Breaking the Stigma - Personal Experience from within the Industry
A Talk by Dr John Teh , Chloe Jean Teh , Paul Mavor , Dr Carrie Newbold , Emily Rigby , Dr Dustin Sulak , Dr Dev Banerjee MBChB BSc Hons MD FRCP UK FRACP and Dr Rebecca Olivo
About this Talk
The stigma imprinted into our way of thinking about cannabis via the decades of propaganda and misinformation has been overshadowing the medical cannabis industry from the early days.
Medical professionals and other industry participants face this stigma as discrimination and other forms of judgement on a regular basis.
Many of our speakers share their thoughts on how this stigma affects their work, their patients and how we could work on moving beyond the stigma associated with medical cannabis.
About The Speakers
Medical Director, PlantMed
Dr John Teh Medical Director and Educator of PlantMed Medical Cannabis Clinic has been working within the Medicinal Cannabis industry since the legalisation of cannabis for medicinal use in Australia in February 2016.
Director, PlantMed
Chloe Jean Teh is the Director, Senior Practice Manager and Patient Care Coordinator of PlantMed Medical Cannabis Clinics. Chloe is passionate about providing a high-quality service and experience for all PlantMed patients.
CEO- Pharmacist, Health House International
Paul is a registered Australian and UK pharmacist. The company he founded Health House International (ASX:HHI) was granted the first medicinal cannabis import license in Australia in 2017.
Director of Clinical R&D, Kensana Health
Dr Carrie Newbold is a medical researcher, who has conducted and led applied medical research within a medical device field for close to 20 years, in both academic and commercial environments.
Cannabis Industry and Cultivation Consultant, Rigby Research
Emily is a research scientist and passionate advocate for medical cannabis – promoting industry development, efficient production methods, education, patient access, research and regulatory reform.
Founder, Integr8 Health and Healer.com
Dustin Sulak, D.O. is a traditional osteopathic physician and expert in integrative medicine.
Sleep and Cannabinoid Physician, Lullaby Sleep
Dr Dev Banerjee is a Specialist in Sleep Medicine with over 20 years' experience. His previous posts include Sleep Physician and Service Lead in Birmingham UK, St Vincents Hospital Sydney, Woolcock Institute University of Sydney and now currently Medical Director at Lullaby Sleep in the Central Coast NSW.