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.