PDS Core Concepts in Pharmacoepidemiology – Year 2 and Beyond
In preparing for Year 2 of the Core Concepts in Pharmacoepidemiology
section, we have made some modifications to our initial processes. We
solicited further input from the PDS Regional Editors, their
broader group of Associate Editors, and the ISPE Publications and
Communication Committee to identify new topics for the section. After
prioritization by the PDS Editor in Chief and Regional Editors, a list
of nine topics for Year 2 of the Core Concepts in Pharmacoepidemiology
section is included in the Box.
The ISPE Publications and Communications Committee provided valuable
recommendations for broadening the writing groups beyond the academic
sector and the need to communicate an inclusive and clear definition of
‘trainee,’ which are applicable to researchers in the industry/service
provider and government/regulatory sectors. The new definition of a
trainee for purposes of the PDS Core Concepts in
Pharmacoepidemiology section is “an individual enrolled in a
pharmacoepidemiology training program or a recent graduate from a
pharmacoepidemiology training program (within 3 years of completion of
degree)”. This change will broaden the potential writing groups for
future articles authored by pharmacoepidemiology researchers within
industry/service provider, governmental/regulatory, or academic sectors.