2024-12-21 2024-12-21 , online online, 2,090 € plus tax Dr. Martin Huber https://forum-institut.com/seminar/25042051-an-introduction-for-pharmacovigilance-managers/referenten/25/25_04/25042051-course-an-introduction-for-pharmacovigilance-managers_huber-martin.jpg An Introduction for Pharmacovigilance Managers

Are you new to pharmacovigilance and looking to kick-start your career? Then this online course is just for you. Gain a comprehensive overview of pharmacovigilance, regulatory requirements in the EU and implementation in only two days. Book now!

Topics
  • Regulatory framework and EMA GVP modules
  • Management of side effects and signals
  • Benefit-risk assessment and risk management
  • Important pharmacovigilance documents
  • Interfaces with other departments and quality management


Who should attend
This course will be conducted in English.

This online course is designed for beginners in drug safety with up to one year of pharmacovigilance experience. It is ideal for former students of medicine or natural sciences, and professionals transitioning from the pharmaceutical industry. In particular, it is suited for staff in the following departments:
  • drug safety, patient safety, pharmacovigilance,
  • quality management, clinical research, medical affairs, and regulatory affairs.
Aims and objectives
This online course provides comprehensive knowledge on all the essentials of pharmacovigilance over two days. It equips participants with the necessary tools to confidently fulfil their responsibilities in the various aspects of pharmacovigilance.

The course will enable you to:
  • Describe the mechanisms of pharmacovigilance in Europe.
  • Classify information on adverse drug reactions including MedDRA coding.
  • Properly assess the responsibilities of pharmacovigilance officers.
  • Understand the significance of pharmacovigilance and risk management systems.
  • Comply with risk assessment procedures.
Your benefit

This foundational course offers a comprehensive overview of pharmacovigilance, providing you with essential knowledge from both a regulator's and industry perspective.

In addition, the training contains many interactive parts to break up the training and deepen the learning. The quiz and the workshops "Individual causality assessment" and "Risk minimisation measures and risk communication" reinforce the theoretical content and teach you how to put knowledge into practice. The final workshop, "Drug safety in the life cycle of a drug", gives you the opportunity to consolidate what you have learned.

This is an ideal opportunity to start a career as a junior PV manager and gain a qualified certificate.

Course An Introduction for Pharmacovigilance Managers

An Introduction for Pharmacovigilance Managers

Start your career in Drug Safety

Benefits
  • Condensed overview of pharmacovigilance
  • Delivered by two PV experts with different professional backgrounds
  • Interactive format
  • Officially certified to the ISO 9001 and ISO 21001 standards

Webcode 25042051

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Everything at a glance

Appointment

28-29/04/2025

28-29/04/2025

Period

Both days: 09:00-17:00 CET
You may join the session 30 minutes before

Both days: 09:00-17:00 CET
You may join the session 30 minutes before
Venue

online

online

Fee
Your contact

Nadja Wolff
Conference Manager

+49 6221 500-696
n.wolff@forum-institut.de

Details

Are you new to pharmacovigilance and looking to kick-start your career? Then this online course is just for you. Gain a comprehensive overview of pharmacovigilance, regulatory requirements in the EU and implementation in only two days. Book now!

Topics

  • Regulatory framework and EMA GVP modules
  • Management of side effects and signals
  • Benefit-risk assessment and risk management
  • Important pharmacovigilance documents
  • Interfaces with other departments and quality management


Who should attend
This course will be conducted in English.

This online course is designed for beginners in drug safety with up to one year of pharmacovigilance experience. It is ideal for former students of medicine or natural sciences, and professionals transitioning from the pharmaceutical industry. In particular, it is suited for staff in the following departments:
  • drug safety, patient safety, pharmacovigilance,
  • quality management, clinical research, medical affairs, and regulatory affairs.

Aims and objectives

This online course provides comprehensive knowledge on all the essentials of pharmacovigilance over two days. It equips participants with the necessary tools to confidently fulfil their responsibilities in the various aspects of pharmacovigilance.

The course will enable you to:

  • Describe the mechanisms of pharmacovigilance in Europe.
  • Classify information on adverse drug reactions including MedDRA coding.
  • Properly assess the responsibilities of pharmacovigilance officers.
  • Understand the significance of pharmacovigilance and risk management systems.
  • Comply with risk assessment procedures.

Your benefit

This foundational course offers a comprehensive overview of pharmacovigilance, providing you with essential knowledge from both a regulator's and industry perspective.

