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Virtual

Jan 25, 2026 8:30 AM - Jan 25, 2026 12:00 PM

(US Eastern Standard Time)

Short Course: Introduction to Benefit–Risk Management: Building Strong Assessments for Smarter Decisions

This is a virtual pre-conference Short Course in conjunction with the Global Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Strategies Conference.

Instructors

Michael  Forstner, PhD, MPH, MSc

Michael Forstner, PhD, MPH, MSc

Managing Director, Head of Pharmacoepidemiology Practice, Mesa Laubela-Consulting, Switzerland

Michael's main focus areas are the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of benefit-risk management solutions, as well as the optimization of processes around signal and benefit-risk management. He is engaged in developing and applying (benefit-) risk analysis and signal management methodologies in order to make RM planning more formally reproducible. Furthermore, he supports the development, implementation and evaluation of effectiveness of additional risk minimization and PV measures in the context of RMPs, as well as post-authorization studies to optimize the benefit-risk profiles of medicines.

Jillian  Horvath, MPH

Jillian Horvath, MPH

Associate Director, Global Risk Management, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, United States

Jillian has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry and is currently Associate Director, Global Risk Management at Jazz Pharmaceuticals. Prior to her current role, she held various positions across R&D in preclinical safety assessment, regulatory affairs, project management, benefit-risk evaluation, clinical safety/pharmacovigilance, and risk management. She is currently supporting the American Statistical Association Biopharmaceutical Section Safety Scientific Working Group (Workstream 1) Benefit Risk Assessment Planning (BRAP) Taskforce.

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