Prescribing Cannabis Responsibly w/ Dr Shu Ng (Astrid Clinic)
Dr. Shu Ng is a cannabis prescribing General Practitioner and Chief Medical Officer and Managing Director of Astrid Clinic.
Dr Shu approaches her patients with kindness, compassion and holistic care. She is passionate about helping patients undergoing cancer treatment or experiencing cancer-related symptoms, as well as managing symptoms in palliative care. She has broad interests within medicinal cannabis including managing chronic pain, mental health, women's health, neurodegenerative and seizure disorders and autism spectrum disorders.
Dr Shu is an Authorised Prescriber and to date has managed over 2000 patients and their journey with medicinal cannabis. In addition to medicinal cannabis, Dr Shu is also passionate about tobacco harm reduction, and is an Authorised Prescriber of nicotine vaping products.
In this episode:
Dr Shu’s Journey Through Medicine (3:00)
Cannabis Stigma in Singapore (7:00)
Cannabis as Medicine (12:00)
THC, CBD and Other Cannabinoids (13:50)
Working with Patients (16:00)
Being a Cannabis Doctor in Australia (24:30)
Cannabis and Driving (29:15)
Astrid Clinic (33:45)
Nicotine Vaping and Health (42:00)
Changes to Vaping Laws (50:30)
Pauls of Wisdom (59:00)
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