by Laura Smith | Aug 8, 2022 | Communications, Journal Club
Please join us for a conversation about a study published in 2022 in the Journal of Cannabis Research entitled: “Factors that shape pregnant women’s perceptions regarding the safety of cannabis use during pregnancy”, in which Ms. Mitchell, Dr. Power, and Dr. Sitbon discuss the survey results from 284 participants around the perceptions of cannabis during pregnancy,
Laura brings extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry and leads patient-focused care at Csequence. Laura’s professional experience includes over 20 years in various roles within the healthcare industry as well as training in the intentional use of plant medicine, a background in community health education, and is a grief recovery specialist. She has a unique educational background with an MBA from Yale University coupled with a MA in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Laura co-founded and has been co-leading Cadence Communications & Research, a boutique healthcare firm in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry for over 10 years. Laura previously worked as an Investor Relations officer at Amgen. While there, she also held a variety of finance roles to assist marketing teams to optimize decisions related to clinical investments, lifecycle management, product sales and profitability. Prior to that, she was as Hoffmann-La Roche where she participated in their leadership development program and contributed to Roche Labs supporting product launches, business development deals, pricing and product lifecycle decisions.
