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MCIA and Epilepsy Action Australia partner to deliver independent information for the medicinal cannabis industry

Medicinal Cannabis Industry Australia (MCIA) is the voice for Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry and is focused on representing the mutual interests of members to build a sustainable and responsible industry that is trusted, valued, puts patients first and recognised for its quality and innovation.

Epilepsy Action Australia (EAA) as the leading and oldest provider of epilepsy services nationwide, focuses on improving self-management skills, increasing wider public understanding of this devastating condition, and are at the forefront of partnering and funding research into interventions and treatments. EAA also operate CanGuide, an independent and impartial service providing information on cannabis-based medicine.

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MCIA investigations shine further light on Australia’s medicinal cannabis industry

In October MCIA released data obtained from the Office of Drug Control that revealed the volume of medicinal cannabis produced by Australian cultivators, along with volumes of imports and exports. MCIA has now obtained data from TGA that sheds light on the nature of products sold in Australia.

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MCIA Workshop: Tips for successfully engaging with Human Research Ethics Committee

On 28 October 2022 held a workshop on “Tips for successfully engaging with Human Research Ethics Committee”. This workshop was designed to provide a forum for participants from across the medicinal cannabis industry, and particularly medicinal cannabis companies and research organisations, to discuss approaches to successfully engaging with HREC in the area of clinical trials involving unregistered medicinal cannabis therapeutic goods.

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MCIA Virtual Workshop: Tips for successfully engaging with Human Research Ethics Committee

This workshop is designed to provide a forum for participants from across the medicinal cannabis industry, and particularly medicinal cannabis companies and research organisations, to discuss approaches to successfully engaging with HREC in the area of clinical trials involving unregistered medicinal cannabis therapeutic goods.

MCIA is supporting this to assist in enabling and encouraging robust clinical research in the sector.

Date:        28 October 2022
Time:       11:00am – 1.00pm (AEST)
Virtual:    Zoom link will be provided when you register

The workshop will cover:

  • Sponsor obligations and responsibilities
  • Botanical drug product and quality control
  • Preclinical evidence
  • Trial design

Facilitator:

  • Dr Melinda Thompson, Head of Regulatory Affairs & Quality Systems Source Certain and Chair of MCIA Research Working Group

Presenters include:

  • Professor Andrew McLachlan, Head of School & Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
  • Biljana Georgievska, EVP Commercial, Nucleus Network
  • Dr Anastasia Suraev, The Lambert Initiative

Please register below if you would like to attend and you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

ACannabis 2023: Growing The Industry Through Research, Collaboration and Innovation.

ACannabis is back

ACannabis has established itself as a professional, credible industry event on the Australian medicinal cannabis calendar.  Speakers, partners and delegates continue to rate the conference highly for format, content and organisation and we can’t wait to come back face to face in 2023.

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