Supporting the delivery of world class pharmacovigilance education

WCI Consulting Limited is providing support to the University of Hertfordshire in the delivery of world class pharmacovigilance education. WCI are delighted to be working with the University and will offer content for course delivery on the topic of Safety Risk Management in addition to contributing to a general dialogue on other aspects of pharmacovigilance.

Pharmacovigilance is at the core of WCI's consulting business and we pride ourselves as being expert; currently running two seminal global networks for Pharmacovigilance. In 2001, WCI founded pvnet™, a neutral drug safety forum, and now has 15 leading life science member companies. Members are global heads of PV from leading pharmaceutical companies responsible for deploying the drug safety strategy within their organisation. To complement pvnet ™, in 2006 pvconnect™ was launched by WCI and currently has 26 life science member companies. pvconnect™ is an industry forum focusing on drug safety in mid-sized life science companies.

The shared experiences of the University and WCI will aid the delivery of world class pharmacovigilance education.

About the University of Hertfordshire MSc PgD PgC Pharmacovigilance
This programme is the only Pharmacovigilance MSc in the UK and has attracted students from the EU, the USA and beyond. Developed by the School of Life Sciences and the Pharmaceutical Information and Pharmacovigilance Association (PIPA), a unit within the Association of Information Officers of the Pharmaceutical Industry (AIOPI), the course aims to provide a postgraduate education in pharmacovigilance. Such an education includes; relevant techniques, the basis of adverse drug reactions, regulations and guidelines, handling safety issues including labeling and risk management and systems and processes. The majority of staff delivering the modules are acknowledged experts drawn from the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory authorities.