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Avicanna to Host Key Opinion Leader Meeting on the Use of Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Pain and Epilepsy
Avicanna to Host Key Opinion Leader Meeting on the Use of Cannabinoids for the Treatment o...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nAvicanna to Host Key Opinion Leader Meeting on the Use of Cannabinoids for the Treatment of Pain and Epilepsy\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nTORONTO, Dec. 6, 2019\n\n\n\n/NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. ANY FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS RESTRICTION MAY CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF UNITED STATES SECURITIES LAWS/\nAvicanna CEO, Aras Azadian, also to provide corporate update and pipeline overview\n TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2019 /CNW/ - Avicanna Inc. (\"Avicanna\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of organic and sustainable plant-derived cannabinoid-based products, today announced that it will host a Key Opinion Leader (KOL) meeting on the use of cannabinoids for the treatment of pain and epilepsy on December 12, 2019 in New York City.\n\n \n \n\n \nThe event will feature a presentation by KOLs Hance Clarke, MD, PhD., University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital, and Amza Ali, MD, FRCP, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Avicanna Inc., who will discuss how the use of cannabinoids can help to treat patients with severe pain and epilepsy. Both Dr. Clarke and Dr. Ali will be available to answer questions at the conclusion of the event.\nThe event will also feature a presentation from Avicanna's Chief Executive Officer, Aras Azadian, who will provide a corporate update and an in-depth overview on their R&D product pipeline, which includes plant-derived cannabinoid pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pain, neurological disorders such as epilepsy, Parkinson's Disease, and multiple sclerosis, as well as dermatological conditions such as epidermolysis bullosa and eczema.\nHance Clarke is the Director of Pain Services and the Pain Research Unit at the Toronto General Hospital (TGH). He is the knowledge Translation Chair for the University of Toronto Centre For the Study of Pain and an Associate Professor in the Department of Anes...