ISPE Pediatric SIG – Report on programs offering training in pediatric pharmacoepidemiology or related content area.
In 2013 and 2014, the ISPE Pediatric SIG conducted a needs assessment to identify critical needs in pediatric pharmacoepidemiology and directions for future activities. The preliminary results of the needs assessment were presented at the ISPE mid-year meeting in Rotterdam in April 2014. The programs identified are listed below.
Table 1. Programs offering training in pediatric pharmacoepidemiology or related fields.
| University & Program Name | Description & Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Duke University Pediatric Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology Research Group | Fellowship |
P. Brian Smith, MD, MPH, MHS or Daniel K. Benjamin Jr., MD, PhD, MPH http://pediatrics.duke.edu/labs/pediatric-pharmacology-and-pharmacoepidemiology-research-group |
| The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania Pediatric Pharmacoepidemiology Training Program (PPTP) | Pediatric Fellowship |
Peter Adamson, MD Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD Theoklis Zaoutis, MD, MSCE http://www.chop.edu/pages/pediatric-pharmacoepidemiology-training-program-pptp#.VI3Bllp_fUI |
| College of Pharmacy, University of Florida Research Program in Pediatric Pharmacoepidemiology | Graduate |
Winterstein, almut@cop.ufl.edu, Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy |
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University of Rome “Tor Vergata” School of Paediatrics in collaboration with the Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesu` and the EU Project Global Research in Paediatrics (GRiP) Department of Paediatrics, Childrens Hospital Bambino Gesù/University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy |
Master of Science in Paediatric Medicines Development |
Professor Paolo Rossi Contacts: http://www.grip-network.org/index.php/cms/en/master_ And/or: http:/www.scuoladipediatria.it |
| Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoepidemiology Program, Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health | Graduate |
Director, Til Stürmer, MD, MPH, PhD |
| U Maryland School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research;Center for Drug Safety | Graduate | http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/about/depts/phsr/ |
| Dep’t of Pharmacology and Toxicology Clinical Pharmacology Training Program Children’s Mercy Hospital Collaborative Fellowship in Pediatric Pharmacology Kansas City, Mo | Fellowship |
Gregory L. Kearns, PharmD, PhD |
| University of Toronto Dep’t of Paediatrics subspecialty fellowship training program in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, The Hospital for Sick Children | Fellowship |
Drs. Margaret Thompsom and Irena Nulman, Program Directors |
| Pharmacoepidemiology & CER Program, Dep’t of Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health Concentration on the safety of drugs during pregnancy. | Graduate |
Sonia Hernández-Díaz,M.D., Dr.P.H. Director http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/pharma-epi/pharmacoepi-program-info/ |
| Pharmaceutical Outcomes Programme BC Children’s Hospital and the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) University of British Columbia Vancouver BC, Canada |
Graduate, fellowship |
Bruce Carleton, B.Pharm, Pharm.D. bcarleton@popi.ubc.ca http://www.cfri.ca/popi/about-us |
