Claude Cyr, MD
CCMI Advisory Group Member
Dr. Cyr has been practicing family medicine in Quebec since 1996. He is a Faculty Lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University and participated as an Associate Researcher for the Quebec Cannabis Registry, the world’s first research database on the use of cannabis for medical purposes.
He completed his Family Medicine Residency at Laval University in Quebec City. His primary clinical interests are pain management, geriatrics, mental health, and cannabinoid-based medicines in palliative and cancer care. He is the founder of Doctors for Responsible Access, an association of medical cannabis practitioners whose mission was to support responsible access to cannabis in light of legalization in Canada. His focus is on the conception and dissemination of judicious educational tools for Health Care Providers interested in the use of cannabinoid-based medicines. He is a recognized cannabis educator and government advisor and is actively involved in supporting the role of pharmacists in having a primary role as medical cannabis providers in Quebec. He presently works as a member of the Supportive and Palliative Care Division at the McGill University Health Center.
Dr. Cyr is a member of Drug-Free Kids Canada’s advisory council and co-author author of the medical textbook “Cannabis and Cannabinoid-Based Medicines in Cancer Care” and “A Comprehensive Guide to Medical Management, Safety Considerations in Cannabinoid Based Medicine.”
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