302-24: Benzos - How Early is Your Refill?
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302-24: Benzos - How Early is Your Refill?
With anxiety being a common neuro-psychiatric symptom related with post COVID-19 infection, get crucial updates on how to prescribe and deprescribe this highly effective but controversial treatment option.
Presenter: Daniel Wesemann, DNP, MSW, PMHNP-BC, ARNP, FAANP
Disclosures: The APNA planners and faculty, with the exception of those listed below, have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. All relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated. Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation.
Daniel Wesemann, DNP, MSW, ARNP, PMHNP-BC, FAANP is a consultant for Neurocrine Biosciences. Dr. Wesemann was a consultant for Takeda Pharmaceuticals during the last 24 months (this relevant financial relationship has ended).
Session Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Target Audience: RN, APRN
Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
- Examine current best practices when considering prescribing benzodiazepines and appropriate deprescribing strategies.
Course Outcome:
- 65% of learners will report an intent to make changes to their practice as a result of completing this course.
Keywords: Anxiety, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Prescribing, Deprescribing, Depression, Stress, Insomnia, Antidepressants
Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
1.5 pharmacology contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.
The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Release date: July 8, 2024
Access to this course will end: July 31, 2026
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