January 24, 2014
Special Seminar by Dr G Parthasarathi, MPharm, PhD
The Global Medicines Program is pleased to welcome Dr G Parthasarathi, MPharm, PhD Professor and Head Department of Clinical Pharmacy, JSS College of Pharmacy and JSS Medical College Hospital, Mysore, India Experience with Hospital-Based Surveillance for Adverse Drug Reactions in India Monday, August 19, 2013, Noon-1:00 pm Harris Hydraulics Building, Large Conference Room Dr….
2013 SIAPS Review Meeting Held in Kampala, Uganda
The Global Medicines Program participated in the 2013 Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Review Meeting in Kampala, Uganda, June 17-21. The Global Meeting provided an opportunity to review, learn, share and celebrate important work from across the SIAPS projects. The SIAPS Program funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID)…
Promoting Active Surveillance Pharmacovigilance in China
At the 5th DIA China Annual Meeting “Patient Safety – A Sustained Focus from Scientific Ideas to Innovative Medicines” in Beijing, Global Medicines Program Director Andy Stergachis . talked about the need for active surveillance pharmacovigilance. The DIA China meeting held May 13-15, 2013, attracted over 1,200 participants. Stergachis highlighted five reasons for conducting active surveillance pharmacovigilance,…
GMP Report on Health Technology Assessment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Receives International Attention
This USAID-supported study carried out by GMP staff has been presented by Professor Lou Garrison, who is on sabbatical this year at the Office of Health Economics in London, at several international meetings–mostly recently in July 2013, at the International Health Economics Association meeting in Sydney, Australia. It was presented earlier in Santiago, Chile, in January…
Andy Stergachis Appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Andy Stergachis, PhD, BPharm, has been named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association(JAPhA). In this position, Stergachis leads a team of Associate Editors in conducting peer review of manuscripts submitted for publication in the Science & Practice section of JAPhA and generally oversees the editorial content of the Journal. He began his 3-year term on July…
