Cross-National Survey of Clinical Decision-Making About Medical Cannabis Products (New York State, United States; Australia)

Help us to understand your experience and decision-making practices when advising consumers on medical cannabis products.

About the survey

This research is a cross-national online survey in New York State (United States) and Australia, investigating clinical decision-making processes and information needs related to patient access to medical cannabis products. Specifically, the survey aims to describe:

cross-national health and non-health professionals’ knowledge and practices when providing consumer advice on medical cannabis products.
the resources and factors that influence clinical decision-making about medical cannabis products.

The ethical aspects of this research have been approved by the University of Newcastle’s Human Research Ethics Committee, Approval No. H-2023-0199 and the U.S. study documentation has been approved by the University of Southern California Institutional Review Board, IRB Approval No. UP-23-01039. Study posted on Jan 16^th 2024.

Who can participate?

This research is open to all persons aged 21 years or older who consent to participating and:

are currently:
- registered, licensed, or certified medical practitioners and pharmacists New York State, (United States) or Australia; or
- non-health professional medical cannabis dispensary employees in customer-facing roles (New York State, United States)
Location of practice includes New York State (United States) or Australia.

Research team

This survey is being led by researchers from the University of Southern California (USC), the University of Newcastle (UON), Monash University, and the Australian National University.

Myfanwy Graham

Seema (Choksy) Pessar, MPP

Public Health

Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, PhD

Healthcare Decision-Making, Public Health

**Kari L. Franson, PharmD, PhD**
Associate Dean for Academic & Student Affairs
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
USC Mann School

Lisa-Marie Greenwood, PhD
Research Fellow, Research School of Psychology
The Australian National University

Catherine J. Lucas, MBBS, FRACP
Clinical Pharmacologist and Nuclear Physician
Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Public Health,
University of Newcastle

**Jennifer Schneider, B.Pharm, PhD**
Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacology,
School of Medicine and Public Health,
University of Newcastle

Privacy Information

Study data are private and confidential, storage and collection of which adheres to institutional privacy policies.

Contact information

If you are interested in finding out more about the study please contact [email protected].