Fool's Gold or Golden Opportunity? - CBD as a Medication for Behavior Cases

Join us as we take a look at what is and isn't known about CBD, one of the most common topics of conversation amongst both professionals and clients.

Explore the history of CBD as it pertains to veterinary medicine. Learn what we know about the mechanisms of action and the effects of CBD on brain structure and function.

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Everyone has heard that CBD, or cannabidiol, reduces anxiety, induces calm, improves sleep, and treats arthritis, chronic pain, and some types of epilepsy (for humans). But how much evidence do we have for the use of CBD in animals? Is it a useful medication, a harmless supplement that may or may not work, a popular trend with no evidence of effectiveness, and do we even currently know the answer?

When should you give it? How much should you give, and how often? The regulation of CBD can be a bit of a minefield, as it varies according to the country or state, and regulations are frequently being updated.

Explore the history of CBD as it pertains to veterinary medicine. Learn what we know about the mechanisms of action and the effects of CBD on brain structure and function.

Meet the instructor

Kathy Murphy BVetMed, DPhil, CVA, CLAS, MRCVS

Kathy Murphy (BVetMed, DPhil, CVA, CLAS, MRCVS) is a veterinary surgeon and neuroscientist. She recently joined the Behavior Vets team as the Chief Scientific Officer.

She graduated from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons UK in 1999, initially working in mixed clinical practice before studying for two postgraduate clinical qualifications. In 2009 she was awarded a highly prestigious Welcome Research Training Fellowship to study for her Ph.D., in Behavioral Neuroscience, at The Queens College, University of Oxford, UK. She subsequently worked in the USA as Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Anesthesiology at the Icahn School of Medicine NYC; and is now back in the UK, where she holds a clinical-academic position as Director of the Comparative Biology Centre at Newcastle University and Director of Barking Brains Ltd (a neuroscience outreach program for the animal behavior and training community).

Her clinical interest has always been anesthesia, and analgesia, since the age of 13yo and she has recently completed a residency at the European College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia. In addition to her primary career roles she was Trustee and Veterinary Advisor to the Rottweiler Welfare Association for 14 years, is a founder of Ethics First (a collective that lobbies for ethical decision-making in clinical practice), and is an Oversight Committee Member for the UK Dog Behavior and Training Charter, sits on numerous National and International boards, working groups and ethical review panels, and most of all love spending time with her own 5 dogs and her husband.

Patrick Jones - Course author