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Session 166 (World Congress - Dublin): Cannabis: Misconceptions and Informing A Profession
Risk/Reward or Be Informed? The approach is always educational first! Jeff Konin sits down to discuss cannabis in sport and the reality of its usage, including misconceptions.
Jeff Konin is a Clinical Professor at Florida International University in Miami, Florida. He serves as the Director of the Doctor of Athletic Training Program and leads the Global Initiative for Cannabinoid Research and Education.
As a certified athletic trainer and licensed physical therapist, Dr. Konin served on the clinical staff for the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games in 1996 and was the head athletic trainer for the USA wheelchair Paralympic Team that won a world championship gold medal in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010. He is a frequent volunteer at the Disney World Marathon races.
Jeff advises individual athletes, healthcare professionals, sport organizations, educational institutions, school districts, and companies within the cannabis industry. Nationally, he served as the founding chair of the cannabis task force for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. Jeff is also a member of the American Cannabis Nurse’s Association (ACNA), the American Medical Marijuana Physicians Association (AMMPA), the Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC), and the Florida CCORC Scientific Program Committee.
14th World Congress has been announced. Where? Edinburgh, Scotland
