Introductory pharmacovigilance courses

Essentials of pharmacovigilance communications

The safer use of medicines and vaccines requires more than just safety surveillance systems – it also depends on public awareness and effective pharmacovigilance messaging.

With topics such as the purpose of pharmacovigilance communications, identifying target audiences, adapting messages for different mediums, optimising online engagement, and mis- and disinformation, this course equips learners with a pharmacovigilance communications toolbox. 
      • Length: 1 hour
      • Target audience: Everyone
      • Language: English
      • Award: Yes
      • Course level: Introductory
      • Course type: Self-paced

What you will learn

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Explain the difference between informative and persuasive communication.
  • Identify target audiences and the appropriate channels to reach them.
  • Describe how to adapt messages to the medium of communication .
  • List strategies to optimise engagement with online audiences.
  • Understand the different types of false information that exist about medicines and vaccines, the contexts in which they spread, and the implications for communicating reliable information and advice.

What other learners think 

The course structure and content is robust and helps to improve most participant's communication skills. It has helped me gain more Clarity about misinformation and disinformation that I have used loosely as synonyms before taking the course.
Anonymous learner
These days, people are increasingly online and exposed to misinformation and disinformation. This course serves as a valuable starting point for addressing the problem.
Anonymous learner
I find the course very useful for my current job because we prepare content about PV (the texts) for social media that our communication unit design.
ANONYMOUS LEARNER 

Questions and answers

How long does it take to complete the course?

The course takes 1 hour to complete.

Do I receive an award?

Learners that successfully complete the course receive a confirmation of completion.

Will this course give me academic credit?

No, UMC is not an academic institution.

Where do I reach out if I face any issues or have further questions?

Please contact us here

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