Upcoming meetings


NorPEN 2025

Start date: 19/11/2025
End date: 21/11/2025
Location: Uppsala, Sweden

Preliminary program: HERE

The scientific committee consist of:

Björn Wettermark, Professor, Uppsala University (chair)
Carolyn Cesta, Assistant Professor, Karolinska Institutet
Björn Pasternak, Assistant Professor, Karolinska Institutet
Fredrik Nyberg, Professor, University of Gothenburg
Huiqi Li, PhD, University of Gothenburg
Rickard Ljung, Professor, The Swedish Medical Products Agency
Niklas Norén, PhD, Uppsala Monitoring Centre
Elin Dahlén, PhD, The NEPI Foundation- Network for Pharmacoepidemiology

Pre-conference course Wednesday November 19th, 13-17:00

The Nordic Region to Champion Transparency and Reproducibility in Pharmacoepidemiology

Professor Anton Pottegård, University of Southern Denmark

Associate Professor Shirley V. Wang, Harvard Medical School

Brief Description: An overview of recent development, tips, and tools to enhance reproducibility and transparency throughout the lifecycle of pharmacoepidemiology studies – from assessing data fitness, developing protocols, code lists, and design diagrams, to transparency statements and reporting guidelines. Nordic-specific tools, such as the EpiCore common data model, will be highlighted. This pre-conference course will include interactive discussion and hands-on exercises.

Format: Hybrid

Target audience: All pharmacoepidemiologists who wish to improve the transparency and reproducibility of their own science and contribute to advancing the field of pharmacoepidemiology towards a more transparent future.


News


  • Pharmacoepidemiology Summer School 2025 in Denmark

    Department of Clinical Epidemiology in Aarhus, Denmark is hosting its 10th annual pharmacoepidemiology summer school. This year’s week-long course is titled “(Randomized) trials and (systematic) errors: a pharmacoepidemiology bootcamp” and includes diverse topics relevant to studying safety and effectiveness of interventions using epidemiological methods.

    • Target audience: PhD students, postdocs, clinicians, and other professionals seeking to advance their skills and knowledge.
    • Dates: 16-20 June 2025 in Grenaa, Denmark.
    • Registration is open! Early bird offer ends 9 April. We have 30 seats available and registration is taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration closes on 12 May.

    We hope to see you in Grenaa in June!


  • NorPEN’s 2nd Annual Newsletter

    We are pleased to share NorPEN’s annual newsletter which provides an overview of recent activities and plans for the year ahead.