29 January 2018 to 09 February 2018
JSS University’s Asia Pacific Pharmacovigilance
Training course offers a programme to a about 30 professionals each year, in collaboration with Uppsala monitoring center at the College of Pharmacy in Mysuru, India.
Previous courses have taken place in Mysuru in February 2015, January 2016 and January 2017. Participants study topics essential to effective pharmacovigilance, including sessions to strengthen the performance of members of the WHO Programme, such as pharmacovigilance best practice and tools, signal detection, regulatory aspects and reporting culture.
There is also a management component to help participants improve their capacity to bring about sustainable change in their countries. Issues related to health economics, communications, fundraising and risk management are covered. Training, built around lectures, workshops and hands-on exercises, takes place in an open and engaging environment.