Course Overview
MCC 204 Course: Providing Information and Services as a Medical Cannabis Practitioner: A Guide for Health Care Providers is a 4-hour online course designed for health care providers—nurses, physicians, physical therapists, chiropractors, and allied health professionals—who want to better understand how to assist patients who are using cannabis to treat a medical condition.
Course Objectives
The objective of this course is to equip health care providers with the knowledge and services needed to guide patients in the safe, effective, and informed use of cannabis as a medicinal treatment option.
Course Format
LIVE Online Webinar
Duration: 4 Hours
Course Syllabus
I. State Regulations for Medicinal Use of Cannabis: possession amounts / use in the workplace / DUI / federal law / legal product sources / sales tax exemption
II. About the Physician’s Approval for the Medicinal Use of Cannabis: DPH Physician’s Approval Form / yearly renewal / online approval / benefits
III. About the Department of Public Health (DPH) Medical Marijuana Patient ID Card Program: benefits
IV. Liability Protection: SB 577 Disclosure Statement: review
V. Patient Intake Questionnaire: review
VI. Patient Information: How Cannabis Works with the Endo-cannabinoid System (ECS): role of the Endo-cannabinoid System (ECS) / ECS receptors for cannabinoids in cannabis
VII. Therapeutic Properties and Differences between THC and CBD
VIII. Determining the Optimum Formula: CBD to THC ratios
IX. Selecting the Optimum Form of Ingestion: discussion of forms of ingestion / onset / duration / bioavailability / Nano products / inhalation (smoking, vaping) / oral (edible, capsule, tincture) / sublingual, transdermal, suppository and topical
X. Dosage: titration / treating an overdose / common side effects / drug interactions / storage
XI. Evaluating the Product: labeling / full-spectrum vs isolate products / extraction methods / testing information / cannabinoid profile / sources of product / licensed vs. legacy product market
XII. Collecting Patient Data on Outcomes: demonstration of no cost SquareUp website and JotForm to collect patient data and outcomes online
Instructors
Shelley Bates, Associate Director, Medical Cannabis Caregivers (MCC), Medical Cannabis Practitioner and Instructor since 2019
Liz McDuffie, Director, Medical Cannabis Caregivers (MCC), Medical Cannabis Practitioner since 2012
Schedule (3rd Quarter)
LIVE Online Webinar
Duration: 4 Hours
Sunday | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Upcoming Course Dates
AUGUST
Sunday, August 3, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday, August 10, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday, August 17, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday, August 24, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday, August 31, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SEPTEMBER
Sunday, September 7, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday, September 14, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday, September 21, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunday, September 28, 2025 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Course Fee
$145
(Limited enrollment)
Refund
Full refund if requested
Certificate
A Certificate is issued on completion of the MCC 204 Course
To Register
Visit MCCDirectory.org
Click on Resources, then Click on MCC Courses
Complete the Registration Form shown below the Course description
You will be contacted within 24-hours to confirm date of attendance
For additional information contact Liz McDuffie 626-744-3191