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Simplified guideline for prescribing medical cannabinoids in primary care
G. Michael Allan, Jamil Ramji, Danielle Perry, Joey Ton, Nathan P. Beahm, Nicole Crisp, Beverly Dockrill, Ruth E. Dubin, Ted Findlay, Jessica Kirkwood, Michael Fleming, Ken Makus, Xiaofu Zhu, Christina Korownyk, Michael R. Kolber, James McCormack, Sharon Nickel, Guillermina Noël and Adrienne J. Lindblad
Canadian Family Physician February 2018; 64 (2) 111-120;
G. Michael Allan
Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
MD CCFPJamil Ramji
Knowledge Translation Expert in the Physician Learning Program with the Alberta Medical Association and in Lifelong Learning and the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
Danielle Perry
Knowledge Translation Expert in the Physician Learning Program with the Alberta Medical Association and in Lifelong Learning and the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
Joey Ton
Knowledge Translation Expert in the Physician Learning Program with the Alberta Medical Association and in Lifelong Learning and the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
PharmDNathan P. Beahm
Research Fellow in the EPICORE Centre at the University of Alberta.
PharmDNicole Crisp
Nurse practitioner in the Division of Hematology at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton.
RN MN NP-AdultBeverly Dockrill
Retired registered nurse and patient representative from Edmonton.
RNRuth E. Dubin
Associate Professor at Queen’s University and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in Kingston, Ont.
MD PhD FCFP DCAPMTed Findlay
Consultant for Alberta Health Services Chronic Pain Centre and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary in Alberta.
DO CCFP FCFPJessica Kirkwood
Family physician at the Boyle McCauley Health Centre in Edmonton.
MD CCFPMichael Fleming
Director of Family Physician Programs in Continuing Professional Development in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS.
MD CCFP FCFPKen Makus
Director of the Adult Compulsive Disorder Clinic and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta.
MD FRCPCXiaofu Zhu
Medical oncologist at Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton.
MD FRCPCChristina Korownyk
Associate Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
MD CCFPMichael R. Kolber
Associate Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Peace River.
MD CCFP MScJames McCormack
Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
PharmDSharon Nickel
Coordinator of Evidence-Based Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta and the Alberta College of Family Physicians.
Guillermina Noël
Health Innovation Studio Lead and Human-centred Knowledge Designer for Lifelong Learning in the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
MDes PhDAdrienne J. Lindblad
Knowledge Translation and Evidence Coordinator for the Alberta College of Family Physicians and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
ACPR PharmD
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Canadian Family Physician
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Simplified guideline for prescribing medical cannabinoids in primary care
G. Michael Allan, Jamil Ramji, Danielle Perry, Joey Ton, Nathan P. Beahm, Nicole Crisp, Beverly Dockrill, Ruth E. Dubin, Ted Findlay, Jessica Kirkwood, Michael Fleming, Ken Makus, Xiaofu Zhu, Christina Korownyk, Michael R. Kolber, James McCormack, Sharon Nickel, Guillermina Noël, Adrienne J. Lindblad
Canadian Family Physician Feb 2018, 64 (2) 111-120;
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