Educational Media

Symposia

Several symposia have been held recently on the problems with benzodiazepines.  The symposia were conducted by medical experts, and range from 2 hours to 3 days.  Most of the presentations are available for viewing, and many are available for use.   Find out more HERE.

BZDs in the Media

A feature-length movie has been made about the problems with benzodiazepines.  These problems have been featured in network television specials.  Dozens of lay interviews and educational videos have been posted.  Find out more HERE.

Interviews

The founders and key influencers of the Alliance were interviewed by Jocelyn Pedersen about their roles and experiences with benzodiazepines.  These include Drs. Steven Wright, Robert Raffa, Christy Huff, and Anna Lembke.  Find out more HERE. 

CME Presentations

Since the Alliance was formed in 2018, we have made (typically) hour-long presentations to over 2600 prescribers in 43 different venues.  We have several more planned for this year (see below). Many of these presentations are fully accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses. They typically contain a more detailed version of much of the information presented on this website, along with extensive references. Some courses include direct patient experiences with withdrawal and recovery from benzodiazepines.

Additional presentations can be found here.

Date	Location	Organization / Sponsor / Conference	Registration / RecordingLinks if available
12/10-13/20	Virtual	American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry 2020 Annual Meeting and Scientific Symposium	Link
8/26/20	Virtual: Colorado	Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention	Link
7/29/20	Virtual: Univ of Colorado	CU Counseling -Business 2201 class
7/22/20	Virtual: National	Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes – Advocates for Human Potential	Link
7/17/20	Virtual: International	Addiction Medicine Virtual 2020	Website
6/25/20	Virtual	“Medicating Normal” – film discussion panel	Film Website
6/22/20	Virtual	Health Resources Services Administration ECHO
5/20/20	Denver, CO	Aaron Bailey Suicide Prevention Lecture – Anschutz Medical Center	Recording
4/24/20	Denver, CO	Colorado Personalized Education for Providers
3/26/20	Denver, CO	University of Colorado School of Nursing
1/21/20	Big Sky, MT	North Dakota Academy of Family Physicians	Website
12/14/19	Denver, CO	Colorado Academy of Family Physicians
12/12/19	Denver, CO	Colorado Department of Health and Environment
12/5/19	Alamosa, CO	San Luis Valley Health Education and Conference Center
11/7/19	Gunnison, CO	Western Colorado University
10/22/19	Centennial, CO	Colorado Nurses / Nurse Practitioners
10/22/19	Denver, CO	University of Denver	Website
10/4/19	Cancun, Mexico	Fondazione Internazionale Menarini	Website
9/16/19	Tucson, AZ	University of Arizona	Website Recording
9/4/19	Las Vegas, NV	Pain Week	Registration
6/28/19	Berlin, Germany	Fondazione Internazionale Menarini	Recording
6/8/19	Steamboat Springs, CO	Substance Use Prevention & Recovery
6/1/19	Podcast	With D Foster	Recording  Part 1 of 2 Recording  Part 2 of 2
4/13/19	Breckenridge, CO	Colorado Pain Society
4/7/19	Interview (Seoul, S Korea)	Korea Center for Investigative Journalism	Website
4/2/19	Podcast	With Jocelyn Pedersen	Recording
3/3/19	Podcast	With Wayne Phimister	Recording
2/23/19	Phoenix, AZ	Arizona Pharmacy Association
2/16/19	New Orleans, LA	Louisiana-Mississippi Psychiatric Med Assoc
10/27/18	San Diego, CA	National Association of Continuing Education
10/20/18	Denver CO	National Association of Continuing Education
10/19/18	Steamboat Springs, CO	Colorado Mountain Ciollege
9/7/18	Las Vegas, NV	Pain Week
5/19/18	Steamboat Springs, CO	Colorado Mountain Ciollege
3/13/18	Wheat Ridge, CO	Grand Rounds: Lutheran Medical Center
1/28/18	Colorado Springs, CO	Psychological Associates Winter Symposium
10/21/17	Charleston, WV	Appalachian Addiction Conference
9/15-17/17	Bend, OR	The International Benzodiazepine Symposium