Jan 5, 2020
#107 My lovely guest this week is Professor Kylie O'Brien, an
expert in Chinese medicine, integrative medicine & medicinal
cannabis.
I've been wanting to get the facts straight around CBD oil,
THC oil and medicinal cannabis for quite some time, so I invited
Kylie onto my show. We discuss the many benefits, the concerns and
where the law stands right now and what the future holds around
this fascinating topic. We keep the technical jargon to a minimum
where possible, and this is a podcast for everyone if you want to
know more about this incredible plant. Enjoy.
Some of the questions we covered on the
show:
- What is cannabis? How does it differ from marijuana?
- What sort of conditions do people seek to use cannabis for?
- Is there any scientific evidence that it works?
- How does cannabis work?
- What's the difference between CBD & THC?
- Is it safe? Can we over-use CBD oil and THC oil?
- Are there any examples/case studies where people were using conventional medication and then moved to Med Cannabis?
- What are our laws around cannabis use?
- What are other countries doing with respect to cannabis?
- How do people get access to it in Australia?
- What have you been doing in educating doctors about medicinal cannabis? :)
About Kylie O'Brien: Kylie O'Brien has had a
strong academic career in the fields of Chinese medicine,
integrative medicine and now medicinal cannabis since career
changing in 2000. She has worked for the Victorian Department of
Human Services, and held senior leadership roles in the university
and private education sector. She is an internationally recognised
expert in Chinese medicine and integrative medicine, and has
published extensively including a first book on integrative
oncology (US: Springer, 2017) and a second one on mental health and
medicinal cannabis due for publication in 2020. She is a member of
the TGA Advisory Committee for Complementary Medicine, the TEQSA
Expert Panel and the World Federation of Chinese Medicine
Societies’ Speciality Committee on Cancer Rehabilitation.
Learn more about Prof. Kylie O'Brien:
Global Health Initiative Australia:
www.ghiaustralia.
Doctors and healthcare practitioners who are interested in the
medicinal cannabis course on 22/23 February 2020 in
Brisbane featuring Dr Philip Blair MD (US), expert in
medicinal cannabis, should go to the following link: https://www.acnem.org/
Referenced Podcast with Professor Ian Brighthop:
Love & Guts Podcast: Medicinal
Cannabis- benefits, safety and how to access