During this session we will explore current application of benzodiazepines as a medical treatment and why we should be talking with our patients about coming off them as tolerated. We will explore how capacity to self-govern impacts these conversations while paying attention to our ethical landmarks of non maleficence and beneficence.

After attending this presentation, you will be able to:

1. Show how benzodiazepines work in the body, review current guidelines for medical/psychiatric use, and review current literature around deprescribing ; and,

2. Review the criteria to consider before deprescribing benzos and some protocols on how to deprescribe.