Organizations That Deal With Pharmacovigilance And Drug Safety – Part 2 Training & Education

By Bart Cobert

In an earlier post, we talked about organizations that deal with drug safety. In this post, we will talk about organizations that do training and education in drug safety and pharmacovigilance. Some are academic, non-profit and others are companies that specialize in training and education as their business. This list is not complete and if any of our readers know of other institutions, particularly outside the US, please do indeed drop a note in the comments section of this blog. I have avoided mentioning any of the commercial outfits.

Only a disappointingly small handful of institutions offer programs in drug safety and PV. Many others offer programs in pharmacoepidemiology which touch on drug safety but whose primary focus is epidemiology. And, of course, one can find many institutions globally that offer degrees and certificates in epidemiology. One should note that courses and degrees in the US are aimed primarily for a North American audience whereas those in the EU are aimed more at EU/EMA pharmacovigilance. Although there are similarities, obviously, laws and requirements differ by region and country. Some offer distance learning.