Case Study: Sharing the Experience as a Nurse Working in a Cannabis Dispensary
Webinar Details & Objectives
Join Clinical Director Barbara Ochester and hear personal stories and perceptions of working in a cannabis dispensary. This webinar includes cannabis dispensary patronage demographic data, patient use, assessment strategies, and resources utilized for product recommendation.
Objectives:
- Describe the experience of a medical cannabis dispensary nurse.
- Present relevant data on dispensary use to describe customer population by gender, age and comorbidity.
- Explain assessment strategies implemented for delineation of product recommendation.
Sponsored by the AACN's Faculty Leadership Network.
Related Webinars:
In preparation for the webinar, please note that AACN has 3 on-demand webinars in conjunction with The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) presenting legislation, patient, and APRN guidelines for medical marijuana.
- Medical Marijuana Part I - Current Legislation, Scientific Literature Review & Implications for Nurses
- Medical Marijuana Part II - Guidelines for Patients
- Medical Marijuana Part III - Guidelines for APRNs
Speaker
Barbara J Ochester, MSN, RN Clinical Director
Salvera Medical Cannabis Dispensary
Faculty
Aspen University
Barbara has been an RN for 48 years, acquiring an ADN, BSN, and MSN over the years. Barbara teaches Community Health, Nursing Leadership and Health Assessment at the University level in addition to her duties as the Clinical Director of Salvera Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Bowie Maryland. In this role she conducts clinical conversations and assessments with each new patient that comes to the dispensary. The facility is a very medical model and each patient is given the opportunity to work with Barbara and her staff to determine the correct medicine for their symptoms or diseases. Currently Barbara is pursuing her Doctorate in Health Administration and Leadership with a focus on cannabis research and the dispensary experience. Education remains a top priority, teaching medical professionals, patients and caregivers what is available, what works, how to access, and how to use cannabis and cannabinoid products. Under Barbara’s leadership there is ongoing research with our cannabis patients looking at their experiences and how cannabis works to alleviate symptoms. There is a goal to contribute to the body of knowledge that is building on what we know about using cannabis as an alternative/adjunct to traditional treatments and medications. For instance, the dispensary has many patients that are treating their chronic pain with opioids and are desperate to discontinue them. The introduction of cannabis into their regimen has been highly successful for these patients. The possibilities are endless and yet the education is lacking. This is Barbara’s mission!
Pricing and CE Credit
This webinar is free to deans, faculty, staff and students from AACN member schools of nursing. All non-member audiences will be required to pay a $59 webinar fee.
Continuing Education Credits
Eligible attendees may receive one continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hour for participating in this webinar. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is an accredited CNE-provider by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.