Benzodiazepines – Clinical Guidelines
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Canadian Guidelines on Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Use Disorder Among Older Adults
The goal of CCSMH’s guidelines on Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist (BZRA) Use Disorder is to guide clinicians in preventing the development of BZRA Use Disorder or assessing and treating older individuals who have developed such a disorder.
Watch the webinar presenting the benzodiazepine use guidelines
Presented by Dr. David K. Conn, MB, FRCPC, vice-president of Education and inaugural director of the Centre for Education and Knowledge Exchange in Aging at Baycrest, and a professor in the department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is the founding co-chair of the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health, and is chair of the Coalition’s National Guidelines project.