CCORC CCORC

2025 Agenda

Day 1 – May 29, 2025

Time (EDT) Session Description
∆=Virtual option available
8:15 – 9:00 am

Check-In | Breakfast

9:00 – 9:20 am

Day 1 Welcome Address Δ


Almut Winterstein, PhD
Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research 
University of Florida  

9:20 – 9:30 am

CCORC 2025 Agenda Overview Δ


Amie Goodin, PhD 

Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research 
University of Florida

9:30 – 10:30 am

Keynote: Rethinking Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment: Individualized Risks, Benefits, and Care* Δ

Introduction: Amie Goodin, PhD, University of Florida 

Rachel Tomko, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina

10:30 – 10:45 am

Exhibitor Hall | Coffee Break

10:45 – 11:45 am

Presentations of Top Abstracts: Cannabis Use in Specific Populations and Health Conditions

Moderator: Karina Villalba, PhD, University of Central Florida

Ava A. Jones, University of Houston
Amrit Baral, PhD, University of Miami
Isabella Jimenez, University of Miami
Mitchell L. Doucette, PhD, Leafwell

11:45 – 1:15 pm

Poster Session 1 | Exhibitor Hall | Networking Lunch Reception
Please note that lunch will be served at 12:15 pm

1:15 – 2:15 pm

Keynote: Effects of Edible Cannabis Use on Pain, Sleep, and Mood* Δ

Introduction: Md Mahmudul Hasan, PhD, University of Florida  

Angela Bryan, PhD
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Colorado Boulder

2:15 – 3:15 pm

Session A: Best Practices and Lessons Learned to Successfully Conduct NIH-/Consortium-Funded CVD, Cancer, COVID-19, and HIV Cohort Studies of South FL Medical and Adult Cannabis Consumers

Denise Vidot, PhD | Amrit Baral, PhD | Ciné Brown | Bria-Necole Diggs | Kylee Krivijanski | Ranya Marrakchi El Fellah
University of Miami

Session B: Florida State-Based Analyses of Medical Marijuana Utilization: Results from the Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Repository (MEMORY)

Almut Winterstein, PhD | Md Mahmudul Hasan, PhD | Nicole Smolinski, PhD | Earl Morris, PhD | Priyanka Kulkarni
University of Florida

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Exhibitor Hall | Coffee Break

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Session A: Beyond THC: Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Non-THC Cannabinoids

Mandip Singh Sachdeva, PhD, Florida A&M University
Allan Steigleman, MD, University of Florida
Yujia Zhou, MD, University of Florida
John Stauffer, University of Florida
Joseph Wakshlag, PhD, Cornell University, Cultivate Biologics

Session B: Epidemiology of Cannabidiol Use in Vulnerable Populations

Liva LaMontagne, PhD | Catalina Lopez-Quintero, PhD | Nicholas Rowe | Lina Velilla Jimenez
University of Florida

4:30 – 5:30 pm

Poster Session 2 | Exhibitor Hall | Networking Reception
Appetizers and refreshments provided

 

Day 2 – May 30, 2025

Time (EDT) Session Description
∆=Virtual option available
8:15 – 9:00 am

Check-In | Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 am

Day 2 Welcome Address Δ


Robert Cook, MD
Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research 
University of Florida  

9:15 – 10:15 am

Keynote: Developing Cannabis-Based Treatments for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy and Adjuvant Anti-Tumor Activity* Δ

Introduction: Yan Wang, PhD, University of Florida

Sara Jane Ward, PhD
Center for Substance Abuse Research
Temple University

10:15 – 11:15 am

Session A: Building Cannabis Community Steering Committees: The National Cannabis Nurse Task Force as a Trustworthiness-Community-Led Model to Transform Cannabis Clinical Practice from an Epidemiologic-Nursing Perspective

Renessa Williams, PhD | Denise Vidot, PhD | Francesco Bojorquez | Ranya Marrakchi El Fellah
University of Miami

Session B: Advancing the Science of Medical Cannabis: Findings from the Medical Marijuana & Me (M3) Study

Catalina Lopez-Quintero, PhD | Yan Wang, PhD | Robert Cook, MD | Juan Perez | Kendall Robinson
University of Florida

11:15 – 11:30 am

Exhibitor Hall | Coffee Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm

Presentations of Top Abstracts: Cognitive, Physical, and Biological Effects of Cannabis Use

Moderator: Barry Setlow, PhD, University of Florida

Emely Gazarov, University of Florida
Teddy Salan, PhD, University of Miami
Jennifer Attonito, PhD, Florida Atlantic University
Cataryna Senra, University of Miami

12:30 – 1:00 pm

Closing and Awards Ceremony Δ

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Board Meeting and Lunch (Invitation Only) 

 

* Eligible for CME and CPE credits. Please check here for details. The University of Florida College of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. The University of Florida College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been approved by the Accreditation for Pharmacy Education for 3.00 hours of continuing pharmacy education credit.