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Name:
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Florian Strasser, M.D. |
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Title: |
Assistant Medical Director, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Swiss Society of Palliative Care
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Medical Marijuana
Position: |
No position found
to the question "Should marijuana be a medical option?"
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Reasoning: |
No statement found (12/1/06) |
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Credibility
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Key Experts
Physicians [We believe physicians are the "key experts" in the medical marijuana debate because the issue is thought by many to be ultimately based on the medical value and risks of marijuana, and Physicians, with their training and clinical work, should (at least in theory) have the best knowledge of marijuana's medical value and risks]
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Involvement: |
- Assistant Medical Director, Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Swiss Society of Palliative Care
- Member, American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (ABHPM)
- 2003-present - Member, European Association for Palliative Care Research Steering Committee
- 2002 - President, Swiss Institute of Applied Cancer Research (SIAK) Project Group
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Education: |
- 1991 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certification
- 1987-1990 Swiss Physician Diploma, Medical School, University of Zürich
- 1983-1986 Medical School, University of Zürich
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Relevant Affiliations/Honors: |
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Contact Info: |
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Other: |
Select Publications:
- Presenter and co-author, "Oral Cannabis-Extract (CE) Versus Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for Patients with Cancer-Related Anorexia (CRA): A Randomized, Double-blind,Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study" for the Cannabis-In-Cachexia-Study-Group, May 31-June 3 2003, Abstract No: 2934
- Co-author, chapter 13 (pgs 153-164) in Cannabis and Canna-binoids. Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential, Grotenhermen F, Russo N, eds., Haworth Press, NY, 2002
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