In addition, the training contains many interactive parts to break up the training and deepen the learning. The quiz and the workshops "Individual causality assessment" and "Risk minimisation measures and risk communication" reinforce the theoretical content and teach you how to put knowledge into practice. The final workshop, "Drug safety in the life cycle of a drug", gives you the opportunity to consolidate what you have learned.

This is an ideal opportunity to start a career as a junior PV manager and gain a qualified certificate.

Detailed programme

Both days: 09:00-17:00 CET
You may join the session 30 minutes before

08:45

Technical warm-up
You are welcome to log in a little earlier to test your audio and video equipment before the event begins.

09:00 Day 1 begins


09:00

FORUM Institut

Welcome and introduction

09:15

Dr Martin Huber, Dr Jutta Syha

Introduction to pharmacovigilance
  • What is pharmacovigilance?
  • Information sources
  • How is safety information generated?
  • The pharmacovigilance system
  • EU QPPV and local QPPVs
  • Important definitions and abbreviations

10:45 Coffee break


11:00

Dr Martin Huber

Regulatory framework
  • Pharmacovigilance network: EMA, PRAC, and national authorities
  • What does the law say?
  • International and European guidelines
  • Good pharmacovigilance practices (GVP)
  • National requirements in Europe

12:15

Dr Martin Huber, Dr Jutta Syha

Quiz: What have we learned?

12:30 Lunch break


13:30

Dr Jutta Syha

Collecting, recording, and reporting
  • Regulatory framework and definitions
  • Documentation and reporting requirements
  • Individual Case Safety Reports (ICSRs)
  • EudraVigilance and EVDAS
  • Single-case causality assessment

14:30

Workshop: Single-case causality assessment

15:00 Coffee break


15:15

Dr Martin Huber

Signal management and safety evaluation
  • Signal management and cumulative evaluation of safety data
  • Causality vs benefit-risk assessment
  • Regulatory toolbox
  • Post-authorisation safety studies (PASS)
  • Benefit-risk assessment - the basics
  • Referral procedures at EU level

16:15

Dr Jutta Syha

Interfaces with other departments
  • Overview
  • Departments including clinical research, regulatory affairs, quality management, sales and marketing, management level etc.
  • Conflict points and solutions

17:00 Day 1 ends


09:00

Dr Martin Huber, Dr Jutta Syha

Day 2 begins & Summary of Day 1

09:15

Dr Martin Huber

Risk management in PV
  • The risk management plan (RMP)
  • Identified risks, potential risks, and missing information
  • Routine and additional risk minimisation measures (RMMs)
  • RMP in the life cycle

10:15

Dr Martin Huber

Workshop: Risk minimisation measures and risk communication

10:45 Coffee break


11:00

Dr Jutta Syha

The pharmacovigilance system master file (PSMF)

11:30

Dr Martin Huber

Development/periodic safety update reports (DSUR/PSUR)
  • Format, content, and submission requirements
  • Patient exposure and reporting rates
  • PSUR Single Assessment

12:30 Lunch break


13:30

Dr Jutta Syha

Quality management in PV
  • Basics of QA systems in PV
  • SOPs, KPIs, CAPAs, and more
  • Who needs to be trained?
  • Documentation and archiving

14:30

Dr Jutta Syha

Pharmacovigilance audits and inspections
  • Who inspects, when and what?
  • Exercise: The risk-based audit strategy
  • Inspection readiness

15:15 Coffee break


15:30

Dr Martin Huber, Dr Jutta Syha

Workshop: Safety in the life cycle of a medicinal product

16:30

Dr Martin Huber, Dr Jutta Syha

Summary and discussion

17:00 End of course


Knowledge Test

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You can attend one of our pre-meetings and explore our Learning Space free of charge. Registration is not required. You can find available dates for a pre-meeting in your customer portal. Click the green ‘Participate’ button in the pre-meeting in the customer portal and you will be redirected to the Learning Space.

The pre-meeting gives you the opportunity to explore our Learning Space and to familiarise yourself with the technology to start off your online training on the right foot. This is a non-binding offer for all our customers and not a prerequisite for participation. If a pre-meeting date does not suit you but you would still like a technology check, please contact us.

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Testimonials

I understood basic knowledge and key points to initate any PV linked work.

Most of the topics weren't new to me, but it was still interesting. It is good that interactive parts are included.