09:30 – 10:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: MEDICAL CANNABIS COMPETENCIES: RATIONALE AND INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

Session in partnership with RADAR Center at Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Moderator: Dr. Yuval (Tuby) Zolotov, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Panelists:

• Dr. Mikhail Kogan, GW Center for Integrative Medicine, USA
• Dr. Leslie Mendozа Temple, NorthShore University HealthSystem, USA
• Dr. Yuval (Tuby) Zolotov, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
• Prof. Richard Isralowitz, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

SCI Track Hall

09:30 – 10:30
CANNABIS CULTIVATION AND STANDARTIZATION

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11:00 – 12:00
PRECLINICAL SESSION IN MEMORY OF PROF. ITAY BAB

Chair: Yossi Tam, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

11:00 – 11:12
ACTIVATION OF CB2 RECEPTOR MEDIATES NEUROPROTECTION AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Prof. Esther Shohami, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

11:12 – 11:24
THE ANTI-TUMORIGENIC ROLE OF CANNABINOID RECEPTOR 2 IN COLON CANCER
Prof. Yankel Gabet, Tel Aviv University of the Negev, Israel

11:24 – 11:36
PHYTOCANNABINOIDS FOR TREATING NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE, DYSLIPIDEMIA, AND TYPE 2 DIABETES
Prof. Yossi Tam, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

11:36 – 11:48
THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPING SELECTIVE DRUGS TOWARDS THE COMPLEX ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM
Prof. Mauro Maccarrone, University of L’Aquila, Italy

11:48 – 12:00
Q&A

SCI Track Hall

11:00 – 12:00
OVERCOMING COMPLEXITIES WITHIN THE MEDICAL CANNABIS ECOSYSTEM

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13:45 – 14:45
ORAL PRESENTATIONS: SCIENCE

Chair: Dr Jonathan Gorelick, Eastern R&D Center, Israel

Each slot includes 6 min for presentation + 2 min Q&A

13:45 – 13:47

Introduction

13:47 – 13:55
NOVEL CANNABIDIOL (CBD)-INFUSED ABSORBABLE IMPLANT DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR NEUROTRAUMA 
Dr. Linda Friedman, New York Medical College, USA

13:55 – 14:03
THE CHEMOTYPES I AND III OF CANNABIS SATIVA L INDUCE DISTINCT TYPES OF CELL DEATH (APOPTOSIS / NECROSIS) IN HUMAN LEUKEMIC CELL LINES 
Prof. Sandra Santander Gonzalez, University Foundation Juan N Corpas, Colombia

14:03 – 14:11
CANNABINOIDS AND CANNABIS EXTRACTS AFFECT METABOLIC SYNDROME PARAMETERS INCLUDING MICROBIOME IN MICE FED HIGH FAT-CHOLESTEROL DIET 
Dr. Jonathan Gorelick, Eastern R&D Center, Israel

14:11 – 14:19
POSSIBLE MODULATION OF THE NEURO-ENDOCRINE-CYTOKINE NETWORK BY   THE PINEAL HORMONE MELATONIN AND CANNABIDIOL IN PSYCHOLOGY 
Prof. Giusy Messina, International Institute of Pnei, Italy

14:19 – 14:27
CANNABIDIOL DOWNREGULATES THE EXPRESSION OF THE HUMAN FAM111B GENE IN LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA 
Dr. Afolake Arowolo, University of Cape Town, South Africa

14:27 – 14:35
DOUBLE-BLIND RANDOMIZED PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY OF CANNABIDIOL CONTAINING FACIAL SERUMS
Assist. Prof. Eva Tavčar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

14:35 – 14:43
HARNESSING CANNABIS MOLECULES TO FIGHT INFLAMMATION-ASSOCIATED DEPRESSION 
Prof. Raz Yirmiya, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel

14:43 – 14:45
Closure

SCI Track Hall

13:45 – 14:45
ORAL PRESENTATIONS: BUSINESS/ AGRICULTURE

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14:45 – 15:45
CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS FOR SPECIFIC CLINICAL CONDITIONS PART I

Chair: Dr. Stephen Malnick, Kaplan Medical Center, Israel 

14:45 – 15:00
OBJECTIVE QUANTIFICATION OF THE IMPACT OF MEDICAL CANNABIS TREATMENT USING CANNABIS-RESPONSIVE BIOMARKERS 
Dr. Itzhak Kurek, USA

15:00 – 15:15
CANNABIS AND CHRONIC PAIN: THE LONG STRANGE TRIP CONTINUES
Dr. Kevin Boehnke, University of Michigan Medical School, USA

15:15 – 15:30
CANNABIS USE IN GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS 
Dr. Stephen Malnick, Kaplan Medical Center, Israel 

15:30 – 15:45
Q&A

SCI Track Hall

14:45 – 15:45
INDUSTRY R&D FOR THE BENEFIT OF PATIENTS

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16:15 – 17:15
CANNABIS AND CANNABINOIDS FOR SPECIFIC CLINICAL CONDITIONS PART II

Each slot includes 10 min for presentation + 5 min Q&A

Chair: Prof. Howard Amital, Sheba Medical Center, Israel

16:15 – 16:30
CANNABIS AND OPIOIDS FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT
Dr. Leora Schachter, Meuhedet Health Care Organization, Israel

16:30 – 16:45
FIBROMYALGIA & OTHER RHEUMATOLOGY CONDITIONS
Prof. Howard Amital, Sheba Medical Center, Israel

16:45 – 17:00
CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLIC IMPLICATIONS OF CANNABIS IN OLDER ADULTS 
Dr. Ran Abuhasira, Rabin Medical Center, Israel  

17:00 – 17:15
MEDICAL CANNABIS FOR PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS: CURRENT STATUS IN ISRAEL 
Dr. Ilya Reznik, MaReNa Diagnostic and Consulting Center, Israel

SCI Track Hall

16:15 – 17:15
PANEL DISCUSSION: CANNABIS TRENDS, HYPES, MERGERS AND BOOSTERS: A GLOBAL OVERVIEW 

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