Management of Benzodiazepines and Anxiety: A 2-Hr CME Webinar
Management of Benzodiazepines and Anxiety: A 2-Hr CME Webinar
Title: Benzodiazepines and Anxiety: Myths, Management Strategies and Alternate Medications
Date/Time: Wed. December 29th, 2021, 7:00pm-9:00pm CST The live session is sold out BUT for those still interested in this high-yield topic you can STILL watch the recorded session AND get 2 hours of CME!
Location: Link to download will be available to watch anytime through Dec. 29, 2022
Sponsor: American Physician Institute
Do you find yourself looking at your schedule and dreading the patients who will badger you for benzodiazepines? Does dealing with dependence issues lead to some of the burnout you experience? Do you feel overwhelmed when thinking about all the different medication options available for managing anxiety?
If you answered yes to even one of these three questions, this 2-hr CME session is for you! Unfortunately both within psychiatry and other specialties like internal medicine and family medicine, these clinical topics are not focused on and you end up leaving training unprepared to work with patients who are struggling with dependence and addiction to medications that they may not need.
As a consultation-liaison and addiction psychiatrist for over 12 years, Dr. Girgis has a great deal of experience and expertise managing these issues on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Her passion is helping colleagues in taking the best care they can of patients with psychiatric and substance use disorders.
Join Dr. Girgis for a 2-hour interactive webinar where you will learn about what benzodiazepines should and should not be used for, how to identify problematic use, how to discontinue benzodiazepines, and choose correct alternative treatments for your patients. The first hour will be lecture format, and the second hour we will go over three cases together, and spend the last 15 minutes in an open Q&A.
This is a pre-recorded webinar, but if you did not make the live Zoom session you can still purchase and watch the webinar anytime through 12/29/22 and still claim the 2 hours of CME at your leisure, so don’t miss out!
Once you purchase the course you will receive an email within 24 hours with the information about how and where to watch. Any questions? Are you a resident? You can get this course for free! Email Christina Girgis MD at psychiatrynetwork@gmail.com for details or questions.
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Accreditation and Designation Statements and Disclosure Report
Benzodiazepines and Anxiety: Myths, Management Strategies and Alternate Medications
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of PeerPoint Medical Education Institute and the the Psychiatry Network. PeerPoint Medical Education Institute is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
PeerPoint Medical Education Institute designates the live and enduring format for this educational activity for a maximum of 2.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Live activity date(s): December 29, 2021
Enduring activity dates: December 30, 2021 – December 29, 2022
Financial Disclosures
All presenters, planners, editors, or staff report no relationships to disclose: “I, or an immediate family member, do not have at present, or within the last 12 months, nor anticipate having financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any organizations that could be perceived as a real or apparent conflict of interest in context to the design, implementation, presentation and evaluation of CME Activities.”
