PDS Core Concepts in Pharmacoepidemiology – Year 1
We began this initiative for PDS by developing an initial list of topics for inclusion in Year 1 of the Core Concepts in Pharmacoepidemiology section. Comments on this list and potential additional topics were solicited from the PDS Editor-in-Chief,PDS Regional Editors, and members of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE) Publications and Communications Committee. After feedback and input was obtained, we prioritized the final topic list and selected seven for inclusion in Year 1 of the new section. Our initial invitation to writing groups focused on academic institutions with pharmacoepidemiology training programs, primarily as a means of ensuring inclusion of pharmacoepidemiology trainees. A full listing of the published papers and their topics (one is currently under review) is shown in Table 1.