Whether you’re a doctor, nurse, GP or healthcare professional, academic, medical student, researcher, or if you work for a licensed producer, clinic or other organisation, people working in the healthcare sector play a vital part in helping us to achieve our aims.
During Medical Cannabis Awareness Week 2021 we are asking colleagues from across the healthcare sector to help us in our mission to call for fair access to medicinal cannabis treatment on the NHS, raise awareness of this life-changing treatment, address the stigma facing patients and promote medical cannabis education for everyone.
Healthcare sector: get involved
Attend and promote our #MCAW2021 events
With just three NHS prescriptions having been issued three years on from the law change allowing doctors to prescribe medical cannabis, Medical Cannabis Awareness Week 2021 aims to highlight the real need for real-world evidence in evolving access to this new treatment.
All sessions are free to attend and will be available to watch back at a later date.
Share your plea with the world
By sharing your plea - whether you are a medical cannabis prescriber, or if you would like to explore this treatment for your patients - your plea can help to raise awareness.
Are you restricted with your research?
Do you have patients under your care that you feel would benefit from medical cannabis?
What is your plea to support patient access to medical cannabis?
You can record a video making your plea, write it down, or record an audio clip. Then, share it.
(Please keep clips under 30 seconds and testimonials to under 200 words, to allow maximum reach)
Add your plea to social media using the hashtag #MCAW2021.
Commit to your own learning
Doctors, clinicians & medical students -
Read a patient case study from your speciality, such as ‘Treating pain related to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome with medical cannabis’.
Review the evidence in your area of speciality.
Make your next CPD training about medical cannabis. There are online and face to face options. The Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society provides independent advice.
Think about a patient who hasn’t responded to treatment – could they benefit from medical cannabis?
Review the Drug Science medical cannabis slides for medical students.
Contribute to the evidence base
Researchers and academics -
Could you contribute to the medical cannabis evidence base?
Check the unclaimed NIHR funding for medical cannabis research.
Involve patients in your research.
Share what you have learned.
Share your knowledge & expertise
Sector organisations -
Share patient resources and pledge to listening to patients in all that you do.
Promote and provide your learning resources to doctors and the sector.
Host an informational or educational webinar during Medical Cannabis Awareness Week.
We’ll list it on our Events Calendar.
Write & share a blog post about Medicinal Cannabis Awareness Week 2021 with your network.
Take part in the conversation on social media.
Have a cannabis conversation
Discuss cannabis-based medicines and your role within this sector with your professional network, friends and family. Ask them what they know, and share your understanding of this treatment.
Talk to the sceptics about cannabis-based medicinal products as another valuable tool in managing chronic conditions.
Connect with a fellow medical cannabis professionals through PLEA or via the #MCAW2021 hashtag on social media.
Have a conversation about medical cannabis. It might just change the world.