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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\nMODE
 RATOR:\n\nRony Chamoun\, PhD\, Academic Coordinator and Industry Liaison M
 anager\, Commercial Cannabis Diploma\, ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨\n\nPANELISTS:\n\nCarolyn J. 
 Baglole\, PhD\n	Director- ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ Research Centre for Cannabis\n	Director- Hi
 stopathology Technology Platform\n	Co-Director- Experimental Pathology Unit
 \n	Associate Professor\n	Departments of Medicine\, Pathology & Pharmacology 
 & Therapeutics\n	´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨\n\nDr. Carolyn Baglole received her BSc 
 and MSc from the University of Prince Edward Island\, and her PhD from the
  University of Calgary. She then did postdoctoral research in the fields o
 f lung biology/toxicology in the Department of Environment Medicine at the
  University of Rochester (Rochester NY). She is currently an Associate Pro
 fessor in the Departments of Pathology\, Pharmacology & Therapeutics and E
 xperimental Medicine at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨. She is the Director of the McGi
 ll Research Centre for Cannabis\, Co-Director of the Experimental Patholog
 y Unit at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ and Co-Director of the Environment/Genetics/Cancer Axis o
 f the Reseau en Sante Respiratoire du Quebec.\n\nDr. Baglole’s translation
 al research program is designed to identify novel cellular and molecular p
 athways that control the pathogenesis of chronic lung diseases. Her main r
 esearch focus is to understand how these environmental exposures contribut
 e to pathogenic mechanisms such as chronic inflammation and cell death (ap
 optosis) that drive the development of diseases such as chronic obstructiv
 e pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. One of the current focuses in 
 her lab is to understand how various forms of inhaled cannabis and/or cann
 abinoids affects lung and immune function. Using preclinical models of exp
 osure\, her team will investigate activation of cellular signaling pathway
 s by cannabis/cannabinoids\, how cannabis affect immune cell numbers and f
 unction\, whether newer forms of inhaled cannabis impact lung function and
  the efficacy of cannabis on disease.\n\nAntonio Vigano\, MD\, MSc\n	Attend
 ing Physician\, Supportive and Palliative Care Division\, ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ Universit
 y Health Centre (MUHC)\n	Associate Professor\, Department of Oncology\, McG
 ill University\n	Director\, Cancer Rehabilitation Program (CAREPRO)\, MUHC
 \n	Director\, ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ Nutrition and Performance Laboratory\, MUHC\n	Expert on
  Medical Cannabis appointed by the Court of Quebec\n	Research Director\, Sa
 nte' Cannabis (santecannabis.ca)\n\nIn 2002\, Dr. Vigano joined the Suppor
 tive and Palliative Care Division at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ as Assistant Professor. He is 
 now Associate Professor in the Department of Oncology\, Faculty of Medicin
 e\, ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨. He has been practicing palliative care medicine for
  over 30 years both in Europe and in Canada. In 2005\, he received both th
 e Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator and Fonds
  de la Recherche en Sante (FRSQ) Chercheur-Boursier Clinicien Career Award
 s. Through a Canadian Foundation for Innovation award\, he founded the McG
 ill Nutrition and Performance Laboratory (www.mnupal.mcgill.ca). His resea
 rch and clinical activities at MNUPAL were developed in partnership with t
 he Department of Exercise Science at Concordia University (Dr. Robert Kilg
 our)\, the Division of Geriatric Medicine (Dr. Jose Morais)\, and the Lymp
 hedema Program (Dr. Anna Towers) at ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ Health Centre. Dr. V
 igano has either first or senior authorship on over 55 publications in pee
 r reviewed journals\, 40 invited lectures\, 115 peer-reviewed published ab
 stracts and four book chapters. These reflect his clinical interests and e
 xpertise and include: the organization of the first palliative care unit i
 n Italy within a public hospital\, prognostication in terminal cancer pati
 ents\, age-related changes in opioid consumption\, cancer cachexia assessm
