Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
Description
This training equips healthcare providers with essential knowledge for the responsible use of benzodiazepines in clinical practice. The training covers key indications for use, common withdrawal symptoms, and diagnostic criteria for benzodiazepine use disorder. Participants will also explore evidence-based strategies for tapering and factors that support successful discontinuation, promoting safer prescribing practices and improved patient outcomes.
Intended audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians.
Speakers
Donovan Maust, MD, MS
Dr. Donovan Maust is the Blackney Research Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School and a Research Scientist with the VA Ann Arbor Center for Clinical Management Research. A primary focus of his research is psychotropic prescribing to older adults in community and residential settings. He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University and completed residency and fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania.
Objectives
At the end of this training, participants will have the knowledge necessary to:
- Identify two clinical indications for benzodiazepine use.
- List three signs or symptoms of benzodiazepine withdrawal.
- Name three diagnostic criteria for benzodiazepine use disorder.
- Recognize two factors that contribute to a successful benzodiazepine taper.
Sponsored by
Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS)
Funding for out of state attendees is provided by the Opioid Response Network (ORN).
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI085588-02 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
This project is supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $2,710,074.00 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Accreditation information
Please read the Accreditation Information section of the training page to learn about the requirements for receiving credit or a certificate of completion.
Audience
Providers, nurses, social workers, psychologists, peer supports, other clinical staff, and non-clinicians.