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7-8 MAY 2027
EXCEL, LONDON

CPC 2026 Content Programme

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Benzodiazepine deprescribing: why, when, and how?

09 May 2026

14:15 - 15:00

Clinical Theatre 2

Benzodiazepine deprescribing: why, when, and how?

This is a panel discussion about benzodiazepine deprescribing - practical and evidence based approach.

How to deprescribe benzodiazepines - identifying which patients, which medication timing and practical strategies

Speakers

Anne Connolly, Associate Chief Pharmacist - North London NHS Foundation Trust

Roz Gittins, Chief Pharmacy Officer & Deputy Registrar - General Pharmaceutical Council

Amira Guirguis, Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Sciences - Swansea University

Adam Winstock, Consultant Psychiatrist & Addiction Medicine Specialist - UCL & Staying Safer