
Course Description:
The benefits of the use of medical cannabis are known, and use has spread and grown. But, information on the adverse events (AE’s) of medical cannabis use for various ailments and the impact they could have on workplace health and safety (WHS) is lacking. More research on the risks medical cannabis use poses to WHS is needed.
Learner Outcomes:
Upon completion of this journal CNE module, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the most common adverse events associated with the use of medicinal cannabis.
- Describe how adverse events related to the use of medicinal cannabis may impact the workplace.
- List individual characteristics which may result in differing responses and adverse events in users of medicinal cannabis.
Contact Hours and Cost
1.0 Contact Hours
Members: $30
Non-members: $35
Requirements:
- Requirements for successful completion: read the June 2023 CNE journal article, pass the examination, and complete the online evaluation
- Contact hours for this journal CNE module will expire in June 2025.
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. is additionally approved as a CNE provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (#CEP9283).
None of the planners or authors for this article have relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.