 ent and management\, prevalence and role of hypogonadism in male cancer pa
 tients\, cancer pre-habilitation and rehabilitation and more recently the 
 role of medicinal cannabis in pain and symptom management\, supportive and
  palliative care. Dr. Vigano was appointed Expert on Medical Cannabis by t
 he Court of Quebec\, created the first world-wide post-doctoral research f
 ellowship in medicinal cannabis and cancer supportive care within ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨’s
  Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology\, developed the first cannabis cli
 nic within a quaternary oncology centre\, is co-lead of Biomedical Axis of
  the newly created ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ Research Centre for Cannabis and is Principal In
 vestigator in several cannabis clinical trials including the first large s
 cale\, province wide\, prospective\, multicenter cohort study\, the Quebec
  Cannabis Registry with over 3000 patients enrolled to date.\n\nCynthia El
  Hage\, PhD. \n	Director of Research & Innovation\, Santé Cannabis\n\nI hol
 d a Ph.D in Neurosciences with a specialty in Mental Health and Drug Addic
 tion from the University of Lyon-France. I moved to Montréal in 2012 for m
 y postdoctoral fellowship training during which my work focused mainly on 
 studying medical cannabis in patients suffering from psychostimulant drug 
 abuse and co-morbid mental health disorders.  I have more than 10 years’ e
 xperience in research (among which 4 years experience in clinical trials a
 nd in medical cannabis). I have several publications in peer review journa
 ls\, conferences and several award winning prices related to research proj
 ects. I recently contributed to writing a book on Cannabis and its medical
  use.  I am currently the Director of Research & Innovation at Santé Canna
 bis clinic in Montréal where I lead the research department and direct pro
 jects for the advancement of cannabis-related Research.\n\nCaroline Lavoie
 \, Cannabis Consultant\, M.Sc.\n\nAs a consultant in the cannabis industry
 \, Caroline Lavoie advises Canadian and international companies from that 
 sector in their government relations\, public relations and business devel
 opment. As one of Quebec’s first cannabis analyst and consultant\, Carolin
 e launched the public relations campaign that led to the creation of the S
 ociété Québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) and later led the formation of the Qu
 ebec Cannabis Industry Association (QCIA).  Prior to discovering her passi
 on for helping build the cannabis industry\, Caroline worked in internatio
 nal relations and public affairs in Canada\, the U.S.\, Latin America and 
 Europe.  Caroline holds a Bachelor’s degree in political science and econo
 mics from ´ó·¢²ÊƱƽ̨ and a Master’s in public policy from the Paris
  Institute for Political Studies (Sciences Po). A longtime volunteer with 
 disadvantaged youth and cultural institutions in Montreal\, she also has a
  keen interest in governance and now acts as a Trustee for the Canadian Mu
 seum of Immigration at Pier 21 in Halifax.\n\nGuillaume Desparois\, MSc.\n
 	Data Coordinator\, Sante Cannabis\n\nI completed my Masters degree in 2014
  at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in molecular biology\, test
 ing the effect of maternal obesity on the human placenta and materno-foeta
 l transfer of cholesterol.  I started my 4-year career in research working
  as a Research Assistant (and later as a Research Associate) in the R&D de
 partment of a private fertility clinic where I got experience on clinical 
 trials\, recruitment of patients and Quality Control systems.  Starting to
  work at Santé Cannabis in late 2017\, it was not long before I got promot
 ed as Data Coordinator of the research department\, managing clinical tria
 ls’ build-up in the Clinical Data Management System (i.e. design of the st
 udy workflow and forms/questionnaires\, data surveillance\, database valid
 ation\, extraction\, etc.).\n\n \n\n\nRSVP through myFuture\n
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LOCATION:Ballroom\, Thomson House\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1Y2\, 3650 rue
  McTavish
SUMMARY:The Cannabis Panel
URL:/caps/channels/event/cannabis-panel-301097
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