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E248 - Benzodiazepine Tapering and Deprescribing with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn

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Release Date: 02/12/2025

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Join Dr. Andy Cutler as he talks with Dr. Jeffrey Strawn about how clinicians can determine the appropriate scenarios for benzodiazepine deprescribing, best practices for benzodiazepine tapering, and how to balance patient preferences to ensure best outcomes. 

Jeffrey R. Strawn, MD is a Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine, the Assistant Director of Clinical and Translational Research in the Center for Clinical & Translational Science and Training at UC, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UC and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.  

Andrew J. Cutler, MD is a distinguished psychiatrist and researcher with extensive experience in clinical trials and psychopharmacology. He currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer of Neuroscience Education Institute and holds the position of Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. 

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