Module 5 - Treatment Plan Recommendations: Sleep Disturbances 

This fifth module of the Santé Cannabis Prescriber Training Program details treatment plan recommendations for sleep disturbances in five sections.

SECTION I

Describes symptom expression in sleep disturbances and provides realistic therapeutic goals of a medical cannabis treatment.

SECTION II

Presents medical guidelines for Quebec physicians, details pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical conventional treatments for sleep disturbances and provides basic patient education points on sleep hygiene.

SECTION III

Provides a general overview of the endocannabinoid system implication in sleep and sleep disturbances and discusses scientific evidence supporting medical cannabis use to promote sleep.

SECTION IV

Provides medical cannabis treatment recommendations concerning pharmaceutical cannabinoids, administration route, cannabinoid selection and special considerations to keep in mind.

SECTION V

Presents two case studies and summarizes learnings from this and prior modules.