Dr. Lynda Balneaves

Associate Professor, University of Manitoba, College of Nursing

Complementary medicine, Alternative medicine, Integrative medicine, Medical cannabis, Benefits and risks of medical cannabis, Recreational cannabis, Cancer, Treatment decision making, Natural products

Media

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Dr. Lynda Balneaves, Researcher

'It's not a great feeling': How to avoid overdoing it with edibles and keep kids safe

CTVOnline

URL: https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/it-s-not-a-great-feeling-how-to-avoid-overdoing-it-with-edibles-and-keep-kids-safe-1.4736909

Regulations, funding keep Canada from becoming world leader in cannabis research, scientists say

CBCOnline

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/canada-cannabis-research-barriers-1.5326667

Health Canada issues recall on mislabelled cannabis oil product from Cannabis NB

CBCOnline

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/cannabis-nb-mislabelled-oil-1.5402684

Biography

Dr. Lynda Balneaves is an associate professor in Nursing at the University of Manitoba following appointments at UBC and the University of Toronto. Her research program focuses on complementary and alternative therapy used by people living with cancer and supporting informed decisions by both patients and health professionals. More recently, Balneaves has conducted research on access to medical cannabis and health policy related to medical and recreational cannabis in Canada. Balneaves is President of the Society for Integrative Oncology and Deputy Director of the Canadian Consortium for the Investigation of Cannabinoids.

Expertise

  • Complementary medicine
  • Alternative medicine
  • Integrative medicine
  • Medical cannabis
  • Benefits and uses of medical cannabis
  • Recreational cannabis
  • Cancer
  • Treatment decision making
  • Homeopathy
  • Natural products

Languages spoken: English

Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba

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