Editor's Column — Scribbles
Since the last issue of Scribe, many events of major historical significance has happened that may have affected some of you already and these may influence the field of pharmacoepidemiology in the future...click here for more

HUGH TILSON — Recipient of the First ISPE Honorary Lifetime Fellowship Award
By Keith Beard, FISPE
I was delighted to be asked to give the citation when Hugh Hanna Tilson was awarded the Society's first ISPE honorary lifetime Fellowship at the ICPE in Bordeaux in August...click here for more

Highlights of the 2004 ICPE
By Mark H. Epstein
What a marvelous conference! More than 850 people participated in ISPE's largest annual meeting — the 20th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management, held at the Bordeaux Conference Center, Bordeaux, France, August 21-25, 2004...click here for more

Report on the Intro to Pharmacoepidemiology Course Offered at ICPE 2004
By Jeff Jianfei Guo, BPharm, PhD and Fadia T. Shaya, PhD, MPH
One more time, the "Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology" short course drew a large number of participants. Over 270 attendees registered for this course at this year's ICPE in France...click here for more

Best Paper Awards Presented in Bordeaux
By Judith Kinman, MA
The awards for the best papers published in Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety in the year 2003 (volume 12) were presented at the 20th International Conference of Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management held in Bordeaux, France in August...click here for more

Skills Workshop for Students at ICPE, Bordeaux
By Anoop Shah
This year's ICPE included two educational sessions specifically for students: 'Writing grant proposals that get funded' by Brian Strom, FISPE, and 'How NOT to give a scientific presentation' by Thomas MacDonald, FISPE...click here for more

Academic Showcase, and ISPEans
By Jennie Y. Chou, John R. Litaker, and James P. Wilson
Kudos to the organizers and participants of the ICPE 2004! There were 12 academic programs present at the academic showcase and reception. That was nearly twice the number of academic sponsors present at last year's reception!...click here for more

Evening out in Bordeux
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COMMITTEE/COUNCIL REPORTS
Fundamental Finances
Even as the body requires blood for oxygen and nutrients, so does a human organization depend on a steady flow of cash to support its essential activities... click here for more

Increased Student Activities at ICPE in Bordeaux
By Kevin Haynes, Chair, Student Council
There were lots of activities for students to get involved in at this year's Annual ISPE meeting in Bordeaux...click here for more

NEWS ARTICLES
Royal Society Study on Pharmacogenetics; FDA issues Two Guidances on QT Prolongation; USP Issues Call for Committee Candidates; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Awards $139 Million to Help Improve Patient Safety and Quality of Care...click here for more

An unattractive Panorama
By Patrick Waller
Over the past two years, the BBC has broadcast three Panorama programmes primarily focused on the safety of paroxetine...click here for more

Monitoring Antiretrovirals in sub-Saharan Africa
By Bruce Hugman
Twenty-six representatives of eight African countries met in Pretoria, South Africa, from September 1-10, 2004, on a WHO-sponsored training course to study how antiretroviral (ARV) therapy in the continent could be monitored for quality, safety and effectiveness....click here for more

John Urquhart
ScribeLine
Which medical school did you graduate from and when?
Did my undergraduate studies at Rice University and was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Rice in 2002. I received my M.D. from Harvard in1959... click here for more

Election Results — 2004
Our sincere appreciation to all of the ISPE members who agreed to stand for election. The winners of the 2004 election are bolded... click here for more

2005 Annual Meeting Update
The 21st International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management will be held August 21-24, 2005 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, Tennessee... click here for more

2005 Mid-Year Meeting Update
The 2005 Mid Year Meeting will be held April 16-19, 2005 at the Universtat Automoma Barcelona Casa Convalescencia, Sant Pau Hospital, Barcelona, Spain. The preliminary agenda follows... click here for more

Membership Dues
The ISPE Board of Director approved a change in membership year (from January -December to July-June), which will be implemented in January 2005. This change will enable membership dues and annual meeting registration to be paid at one time. The implementation of this change is underway. Members will receive information describing the options they will have to renew the membership in the Society.