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Benzodiazepine De-prescribing | April 6th 2023

Date of Presentation: April 6, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  Community  

Program: Substance Use Disorder  

Keywords: #benzo  #benzodiazepines  #SUD  #withdrawal  

In this presentation, Dr. Jasen Christensen, DO, teaches on how to be aware of host and medication factors that influence withdrawal, be aware of new data about Buprenorphine + Benzodiazepine overdose risk, how to be able to employ outpatient Benzodiazepine taper strategy, and utilize supportive medications in outpatient setting.

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Dr. Jasen Christensen, DO

Jasen Christensen, DO, received undergraduate degrees in Cellular/Molecular Biology and German Language from Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) in 1999. He earned the degree of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in 2006. He completed a residency in psychiatry at the University of New Mexico in 2010. His past work in psychiatry has included positions with the US Public Health Service (at an IHS service unit), inpatient and PES at a county psychiatric hospital, and integrated psychiatry at a community health center (FQHC). He is board certified in psychiatry and addiction medicine.

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Date added: April 6, 2023