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Polish Physicians’ Perspectives on Medical Cannabis Policy and Educational Needs: Results of An Online Survey
(1) Background: In November 2017, medical cannabis was legalized in Poland. Until now, there have been no studies conducted to examine the perspectives of Polish physicians about their preferences regarding medical cannabis legal status and educational needs. (2) Methods: The survey was a self-devel...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8509273/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34640561 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194545 |
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author | Hordowicz, Martyna Jarosz, Jerzy Czaplińska, Małgorzata Leonhard, Agnieszka Klimkiewicz, Anna |
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description | (1) Background: In November 2017, medical cannabis was legalized in Poland. Until now, there have been no studies conducted to examine the perspectives of Polish physicians about their preferences regarding medical cannabis legal status and educational needs. (2) Methods: The survey was a self-developed online questionnaire with 57 participants. Participation was voluntary. The link was shared through a personal network of medical doctors, regional medical chambers, and with doctors attending palliative care courses organized by our research group. Results: Between June and October 2020, 173 HCPs from Poland completed the survey. More than half of the study participants never received any education on medical cannabis (60.1%); 71.1% declared their knowledge was insufficient to counsel patients about medical cannabis use. The majority claimed that they would like to be able to answer patient questions (92.4%); 93.1% declared a need to create clear guidelines for using cannabinoids in clinical practice. Furthermore, 71.7% believed that medicines containing cannabinoids and 52.0% that herbal cannabis should be reimbursed (3). Conclusion: Most medical doctors do not feel prepared for patient counseling. They could benefit from targeted educational interventions. We have also identified physicians’ preferences that might inspire the stakeholders involved who are critical for shaping policies regarding cannabis-based therapeutics. |
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spelling | pubmed-85092732021-10-13 Polish Physicians’ Perspectives on Medical Cannabis Policy and Educational Needs: Results of An Online Survey Hordowicz, Martyna Jarosz, Jerzy Czaplińska, Małgorzata Leonhard, Agnieszka Klimkiewicz, Anna J Clin Med Article (1) Background: In November 2017, medical cannabis was legalized in Poland. Until now, there have been no studies conducted to examine the perspectives of Polish physicians about their preferences regarding medical cannabis legal status and educational needs. (2) Methods: The survey was a self-developed online questionnaire with 57 participants. Participation was voluntary. The link was shared through a personal network of medical doctors, regional medical chambers, and with doctors attending palliative care courses organized by our research group. Results: Between June and October 2020, 173 HCPs from Poland completed the survey. More than half of the study participants never received any education on medical cannabis (60.1%); 71.1% declared their knowledge was insufficient to counsel patients about medical cannabis use. The majority claimed that they would like to be able to answer patient questions (92.4%); 93.1% declared a need to create clear guidelines for using cannabinoids in clinical practice. Furthermore, 71.7% believed that medicines containing cannabinoids and 52.0% that herbal cannabis should be reimbursed (3). Conclusion: Most medical doctors do not feel prepared for patient counseling. They could benefit from targeted educational interventions. We have also identified physicians’ preferences that might inspire the stakeholders involved who are critical for shaping policies regarding cannabis-based therapeutics. MDPI 2021-09-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8509273/ /pubmed/34640561 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194545 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hordowicz, Martyna Jarosz, Jerzy Czaplińska, Małgorzata Leonhard, Agnieszka Klimkiewicz, Anna Polish Physicians’ Perspectives on Medical Cannabis Policy and Educational Needs: Results of An Online Survey |
title | Polish Physicians’ Perspectives on Medical Cannabis Policy and Educational Needs: Results of An Online Survey |
title_full | Polish Physicians’ Perspectives on Medical Cannabis Policy and Educational Needs: Results of An Online Survey |
title_fullStr | Polish Physicians’ Perspectives on Medical Cannabis Policy and Educational Needs: Results of An Online Survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Polish Physicians’ Perspectives on Medical Cannabis Policy and Educational Needs: Results of An Online Survey |
title_short | Polish Physicians’ Perspectives on Medical Cannabis Policy and Educational Needs: Results of An Online Survey |
title_sort | polish physicians’ perspectives on medical cannabis policy and educational needs: results of an online survey |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8509273/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34640561 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm10194545 |
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