Endorsement for scheduled medicines designated RN prescriber
The new Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines - designated registered nurse prescriber will come into effect in September 2025.To give applicants time to familiarise themselves with the new standard, the NMBA has published an advance copy below.
ACNA Patient Information Sheet | Starting Medicinal Cannabis FAQ’s
ACNA Patient Information Sheet | Starting Medicinal Cannabis.
How ‘Magic Mushrooms’ Could Help Parkinson’s Disease Patients?
Psilocybin, a natural compound found in certain mushrooms, has shown promise in treating depression and anxiety.
UC San Francisco researchers wanted to know if it could be used to help Parkinson’s patients who often experience debilitating mood dysfunction in addition to their motor symptoms and don’t respond well to antidepressants or other medications.
The results were surprising.
Congratulations Deb!
Congratulations to Debbie Ranson who took home Nurse of the Year, for the second year in a row.
Australian Cannabis Nurses Association | Scope of Practice Guideline 2025
ACNA have published their Scope of Practice Guideline for Australian Nurses working in the medical cannabis industry.
APNA: Episode 84 - Cannabis
We’re diving into medicinal cannabis—how it works, who it helps, and the role nurses are playing. Serving 3 perspectives, featuring expert insights, patient stories, and behind-the-scenes at a cannabis facility, this episode unpacks a fast-evolving area of healthcare.
Clinicians' Perspectives on Cannabis Use and Cannabis Treatment in Clients Undertaking Opioid Dependence Treatment
Despite awareness about cannabis use patterns and identification of both harms and benefits, clinicians identified low rates of cannabis interventions and low levels of confidence in delivering interventions.
I’m not here to get you high’: Meet Cannabis Nurse Deb Ranson
Looking on from afar, registered nurse Deb Ranson was always intrigued about medicinal cannabis and its potential to ease pain and symptoms triggered by a range of conditions and diseases. She recalls listening to countless stories from patients and families about how the drug helped improve quality of life and wanted to delve deeper.
Deb Ranson and Sally-Anne Jones: The Great Leap Forward – Where to Next?
Deb is a practicing Registered clinical Nurse. Her background is cardio thoracic transplant & community Nursing, with main focus now being Cannabis medicine.
Exploring access to medicinal cannabis through general practitioners in Australia
Exploring access to medicinal cannabis through general practitioners in Australia
