33rd International Summer School of Epidemiology

 

COURSE 3: Pharmacoepidemiology

Til Stürmer

Application of the epidemiologic knowledge, methodology and reasoning to the study of the effects (beneficial and adverse) and uses of drugs in human populations

Pharmacoepidemiology is a public health discipline that mainly relies on non-experimental (epidemiologic) methods to assess intended and unintended drug effects to support decision-makers in the absence of specific evidence from experimental studies (randomized controlled trials). This course is for clinicians, pharmacists, epidemiologists and scientists from related fields in academia, industry and regulatory agencies. It will provide an introduction and overview of pharmacoepidemiologic topics, methods, databases and review examples of current research. The course will look at specific aspects and potential pitfalls of epidemiologic study designs when applied to the study of drug effects and provide an overview of ways to limit the potential for bias.