Short Course 3: Introduction to Statistics in Pharmacovigilance

Overview

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This (mainly) formula-free half day course will provide a basic introduction to statistics and probability which will be applied in the context of drug safety. Topics to be covered include:

Understanding denominators and numerators
Measuring and presenting risk
Comparing risks: introduction to absolute risk, risk ratios, odds ratios, and hazard ratios – when, why, and what to look for
Understanding variability, confidence intervals, p-values, and significance
Meta-analysis vs. pooled analysis
Common statistics abuses in PV

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this short course, participants should be able to:

Define and explain the significance of denominators and numerators
Discuss common approaches to measuring and presenting risk
Describe standard methods of comparing risks, including absolute risk, risk ratios, odds ratios, and hazard ratios – when, why, and what to look for
Explain the concepts of variability, confidence intervals, p-values, and significance
Compare Meta-analysis vs. pooled analysis
Recognize common statistics abuses in PV

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