Pharmacoepidemiology - Pharmacovigilance
| Title | Φαρμακοεπιδημιολογία - Φαρμακοεπαγρύπνηση / Pharmacoepidemiology - Pharmacovigilance |
| Code | ΜΙΦΒ0025 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Georgios Papazisis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600015225 |
Programme of Study: PPS Clinical and Industrial Pharmacology - Clinical Toxicology
Registered students: 43
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Medicine | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Industrial Pharmacology | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Clinical Toxicology | Compulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course) | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
|
| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600287097
|
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600287097
- At the Website of the School:
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11178
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
- ΜΙΦΑ0017 Philosophy, Ethics and drug Legislation.
- ΜΙΦΑ0018 Basic principles and concepts of Phrarmacology
- ΜΙΦΑ0019 Pharmaceutical research and drug development.
- ΜΙΦΑ0020 Biostatistics I
- ΜΙΦΑ0021 Bioinformatics- Biostatistics II
- ΜΙΦΑ0022 Research Methodology and Evidence Based Medicine
- ΜΙΦΑ0023 Clinical Pharmacology I
General Prerequisites
Κnowledge of Clinical Pharmacology
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, postgraduate students will know to design a clinical pharmacoepidemiology study, Group working, Improve ADR reporting culture, Minimizing medication errors, Training of the Health Care professional to fill and submit successfully the national reporting form
Educating post-graduate students on PV and developing a positive ADR reporting culture, Training on causality assessment
WHO-UMC causality assessment scale
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Design and manage projects
Course Content (Syllabus)
Introduction into Pharmacoepidemiology
Inspiration by harm in individual patient
Occurrence relation
Causality, counfounding, channeling
Pharmacoepidemiological study design
Group work: design your study
Introduction into Pharmacovigilance
Developing a positive ADR reporting culture
PV methods
Mechanisms of ADR and risk factors
Signal detection
Using real world data to detect safety signals
Logic of causality and single case assessment
Statistical methods in signal detection
The yellow card scheme of EOF (theory and training)
Keywords
pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacovigilance, drug safety, patient safety, adverse drug reactions, clinical study design, yellow card scheme
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Distance learning, e-quiz, e-learning
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | |||||
| Laboratory Work | |||||
| Reading Assigment | 5 | 0.2 | |||
| Project | 10 | 0.3 | |||
| Exams | |||||
| Total | 15 | 0.5 |
Student Assessment
Description
The students are graded via e-quiz exam.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Άρθρα, σημειώσεις και σχετικές ηλεκτρονικές διευθύνσεις.
Last Update
01-09-2025
