Training courses & Webinars:
Vigilance

Our pharmacovigilance training courses have been designed for drug safety professionals and will offer practical advice on key topics and the latest regulatory developments in this increasingly important field.

Pharmacovigilance has undergone a rapid regulatory change in recent years and become one of the most demanding aspects of the pharmaceutical industry to both understand and comply with.

We also provide training in vigilance and adverse event management for medical devices and pharmacovigilance for veterinary medicinal products and cosmetics.

 

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A Practical Guide to Producing and Maintaining the PSMF Training Course

A Practical Guide to Producing and Maintaining the PSMF

3 Oct 2025 - Online webinar

This course provides a practical guide to both producing and maintaining the PSMF to ensure compliance and has been fully revised to include the latest updates.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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A Practical Guide to Writing Risk Management Plans (RMPs) Training Course

A Practical Guide to Writing Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

12 Nov 2025 - Online webinar

Understand the relationship between RMPs and safety reviews; PBRERs/DSURs; licence submissions (CTD) and their maintenance.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Additional Risk Minimization Measures (aRMMs) and Their Effectiveness Training Course

Additional Risk Minimization Measures (aRMMs) and Their Effectiveness

3 Dec 2025 - Online webinar

Delve into the world of additional Risk Minimization Measures (aRMMs) and explore everything from the regulatory framework surrounding aRMMs to their impact on patient safety and healthcare outcomes.

Presented by Alina Panourgia (bio)

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Advanced Pharmacovigilance Training Course

Advanced Pharmacovigilance

6-10 Oct 2025 - Online webinar

This course will be of maximum benefit to those drug safety professionals who are working both in the clinical and post-marketing safety arena including QA for auditing.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Advanced Veterinary Pharmacovigilance Training Course

Advanced Veterinary Pharmacovigilance

15-16 Oct 2025 - Online webinar

Including the main requirements of Volume IXB, an update on the proposed EU Regulation (2019/6) on Veterinary Medicinal Products and the impact of Brexit.

Presented by Declan O'Rourke (bio)

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AI in Pharmacovigilance Training Course

AI in Pharmacovigilance

19 Nov 2025 - Online webinar

In this exciting new course, gain an introduction into the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on drug safety and monitoring.

Presented by Alina Panourgia (bio)

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An Essential Overview of Medical Information Training Course

An Essential Overview of Medical Information

4 Dec 2025 - Online webinar

In this one-day course, understand everything from the role of medical information to the guidelines for medical information and advertising.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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An Essential Overview of Pharmacovigilance Training Course

An Essential Overview of Pharmacovigilance

8-9 Sep 2025 - Online webinar

A practical guide to understanding the role of pharmacovigilance.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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An Introduction to Signal Detection Training Course

An Introduction to Signal Detection

15 Oct 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 16 Apr 2026

This course provides a foundation in the critical role of signal detection in ensuring the safety and efficacy of medicines.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Clinical & Post-Marketing Safety Training Course

Clinical & Post-Marketing Safety

17-18 Sep 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 11 May 2026

This two-day course covers international standards for clinical and post-marketing drug safety, including ICH guidelines, adverse event reporting, signal detection, and risk management strategies.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Cosmetovigilance Training Course

Cosmetovigilance

13-14 Oct 2025 - Online webinar

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of cosmetogivilance in Europe, the USA and the Rest of the World (ROW).
It will provide key guidance for manufacturers and distributors on how to comply with the regulatory requirements, and will be valuable for pharmaceutical and medical device companies looking to access the cosmetic market.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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European Post-Marketing Pharmacovigilance Training Course

European Post-Marketing Pharmacovigilance

3-7 Nov 2025 - Online webinar

This course provides an overview for senior managers of the key post-market pharmacovigilance activities required to further understand the 2012 EU legislation that has undergone over 20 updates in the last 10 years.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacovigilance Training Course

Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacovigilance

5-6 Nov 2025 - Online webinar

A basic training course for those working on drug safety in the EU. This course has been designed to provide basic training and a good introduction to those concerned with veterinary pharmacovigilance.

Presented by Declan O'Rourke (bio)

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Literature Searching in Drug Safety Training Course

Literature Searching in Drug Safety

11-12 Sep 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 19 May 2026

This two-day course offers a thorough understanding of literature searching in drug safety, covering regulatory requirements, search criteria, and the interpretation of safety data, while also providing practical assessments to apply knowledge to real-world pharmacovigilance cases.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Pharmacovigilance Aspects of Licensing Agreements Training Course

Pharmacovigilance Aspects of Licensing Agreements

1-2 Dec 2025 - Online webinar

This programme will be of interest to all personnel involved in business development and licensing agreements aspects of pharmacovigilance

Presented by Joanne Flitcroft (bio)
Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Pharmacovigilance QMS & Inspection Preparation Training Course

Pharmacovigilance QMS & Inspection Preparation

25-26 Sep 2025 - Online webinar

This course is designed to help understand pharmacovigilance quality management systems (QMS) and risk-based audits.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Post-Market Surveillance - Practical Application for Medical Devices and IVDs Training Course

Post-Market Surveillance - Practical Application for Medical Devices and IVDs

9 Oct 2025 - Online webinar

In this practical, one-day course, learn the regulatory requirements needed for successful post-market surveillance of medical devices and IVDs.

