This webinar, A Rational Approach to Prescribing and Deprescribing Benzodiazepines, will discuss the importance of deprescribing, especially for older adults. We will specifically focus on promoting safe benzodiazepine prescribing practices for this population. By the end of this webinar participants will be able to apply the latest risk/benefit evidence to:
- Discuss the epidemiology of benzodiazepine prescribing and latest risk/benefit evidence
- Describe why deprescribing may be an important intervention for many older adults
- Review what benzodiazepine deprescribing entails
Target Audience: Physicians, social workers, nurses, administrators, and primary care practice team members participating in CoCM.
Planner: Donovan Maust, MD
Co-Planners: Sarah A. Bernes, MPH, LMSW, MBA, PRISM, Lindsay West, MSW, MICMT, Marie Beisel, MSN, RN, CCM, MICMT
ACCME Statement: The University of Michigan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Michigan Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Michigan Institute for Care Management and Transformation is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This course is approved by the NASW-Michigan CE Approving Body. Michigan Institute for Care Management and Transformation is an approved provider with the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. Approved provider Number: MICEC 110216.
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