Marijuana Use in Adolescent Populations

The goal of this course is to enhance the knowledge of physicians and other healthcare providers about marijuana perceptions and usage among the adolescent populations. This module will also discuss the prevalence and long-term impacts marijuana usage may have on adolescent populations. By enhancing their knowledge, physicians and other healthcare providers can better assess patients who may suffer symptoms caused by marijuana use and provide informed guidance to their patients and caregivers regarding marijuana use.  

Learning Objectives:

1. Recognize the basic pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and methods of marijuana use
2. Explain marijuana urine testing
3. Discuss the prevalence of marijuana use among adolescents
4. Describe the impacts marijuana may have on adolescents
5. Identify strategies for communicating risk and providing guidance to adolescents and their parents

Presented By:

George Sam Wang, MD, FAAP
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Section of Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology
Department of Pediatrics
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
 
Dr. Wang, completed his pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children's Hospital Colorado/Anschutz Medical Campus, and his medical toxicology fellowship at the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center at Denver Health. He is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Colorado/Anschutz Medical Campus where he is a PEM and toxicology attending. 

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