Presented by Anne Jury (bio)
Karen Pearson (bio)

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Post-Market Surveillance and Vigilance of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and Medical Device Software (MDSW) Training Course

Post-Market Surveillance and Vigilance of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and Medical Device Software (MDSW)

3-4 Dec 2025 - Online webinar

Learn the essential regulatory requirements for post-market surveillance (PMS), post-market clinical follow-up (PMCF), and vigilance of digital health technologies, ensuring product safety, compliance, and continued value creation throughout the product lifecycle

Presented by Catarina Carrao (bio)

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Practical Requirements of the Arab Pharmacovigilance Guidelines Training Course

Practical Requirements of the Arab Pharmacovigilance Guidelines

16-17 Oct 2025 - Online webinar

Practical guidance on how to comply with the pharmacovigilance requirements in the Middle East

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) vs Risk Management Plans (RMP) Training Course

Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) vs Risk Management Plans (RMP)

24 Sep 2025 - Online webinar

A comprehensive comparison between the importance Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) and Risk Management Plans (RMP) in drug safety.

Presented by Alina Panourgia (bio)

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Signal Detection and Regulatory Expectations Training Course

Signal Detection and Regulatory Expectations

18-21 Nov 2025 - Online webinar

This two-day programme will give you a comprehensive review of signal detection and regulatory expectations including the new updated Signal Module IX and Eudravigilance quantitative signal requirement.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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Signal Detection: A Comprehensive Introduction Training Course

Signal Detection: A Comprehensive Introduction

22 Sep 2025 - Online webinar
Also on: 28 Jan 2026

A comprehensive introductory guide to signal detection in pharmacovigilance, covering its history, regulations, processes, and safety assessments.

Presented by Graeme Ladds (bio)

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In-house training

We can provide any of our courses on an in-house basis - at your location or online, with a programme and presenters tailored to your exact requirements. If you require training for multiple staff members, contact us to see how we can work with you.

Previous attendees said...

“Excellent. I believe I accomplished what I wanted to gain from this course: to learn more about the relevance of signal detection and the process of conducting signal detection. Very proficient speaker and knowledgeable about the topic.”

Esme Venter, Principal Medical Reviewer, MMS Affiliate SA (Pty) Ltd

“The Speaker was very well informed, clear in his presentation technique and keen and quick to address any questions. The content, pace and flow of the webinar was well judged and the way we were provided with examples of signals was very useful.”

Richard Pringle, Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs, Univet Ltd

“A 10 overall. I hoped to have an overview of pharmacovigilance, learning the most relevant points. It has pleasantly fulfilled my expectations.. Despite not being 100% fluent in English, I could understand [speaker] quite well as he explained himself in a way that captured something as big as pharmacovigilance-very well. ”

Miranda Sandoval Díez , QPPV, Laboratorios Syva Sa

“Excellent and would recommend.”

Sejal Mistry, PV International Specialist, Kedrion Biopharma

“Very good.”

Rosa Mezzadri, GPO Specialist Contract Manager, Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A

“Loved it. Great content, great presenter/instructor. He was engaging and explained things clearly, answering questions along the way. I particularly liked the way he brought the content to life and gave greater insight through sharing examples of his personal experiences. Great course, would recommend.”

Kishori Amatya, PV and MI officer, Jenson R+

“Very competent.”

Jesper Bergwik, Regulatory Affairs Associate, Bioglan AB

“EXCELLENT - worth the time and money. I hoped to gain additional knowledge in Pharmacovigilance/show me areas where I may be lacking. I did not want the training to be a waste of time out of the office...[it was] definitely not — I would highly recommend
the speaker and the course. 5/5 overall.”

Nicky Höll, Pharmacovigilance Manager, Eurolab (Pty) Ltd

“Overall, 5* - Excellent. I learnt a lot of things in detail. Now happily I can implement those with my current job. All the sessions very helpful for me. Excellent speaker, explained very well and in detail for every question. ”

Vijaya Laxmi-Tunakala, QA Officer, Pharmacare Premium Ltd

“An excellent webinar, delivered by a very knowledgeable person in an impactful way by great use of analogies and first hand experiences that brought the learning to life. First experience and a very pleasant one.”

Lee Gittings, Country Manager, Biofrontera UK Ltd