Episodes

Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Prescribing medicinal cannabis in general practice
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
Tuesday Oct 12, 2021
In this latest podcast, Dr Gull Herzberg (Founding Board Member, ANZCCP) and Dr Orit Holtzman (Co-Founder & Vice President, ANZCCP) discuss prescribing medicinal cannabis in general practice in Australia.
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Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
In this latest podcast, Dr Orit Holtzman – Vice-President of the Australian & New Zealand College of Cannabinoid Practitioners (ANZCCP) – explores the grounds for prescribing medicinal cannabis in Australia, including the common challenges faced by primary care doctors and how to overcome them.
In the podcast, Dr Holtzman talks about her own journey applying medicinal cannabis into her day to day medical practice, including the “not so easy” step of becoming a cannabis prescriber in Australia. She describes how she put it in the “too hard basket” – a common sentiment among many practitioners in Australia – until some of her patients began asking whether they could be treated with medicinal cannabis to help with their conditions. Rather than turn them away, Dr Holtzman sought to help these patients achieve the best possible outcomes.
Dr Holtzman talks about her journey getting approval for her first medicinal cannabis application, undergoing further training in the field, and then actively prescribing medicinal cannabis as part of her day to day work.
Dr Orit Holtzman is a medical doctor with a special interest in functional medicine and medicinal cannabis. She holds a Bachelor of Science in biology and psychology from the University of Tel Aviv, a PhD in neuroscience from the University of NSW, and an MBBS from the Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney. After working in the public hospital system, Dr Holtzman has begun exploring wholistic health solutions and become passionate about utilising medicinal cannabis as a therapeutic agent. She began prescribing cannabis in 2019 under the mentorship of Dr Teresa Towpik, when she joined Compass Lifestyle Clinics. She now has more than 200 patients that have been approved for medicinal cannabis for various indications under her care, and is an authorised prescriber for multiple conditions. She also works as a medical educator, teaching doctors about medicinal cannabis and the endocannabinoid system.

Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Medicinal Cannabis FAQs: Evidence for medicinal cannabis
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
With the launch of our new online Professional Diploma of Medicinal Cannabis program – the first university-reviewed program in medicinal cannabis for doctors in Australia – Dr Joe Kosterich recently held an insightful webinar on the uses and benefits of medicinal cannabis in primary care.
To address the significant number of questions that arose from this webinar, we have compiled a four-part FAQ series with Dr Kosterich. In the final podcast in the four-part series, Dr Kosterich answers your most common questions about the evidence surrounding the use of medicinal cannabis in primary care (and so much more!).
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Saturday May 01, 2021
Medicinal Cannabis FAQs: Side effects & limitations of medicinal cannabis
Saturday May 01, 2021
Saturday May 01, 2021
With the launch of our new online Professional Diploma of Medicinal Cannabis program – the first university-reviewed program in medicinal cannabis for doctors in Australia – Dr Joe Kosterich recently held an insightful webinar on the uses and benefits of medicinal cannabis in primary care.
To address the significant number of questions that arose from this webinar, we have compiled a four-part FAQ series with Dr Kosterich. In the third podcast in the series, Dr Kosterich answers your most common questions about the implications, side effects and limitations of medicinal cannabis (and so much more!).
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Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Medicinal Cannabis FAQs: Conditions medicinal cannabis can treat
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
With the launch of our new online Professional Diploma of Medicinal Cannabis program – the first university-reviewed program in medicinal cannabis for doctors in Australia – Dr Joe Kosterich recently held an insightful webinar on the uses and benefits of medicinal cannabis in primary care.
To address the significant number of questions that arose from this webinar, we have compiled a four-part FAQ series with Dr Kosterich. In the second podcast in the series, Dr Kosterich answers your most common questions about conditions medicinal cannabis can treat in primary care (and so much more!).
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Monday Mar 15, 2021
Medicinal Cannabis FAQs: Prescribing medicinal cannabis in primary care
Monday Mar 15, 2021
Monday Mar 15, 2021
With the launch of our new online Professional Diploma of Medicinal Cannabis program – the first university-reviewed program in medicinal cannabis for doctors in Australia – Dr Joe Kosterich recently held an insightful podcast on the uses and benefits of medicinal cannabis in primary care.
To address the significant number of questions that arose from this webinar, we have compiled a four-part FAQ series with Dr Kosterich. In the first podcast in the series, Dr Kosterich answers your most common questions about prescribing medicinal cannabis in primary care (and so much more!).
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