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Alternate Health Announces First-Ever American Medical Association-Approved Cannabis and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Treatment for Continuing Medical Education Accreditation
Alternate Health Announces First-Ever American Medical Association-Approved Cannabis and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Treatment for Continuing Medical Education Accreditation.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n Alternate \n Health Corp (CSE:AHG) (OTC:AHGIF) announced today that its \n Continuing Medical Education (CME) program for doctors on Chronic \n Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Cannabis has been approved and \n accepted by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education \n (ACCME) in partnership with the American Medical Association (AMA). \n Through the course, doctors learn the latest techniques and \n breakthroughs in CTE research and simultaneously fulfill their CME \n requirements.\n \n \n “We are extremely excited to add this CTE protocol to Alternate Health’s \n existing library of medical cannabis accredited courses,” says Dr. \n Jamison Feramisco, CEO of Alternate Health Corp. “Through our \n partnership with the University of Louisville, we have created an \n educational series that instructs doctors how to use cannabis as an \n emerging treatment for CTE and other medical disorders.”\n \n \n In order to demonstrate the quality and comprehensive nature of this \n program, Alternate Health has included an introductory video (https://vimeo.com/216875569) \n of the Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Cannabis Course, and \n will commence sales of the online course on its website (www.alternatemedical.com) \n and at events across the United States and Canada.\n \n \n CTE is a progressive degenerative disorder found in people who have \n suffered brain trauma through repeated concussions, micro-concussions or \n blows to the head. The disorder gained recognition through high-profile \n cases in athletes, like NFL players or boxers, who have suffered \n recurrent injuries throughout their careers. Signs of CTE usually begin \n to show 8-10 years later, with symptoms ranging from dizziness and \n memory loss to vertigo and dementia.\n \n \n Launched through Alternate Health’s subsidiary, Alternate Medical Media, \n the CTE and Cannabis course is the first CME of its kind recognized by \n the AMA. The course builds on Alternate Medical Media’s previously \n AMA-approved course on The Endocannabinoid System and Cannabidiol (CBD) \n and continues to strengthen the company’s research and education assets.\n \n \n “We will continue to publish high quality educational programs for \n physicians and those in the cannabis industry who wish to know the \n ...