Overuse of benzodiazepines and sedative hypnotics can cause serious harm, especially in older adults. Reducing their use is important for patient safety, but large-scale change in practice remains a challenge.

Join Choosing Wisely Talks on January 28 at 12 p.m. ET to learn about the international BE-SAFE study. Speakers will describe how the Choosing Wisely De-Implementation Framework is being applied to support safe deprescribing, share early insights from developing and testing practice-based approaches, highlight common barriers, and discuss lessons learned from across countries.

Speakers:

• Dr. Anne Spinewine, Université catholique de Louvain
• Dr. Maria Lopez Toribio, Université catholique de Louvain
• Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute