'Medicinal use of Cannabis in Australia: evidence or promise'
PP Peter Dakin, Chair of the Day, introduced the 52nd Angus Mitchell Orator, Prof. Jim Angus AO. Please see the attached speech from Peter.
Professor Jim Angus OA’s Oration unpacked and explained in an interesting and informative way the complexities of the journey to allow the medicinal use of cannabis. He explained the need for understanding through research the efficacy in treatments of the complex chemical components of cannabis, as well as the perspectives of a variety of stakeholders involved in reaching a consensus on its use. Click here to learn more from the transcript of his address, or watch his presentation again by clicking here.
Background
Professor James (Jim) Angus AO, FAA, FAHMS was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at The University of Melbourne from 2003-2013 in a 45 year career spanning academic leadership, medical research and teaching.
He is currently a Director of the Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation, Chair of the Campus Council at The Children’s, Chair of the Australian Advisory Council on the Medicinal Use of Cannabis, Director of The Jack Brockhoff Foundation, Director of Science Australia Gender Equity Ltd and a Director of National Stem Cell Australia Foundation. He has been Honorary Secretary of the Victorian Rhodes Scholarship Committee and a Past President of Stroke Foundation Australia. In 2003 Professor Angus was awarded the Centenary Medal for services to pharmacology and the community.
In 2010 he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished services to biomedical research, particularly in the fields of pharmacology and cardiovascular disease, as a leading academic and medical educator, and as a contributor to a range of advisory boards and professional organisations both nationally and internationally.
Jim Angus was sworn in as Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria on 12 November 2021.
View the Angus Mitchell Oration here: https://youtu.be/HPk5Z-k89vE
