Mar. 23, 2015
WHAT: Reps. Matt Baker (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter), chairman of the House Health Committee, and Ron Marsico (R-Dauphin), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will hold a combined hearing on the practical implications of legalizing medical cannabis in Pennsylvania and its impact on health care professionals.
WHO: Baker, Marsico, members of their committees, as well as representatives from the following organizations: Pennsylvania Neurology Society; Bradford County Communities that Cares; Clarity Way Rehab Center; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine; Pennsylvania Medical Society; St. Luke’s University Health Network; Pennsylvania State Nurses Association; Coalition for Medical Marijuana – New Jersey; and Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A pharmacist and federal medical cannabis patient will also provide testimony. A complete agenda is attached.
WHEN: Tuesday, March 24, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: Zubrow Auditorium, Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce St., Philadelphia.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: Will be available at
www.PAHouseGOP.com,
www.RepBaker.com, and
www.RonMarsico.com, barring any technical difficulties.
Media contact: Tricia Lehman, tlehman@pahousegop.com.
Offices of State Reps. Matt Baker and Ron Marsico
RepBaker.com,
RonMarsico.com
Meeting agenda
PUBLIC HEARING ON MEDICAL CANNABIS
10 a.m. Opening Remarks
HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE
Representative Matt Baker, Majority Chair & Representative Florindo J. Fabrizio, Minority Chair
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Representative Ron Marsico, Majority Chair & Representative Joseph A. Petrarca, Minority Chair
10:10 a.m. John CM Brust, MD and Lee Harris, MD
Pennsylvania Neurology Society
Charles Cutler, MD
Vice President, Pennsylvania Medical Society
11:00 a.m. Irvin Rosenfeld - (Skype)
Federal Medical Cannabis Patient
11:20 a.m. Melissa Sentiff, CTC Moblizer - (PowerPoint Presentation)
Bradford County Communities that Cares
11:40 a.m. Robert Matylewicz, DO, ABAM
Medical Director, Addictionologist at the Clarity Way Rehab Center
12:00 p.m. David J. Casarett, MD, MA
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Director of Hospice and Palliative Care
University of Pennsylvania Health System
12:20 p.m. Break (20 minutes)
12:40 p.m. Ric A. Baxter, MD, FAAHPM
Director of Palliative Care Services, St. Luke’s University Health Network
Jane George, MPA
Assistant VP, Government Relations, St. Luke’s University Health Network
1:00 p.m. Thomas Trite, PD, RPh, Pharmacist
1:20 p.m. Dr. Patrick Kenny, EdD, RN-BC, ACRN, NE-BC, APRN-PMH
1:40 p.m. Ken Wolski, RN
Director of the Coalition for Medical Marijuana – New Jersey
2:00 p.m. Marcus Bachhuber, MD
Research Fellow, Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Pennsylvania