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Margaret A Mendes1, Jason P Smith1, Jennifer Kryskalla Marin1
1is a Pharmacist at the VA San Diego Healthcare System in California and Program Director of VISN 22 Academic Detailing Program at the Veterans Integrated Systems Network (VISN) 22 Network Office in Long Beach, California. is Program Director of VISN 19 Academic Detailing Program in Glendale, Colorado. is a VISN Pharmacy Benefits Management Data and Program Manager at the VISN 21 Network Office on Mare Island, California. and are National Program Managers at the VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management Academic Detailing Service in Washington, DC. is a Research Assistant in the Division of Mental Health at the Long Beach VAMC in California. was the VISN 22 Pharmacy Lead at the Veterans Integrated Systems Network (VISN) 22 Network Office in Long Beach, California. is a Program Manager for the VISN 22 Academic Detailing Program. is the Director of the National VA Telemental Health Hub Long Beach and Psychiatrist in the Division of Mental Health at the Long Beach VAMC; Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at the University of California in Irvine; and Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California in San Diego.
Abstract:
This quality improvement project used an educational brochure to help older veterans reduce their benzodiazepine use.
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