Short Course: Introduction to Statistics in Pharmacovigilance

• Understanding denominators and numerators
• Measuring and presenting ris
• 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

Registration for Virtual Short Course(s) must be completed prior to event taking place in order to access. No registrations will be accepted during or post-event.

• Define and explain the importance of denominators and numerators
• Understand 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
• Understand the concepts of variability, confidence intervals, p-values, and statistical significance
• Compare Meta-analysis vs. pooled analysis
• Recognize common statistics abuses in PV