Short Course
Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology (Online)
Venue
Online
Date
12 May 2027 - 13 May 2027
Course overview
Pharmacoepidemiology is a key discipline in monitoring the post-authorisation safety of medicines.
It is increasingly recognised as a practical tool for supporting risk management, planning post-authorisation safety activities using real world data and generating evidence for key stakeholder decisions across the drug discovery pipeline.
Knowledge and expertise in pharmacoepidemiology is therefore essential for any pharmaceutical company.
Our Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology course is aimed at introducing delegates to the core concepts of this scientific discipline.
Attendance at this course can be used to provide training for Pharmaceutical Medicine Specialty Training (PMST), especially to support Specialty Capabilities in Practice 6 and 7.
Please note, the course dates and programme may be subject to change.
Who should attend
This course is aimed at:
- Pharmaceutical industry personnel from areas including pharmacovigilance, clinical research, medical affairs, medical writing, regulatory affairs and medical information
- Pharmaceutical physicians completing Pharmaceutical Medicine Specialty Training (PMST)
- Staff from regulatory authorities
- NHS, NHS & R&D and other research organisation, doctors, nurses, medical information pharmacists, pharmaceutical advisors or other professions allied to medicine
How our course works
- Taught over two days online
- A combination of lectures and interactive workshops
- Interact with other delegates and speakers via scheduled discussion sessions
- Full access to PDFs and recordings of the presentations afterwards
- Use this course as part of your Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Delegates will be sent a Teams link in advance to enable you to join the live course at the stated time
- Certificate of attendance provided upon completion of the course
Our fees
Registration fees include electronic access to all course materials.
Please note, VAT is only applicable for delegates based in the UK.
Cost Per Delegate:
Academic
£775 + VAT
(Academic Units, Public Sector Organisations, Registered Charities)
Standard
£1190 + VAT
PMST
£1300 + VAT
Aims of the course
- To provide a grounding in, and analysis of, core principles of epidemiology
- To show how epidemiological technique are applied to pharmacoepidemiology studies
- To review the development of pharmacoepidemiology and its role as a clinical science
- To review modern methods and data sources used in pharmacoepidemiology
- To develop a critical understanding of the types, assessment and appropriate application of post-marketing drug safety data and their contribution to the marketing, regulatory compliance, safety monitoring and risk management associated with medicines
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course delegates should be able to:
- Critically analyse the relationship between epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology
- Define and justify the elements of an appropriate database to be used to conduct a pharmacoepidemiology study of a drug safety issue
- Differentiate the important features of pharmacoepidemiology studies that allow comparisons within and between data sources
- Critically evaluate common analytical techniques in the interpretation of pharmacoepidemiology data for pharmacovigilance purposes
Programmed features
- History and basic principles of epidemiology and pharmacoepidemiology
- Pharmacoepidemiology as a modern scientific discipline
- Analysis and interpretation of pharmacoepidemiology data
- Use of pharmacoepidemiology in the detection and investigation of safety signals
- Pharmacoepidemiology and risk management planning
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12 May 2027 - 13 May 2027
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- 12 May 2027 - 13 May 2027
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Our courses are CPD accredited by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine and are recognised by PharmaTrain.