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DESCRIPTION:Interested in exploring careers in clinical research\, data sci
 ence\, consulting\, entrepreneurship within the cannabis industry?  Learn 
 more about the range of opportunities within this emerging market.\n\n \n
 \nMODERATOR:\n\nRony Chamoun\, PhDAcademic Coordinator and Industry Liaiso
 n Manager\, Commercial Cannabis Diploma\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø\n\nPANELISTS:
 \n\nCarolyn J. Baglole\, PhDDirector- 91ºÚÁÏÍø Research Centre for Cannabis\
 ; Director- Histopathology Technology Platform\; Co-Director- Experimental
  Pathology Unit\;\n	Associate Professor\, Departments of Medicine\, Patholo
 gy & Pharmacology & Therapeutics\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø\n\nAntonio Vigano\, M
 D\, MScAttending Physician\, Supportive and Palliative Care Division\, McG
 ill University Health Centre (MUHC)\; Associate Professor\, Department of 
 Oncology\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø\;\n	Director\, Cancer Rehabilitation Program (
 CAREPRO)\, MUHC\; Director\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø Nutrition and Performance Laboratory\,
  MUHC\; Expert on Medical Cannabis appointed by the Court of Quebec\n	Resea
 rch Director\, Santé Cannabis (santecannabis.ca)\n\nIn 2002\, Dr. Vigano j
 oined the Supportive and Palliative Care Division at 91ºÚÁÏÍø as Assistant P
 rofessor. He is now Associate Professor in the Department of Oncology\, Fa
 culty of Medicine\, 91ºÚÁÏÍø. He has been practicing palliative c
 are medicine for over 30 years both in Europe and in Canada. In 2005\, he 
 received both the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Invest
 igator and Fonds de la Recherche en Sante (FRSQ) Chercheur-Boursier Clinic
 ien Career Awards. Through a Canadian Foundation for Innovation award\, he
  founded the 91ºÚÁÏÍø Nutrition and Performance Laboratory (www.mnupal.mcgil
 l.ca). His research and clinical activities at MNUPAL were developed in pa
 rtnership with the Department of Exercise Science at Concordia University 
 (Dr. Robert Kilgour)\, the Division of Geriatric Medicine (Dr. Jose Morais
 )\, and the Lymphedema Program (Dr. Anna Towers) at 91ºÚÁÏÍø Heal
 th Centre. Dr. Vigano has either first or senior authorship on over 55 pub
 lications in peer reviewed journals\, 40 invited lectures\, 115 peer-revie
 wed published abstracts and four book chapters. These reflect his clinical
  interests and expertise and include: the organization of the first pallia
 tive care unit in Italy within a public hospital\, prognostication in term
 inal cancer patients\, age-related changes in opioid consumption\, cancer 
 cachexia assessment and management\, prevalence and role of hypogonadism i
 n male cancer patients\, cancer pre-habilitation and rehabilitation and mo
 re recently the role of medicinal cannabis in pain and symptom management\
 , supportive and palliative care. Dr. Vigano was appointed Expert on Medic
 al Cannabis by the Court of Quebec\, created the first world-wide post-doc
 toral research fellowship in medicinal cannabis and cancer supportive care
  within 91ºÚÁÏÍø’s Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology\, developed the fi
 rst cannabis clinic within a quaternary oncology centre\, is co-lead of Bi
 omedical Axis of the newly created 91ºÚÁÏÍø Research Centre for Cannabis and
  is Principal Investigator in several cannabis clinical trials including t
 he first large scale\, province wide\, prospective\, multicenter cohort st
 udy\, the Quebec Cannabis Registry with over 3000 patients enrolled to dat
 e.\n\nCynthia El Hage\, PhD.Director of Research & Innovation\, Santé Cann
 abis\n\nI hold a Ph.D in Neurosciences with a specialty in Mental Health a
 nd Drug Addiction from the University of Lyon-France. I moved to Montréal 
 in 2012 for my postdoctoral fellowship training during which my work focus
 ed mainly on studying medical cannabis in patients suffering from psychost
 imulant drug abuse and co-morbid mental health disorders.  I have more tha
 n 10 years’ experience in research (among which 4 years experience in clin
 ical trials and in medical cannabis). I have several publications in peer 
 review journals\, conferences and several award winning prices related to 
 research projects. I recently contributed to writing a book on Cannabis an
 d its medical use.  I am currently the Director of Research & Innovation a
 t Santé Cannabis clinic in Montréal where I lead the research department a
 nd direct projects for the advancement of cannabis-related Research.\n\nCa
 roline Lavoie\, Cannabis Consultant\, M.Sc.\n\nAs a consultant in the cann
 abis industry\, Caroline Lavoie advises Canadian and international compani
 es from that sector in their government relations\, public relations and b
 usiness development. As one of Quebec’s first cannabis analyst and consult
 ant\, Caroline launched the public relations campaign that led to the crea
 tion of the Société Québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) and later led the format
 ion of the Quebec Cannabis Industry Association (QCIA).  Prior to discover
 ing her passion for helping build the cannabis industry\, Caroline worked 
 in international relations and public affairs in Canada\, the U.S.\, Latin
  America and Europe.  Caroline holds a Bachelor’s degree in political scie
 nce and economics from 91ºÚÁÏÍø and a Master’s in public policy f
 rom the Paris Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po). A longtime vo
 lunteer with disadvantaged youth and cultural institutions in Montreal\, s
 he also has a keen interest in governance and now acts as a Trustee for th
 e Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax.\n\nRSVP through my
 Future \n
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LOCATION:Arts West 215\, Arts Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0G5\, 853
  rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:The Cannabis Panel
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/cannabis-panel-301205
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