Assessing Health Care Providers' Knowledge of Medical Cannabis.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Many health care providers would benefit from greater knowledge and awareness of medical cannabis, even if they choose not to integrate it into their medical practice. Unfortunately, health care providers generally report low knowledge of medical cannabis and cite this lack of knowledge as a barrier to making patient recommendations. It is important to understand health care providers' medical cannabis knowledge and its correlates. However, few studies have rigorously assessed clinically relevant cannabis-related knowledge, instead typically focusing on attitudes toward cannabis and perceived knowledge. Methods: Physicians in a university-affiliated health system completed an anonymous online survey. The survey assessed participants' basic demographics and medic

SUBMITTER: Kruger DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9418358 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature