The Pharmacovigilance Training IV Edition finalized on 20th June 2023, please contact us for more information about training courses
After the successful previous editions, PVpharm is organizing a hybrid face-to-face/remote training in Madrid on 19-20 June 2023. Don’t miss the IV Edition! This training is targeted to Pharmacovigilance professionals. The objective is to provide professional knowledge in this area.
This year, participants will also have the opportunity to send their questions in advance to the speakers!
It would be possible to attend one or two days, either remote or face-to-face. This year, you would be able to attend the face-to-face at the same price as for the remote event!
Register here or send us an email to trainingservices@pvpharm.com
We will focus on: Latest news from EMA, PRAC, Management of PV activities, QPPV responsibilities and oversight, PV in post-marketing and clinical safety, Benefit-risk management in Pharmacovigilance, RMP, Safety Referrals, experiences from PV inspections, updates from CTIS, EVDAS and Signal Management, PV in Patient Support and Market Research programmes, Integration of PV systems, drug-device combination products, Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance, … and much more!
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This year, the 4th edition of the PV Training come with outstanding speakers with many years of experience in pharmacovigilance. They will help participants to improve their performance and knowledge in PV. The new training will focus on different areas both from the industry and the regulators’ perspective.
The attendees will have the opportunity to send their questions in advance to the speakers, therefore, they will leave the course with all the information and questions solved!
As in previous editions, this training provides a fantastic environment to both improve your skills in PV and to socialize with other PV colleagues. Don’t miss this networking opportunity.
Please, see the agenda to review the objectives of the presentations!
· QPPV day-to-day activities
· PV in global and local context
· PRAC (Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee)
· Safety Referrals
· RMPs
· Clinical safety
· Pharmacovigilance
· Business models and integration of PV systems
· Patient safety
· Pharmacovigilance with innovative, generics and biosimilar products
· Safety in drug-device combination products
· Dear Health Care Professional communications
· News on EMA, EudraVigilance, XEVMPD, EVDAS, Signal Management, CTIS
· Experiences from inspections and audits of the MAH, PV local functions, service providers and partners
· Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance
· Your own input (please send questions in advance to the speakers!)
· Much more…
FACULTY
Alexandra Spurni
Senior Manager -PV Regulatory Compliance, Accord Healthcare
Senior Manager for Regulatory Compliance, EMENA region at Accord Healthcare, joined EMA‘s Safety Committee – PRAC, as member for Romania between January 2019 and February 2023. Senior Pharm. (Clinical Pharmacy sp.), with an ongoing PhD on Toxicology area, with more than 10 years of experience in drug safety.
Calin Lungu
Drug Development Consulting Services S.A. (DDCS), Luxembourg
Dr. Lungu has worked for more than 20 years in drug development, clinical research, pharmacovigilance and quality assurance. He has done over 150 PV audits. Since 2004 he is a EudraVigilance trainer and trained more than 250 Eudravigilance and XEVMPD courses at the EMA, selected European cities and also in the US. He has also trained from 2008 to 2012 the EudraVigilance Data Analysis System course at the EMA and including participants from the EMA and the National Competent Authorities.
Iván Arias García
PV Associate Director for Chemo & Xiromed, EU & UK QPPV
Linked to the pharmaceutical industry since 2007 and always in the Pharmacovigilance area, going through different positions and companies, both national and multinational and with a wide variety of products (innovative medicines, biosimilars, generics, medical devices, cosmetics and food suplements) to become EU & UK QPPV of CHEMO (part of the INSUD PHARMA). Currently manages a large team of people located in different countries, with great cultural differences, working conditions and time zones.
Panos Tsintis
Medical Director at PLM Med Ltd & PLM Med EU Ltd
Gemma Jiménez Sesé
Director of Corporate Patient Safety, EU QPPV, Almirall
Gemma Jiménez Sesé is the EU-QPPV for Almirall since 2011 and is based in Barcelona, Spain. Pharmacist by education, after a short period in hospital research moved to pharma industry working in UK and Spain, first in regulatory affairs and for the last 20 years in pharmacovigilance taking up roles with increasing responsibility. In PV she has been involved in a broad scope of activities, from safety in development to marketed medicinal products support, from small mollecules to biologics. Passionate about science and strong believer in our mission of putting always the patient first.
Joan D’Souza
Pharmacovigilance Consultant
Dr. Joan D’souza has pre and post-marketing safety surveillance experience. A firm believer in sharing her knowledge: The International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP), Global Pharmacovigilance Society, American Medical Writers Association, European Medical Writers Association, and Pharma International Conferences in Europe are just a few of the many venues in which she has spoken. She has worked for various clinical research organizations and pharmaceutical companies. Her treatment experience includes oncology, dermatology, pain management, infectious disorders, vaccines, and diabetes.
Joan currently chairs the ISoP Switzerland and Austria Chapter. She is active in several ISoP special interest groups, including Risk communication (secretary), Medical devices, Geriatric pharmacovigilance, Vaccination, Medication error, and Ecopharmacovigilance. She also actively participates in the Pharmacovigilance and Medical devices special interest groups of the European Medical Writers Association. She frequently writes for the European Medical Writers Association Journal and the ISoP Drug Safety Journal. Currently, she is currently pursuing her passion in drug-device combination (DDC) products.
Sarah Daniels
VP, Head of Safety Science, TranScrip
Sarah is one of tranScrip’s key specialists in Pharmacovigilance and clinical safety and was formerly the EU QPPV for Roche. She has almost 30 years of industry experience and is a drug development and medical affairs expert in several therapeutic areas including oncology, virology and CNS.
Sarah is a UK registered pharmaceutical physician with diverse pharmaceutical industry experience gained in blue chip companies at both local and global level. She is a seasoned clinical safety physician and has been the clinical safety lead for several successful indication expansion programs in the oncology arena, including breast cancer and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. She has also provided safety support in various clinical developmental programs including prostate cancer, malignant melanoma, community acquired pneumonia, and more recently Covid-19 trials.
Whilst she was the EU QPPV at Roche she successfully led the company through a series of EU Pharmacovigilance Inspections. Before this, she held the joint responsibilities of Head of the UK Drug Safety Centre and Deputy QPPV.
Ilaria Grisoni
Executive Director, Head of EU/International PV & Global Risk Management and EEA QPPV at Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Ilaria is currently Executive Director, Head of EU/International PV and QPPV Office at Jazz Pharmaceuticals. She also covers the role of EEA QPPV for Jazz. Ilaria is a member of the Global Regulatory Affairs & Drug Safety (GRADS) Leadership Team at Jazz and leads the EU/International QPPV Office, ensuring PV oversight of affiliates and business partners in EU and International territories.
She has 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with extensive experience in Pharmacovigilance, including participation into several inspections by European and non-EU regulatory authorities.
Ilaria is an active member of national and international PV working groups, including Farmindustria, Simef, DIA, PV Connect (Navitas Life Sciences). She is a member of the Scientific Board of the Italian PV Day, and participates as a speaker at conferences and seminars in the field of Pharmacovigilance.
She is one of the authors of the PIPA guidelines on PSMF Preparation and Management (2022).
Suzanne Nijenhuis
Consultant Pharmacovigilance, DADA Consultancy B.V.
Suzanne Nijenhuis has a master’s degree in Medical Biology. In 2020, Suzanne joined DADA as Consultant PV and brought more than 15 years of Pharmacovigilance experience to the company. Since 2023, she is a member of the Quality Compliance Training team and supports in quality control for all pharmacovigilance processes in DADA. Furthermore, she is involved in medical device vigilance, acts as EU-QPPV and coordinates the local PV vendors that are linked to DADA’s pharmacovigilance system.
José Alberto Ayala Ortiz
PVpharm CEO, Pharmacovigilance Consultant, QPPV, PV Auditor
José Alberto Ayala Ortiz (M.Sc. Pharm. and M.Sc. IT) has been working for 20 years in Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety. He has experience both from the Regulatory (Danish Medicines Agency), and from the Pharmaceutical Industry, where he has been responsible for Pharmacovigilance IT systems, databases and electronic transmissions. Besides his day-to-day Pharmacovigilance work as a consultant and PV auditor, he is trainer of EVWeb, XEVMPD and the DIA Signal Management training courses. He provides EU QPPV services and local QPPV in Spain for Pharmaceutical Companies and other consultancies through PVpharm, where he is the CEO.
REASONS TO ATTEND
Improve your knowledge on Pharmacovigilance EU Regulations.
Get real examples on how other experienced PV professionals organize and manage the activities in the PV department.
In deep review of the QPPV function in a MAH (post-marketing and clinical safety commitments). From theory to real life examples.
Understanding the PRAC: overview and in deep review of those activities with major impact on the MAHs: Safety Referrals procedures and Risk Management activities.
Learn how other MAHs organize pharmacovigilance activities.
Stay tuned with the last news from EMA. Understand the implications for MAHs.
Get updated on EMA, Eudravigilance, EVWeb, XEVMPD, EVDAS, CTIS.
Understand DHCP communications and how to do them.
Drug-device combination safety topics
Learn about PV inspections.
Understand what Artificial Intelligence would mean in Pharmacovigilance.
Send your questions in advance to the speakers.
Solve your doubts in the proper forum.
Improve your PV operations and compliance.
Get to know what you are doing properly and what you need to improve.
Feel more confident in your pharmacovigilance day-to-day.
Enlarge your PV network.
Who should attend
- Professionals from MAHs
- Senior Managers and Pharmacovigilance managers
- QPPVs and LSOs
- Pharmacovigilance Officers/Drug Safety Specialists
- Directors/CEOs of CROs
- Regulatory/Inspection/Audits departments
- Anyone working in areas affected by Pharmacovigilance operations
- Pharmaceutical industry specialists
- People aimed to get a background in Pharmacovigilance
AGENDA
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Day 1: 19-June-2023 |
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8:30-9:00 |
Welcome and registration |
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9:00-9:30 |
Introduction and overview of the agenda – Keynote: Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacovigilance Jose A. Ayala Ortiz |
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9:30-11:00 |
PRAC Updates. Overview of activities in The Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) Alexandra Spurni |
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11:00-11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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11:30-12:15 |
Update of the EMA systems Calin Lungu |
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12:15-13:00 |
Management of the Pharmacovigilance Department – Big generic company perspective Iván Arias |
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13:00-14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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14:00-15:30 |
Benefit-risk Management in Pharmacovigilance (session + workshop) Panos Tsintis |
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15:30-15:45 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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15:45-17:00 |
Management of the Pharmacovigilance Department – Mid size Pharma company perspective Gemma Jiménez Sesé |
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17:00-17:15 |
Questions and Answers |
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Day 2: 20-June-2023 |
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9:00-9:45 |
Safety and pharmacovigilance in drug-device combination products Joan D’Souza In this session you will learn specific guidance related to drug-device combination products. |
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9:45-11:00 |
Dear Healthcare Professional Communications Calin Lungu |
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11:00-11:30 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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11:30-13:00 |
Safety in Clinical Studies Sarah Daniels |
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13:00-14:00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
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14:00-14:45 |
Experiences from Pharmacovigilance Inspections Ivan Arias and Jose A. Ayala Ortiz |
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14:45-15:30 |
QPPV oversight Ilaria Grisoni |
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15:30-15:45 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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15:45-16:30 |
PV vendor oversight and management Suzanne Nijenhuis This presentation will provide learnings related to vendor oversight and management, including tools and strategies based on hands on experiences on this field. |
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16:30-17:00 |
Closing remark Questions and Answers |
(Agenda may be subject to changes)
Location
https://www.iberostar.com/es/hoteles/madrid/iberostar-las-letras-gran-via/
Watch the video of the 2022 edition. Don’t miss the 2023 edition in June!
The Pharmacovigilance Training IV Edition finalized on 20th June 2023, please contact us for more information about training courses
IV Edition Madrid & Online 19-20 June 2023