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Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety – (Certificate)
Utrecht University
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| Application Deadline: | 15 May | ||
| Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,100 - | ||
| Location: | Utrecht / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 5 days | Start Date: | June |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 1.5 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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With the prospect that innovative drug therapies will be introduced in the coming years, society demands new approaches and concepts for comparative risk/benefit evaluation. These evaluations are carried out once these therapies have been used widely in daily practice. Assessment of safety and risk management of different drug therapies is done in the framework of observational epidemiological studies (proof of "safety", proof of "effectiveness"). This is the logical next step after randomized clinical trials, which are designed to provide evidence of a drugs "efficacy".
The course will cover key issues in pharmacoepidemiologic and drug safety research. Special topics include databases and molecular pharmacoepidemiology. All course teachers have extended expertise in the design and conduct of pharmacoepidemiologic studies.
What to expect?You will experience an intensive programme covering the following topics:
• Study Design and Methods
• Confounding and other biases
• Methods in drug safety research
• Drug Safety and Risk Management
• Overview of Pharmacoepidemiological databases
• Molecular Pharmacoepidemiology
• Drug utilization research
• Synthesis, case studies & public health
Contents
This is a full-time course with sessions every day. Participants will work on a case study in small groups.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Postgraduates, clinicians and professionals within governments, industry, universities with a basic knowledge of epidemiology and an interest in pharmacoepidemiology and risk/benefit evaluation of drug therapies.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
In the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 issues of Elsevier magazine’s extensive survey among Dutch institutes of higher education, students rated UCU as the best university college in the country.
In the 2010 national student survey (Nationale Studentenenquete or NSE) UCU ranked highest among Utrecht University's bachelor programs.
The 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities conducted by Shanghai University ranks Utrecht University as #1 in the Netherlands, #12 in Europe and #48 in the world. The research focused Shanghai ranking is an influential index of universities worldwide.
UCU is fully accredited and internationally evaluated as ‘excellent’ on ‘level achieved’ and ‘quality of education’ by a joint commission consisting of a council from QANU - an independent assessor of higher education programs in Holland - and delegates from the American Higher Learning Commission.
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