Wayne State University School of Medicine 

Dept. of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences

Chairman's Grand Rounds

Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Time: 1-2pm

Venue: Scott Hall - Blue Lecure Hall - 3rd Floor / Zoom

Speaker: 

Mark K. Greenwald, PhD

Gertrude Levin Endowed Chair in Addiction and Pain Biology

Professor; Associate Dept. Chair for Research

Director

Substance Abuse Research Division

Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Commercial Relationships:

NET Recovery Corp. - PI on contract, medical device clinical trial for treating use disorder

Indivior INC - Consultant and Speaker on Buprenorphine for opioid use disorder

Park Therapeutics - CO-PI on pending NIDA grant application, medication development for opioid use disorder

Arborsense, Inc - Consultant for methodology in development of drug detection device

TOPIC:

"Cannabinoids for Treating Pain: Real Deal or Smoke and Mirrors" 

Objectives:

1.  Understand cannabinoid neuropharmacology in nociceptive circuits.

2.  Assess scientific evidence for the efficacy and safety of cannabinoids in reducing acute and chronic pain of varying etiologies.

3.  Translate this evidence into actionable clinical decision making.