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UMC promotes the safer use of medicines and vaccines for everyone everywhere. We operate the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring. www.who-umc.org

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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📢 Changes coming to UMC's learning platform! From 19 October 2026, our new #pharmacovigilance training platform, UMC Learning, goes live. Explore key information about the launch in the images below👇 Questions? Find the answers in our FAQ 👉 ow.ly/7zwi50ZWlZB #UMCLearning
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What does #MedSafetyWeek mean to our #pharmacovigilance colleagues in Egypt🇪🇬? Hadir Rostom, consultant and ISoP Advisory Board Member, shares how the campaign can educate, engage, and empower in the film below👇 📆 Join us from 2-8 November for this year's campaign 👉 ow.ly/XEoc50LlhaJ
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Time-to-onset (TTO) is the time between the start of a medicine or vaccine of interest and the onset of a suspected adverse drug reaction (ADR) and can range from seconds to years. UMC researchers explore TTO patterns in #VigiBase in a new poster. Access it online 👉 ow.ly/Glpa50ZVShI
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🎥 Eunice Heitha, Nadine Sabati, and Chelsea Möller share how they're working to ensure that #pharmacovigilance activities are carried out across Namibia🇳🇦, despite facing obstacles with paper-based reporting and limited staffing and resources. Watch the film below to learn more👇
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📆 The final preparations for #MedSafetyWeek are well underway! This week, we welcomed participants from around the world to our pre-launch event to discuss the campaign package and the exciting initiatives planned for this year. Join #MedSafetyWeek from 2–8 November 👉 who-umc.org/medsafetyweek/
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The WHO PIDM community reunited in the home of 𝘗𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘝𝘪𝘥𝘢, Costa Rica 🇨🇷, for the 44th Annual Meeting last weekend. It was great to meet PIDM members and exchange views on PV communications, the #Vigiverse, #AI, and initiatives that support global collaboration and safety communication. 📸 PAHO / UMC
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Four days of courses, sessions, & discussions flew by at #ISoP2026CostaRica San José🇨🇷. It was a pleasure to connect with everyone at our booth, during sessions, and at social activities. Thanks to ISoP, sponsors, and attendees for a fantastic event. ¡Pura Vida! 📸 ISoP / UMC
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧑‍⚕️ It's #WorldPharmacistsDay! Pharmacists play a key role the cycle of medicines safety. They are the first point of contact for patients, parents, or carers when they have questions about their medicines. Join us from 2–8 November 2026 for #MedSafetyWeek 👉 who-umc.org/medsafetyweek
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Research on the #microbiome is reshaping our understanding of health, disease, & medicines. Join the second #CIOMS webinar to learn more about current evidence, regulatory implications, & future guidance: 📆 7 October 🕑 14:00 – 15:30 CEST 🖥️ Online Register 👉 ow.ly/Nrba50ZKJNc
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
25 Sept | Day 3 🔹Global Updates in Pharmacovigilance: UMC #ISoP2026CostaRica
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
24 Sept | Day 2 🔹Pregnancy exposures in VigiBase 🔹Standardisation #ISoP2026CostaRica
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
23 Sept | Day 1 🔹Ecosystems of trust 🔹Artificial intelligence in PV 🔹Digital pharmacovigilance and AI 🔹Advancing pharmacovigilance education #ISoP2026CostaRica
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
22 Sept | Pre-conference courses 🔹Essential leadership skills for pharmacovigilance 🔹Signal management in practice 🔹FDA's AEMS and UMC's VigiBase #ISoP2026CostaRica
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
⏳Just under one week to go until #ISoP2026CostaRica! UMC will be on-site exhibiting, instructing, and presenting from 22–25 September in San José🇨🇷. Explore our contributions in the thread below 👇 and visit the conference website for more 👉 isop2026costarica.org
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today is #WorldPatientSafetyDay! People living with noncommunicable diseases are vulnerable to harm due to the complex nature of these conditions. Safety risks can emerge due to delayed diagnoses, medication-related problems, & fragmented care. Learn more 👉 ow.ly/VKEQ50ZOCsy
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🎥 Since 2016, we've teamed up with pharmacovigilance stakeholders worldwide for #MedSafetyWeek. In the lead-up to this year’s campaign, we wanted to know: 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 #𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙎𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢? Our colleagues in Malaysia share their story below👇
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Looking to develop your #SciComms film skills? Join Matthew Barwick at SCI-COM-E to learn more about visual storytelling, cross-cultural communication, and behaviour change in #pharmacovigilance: 📆 Thursday, 24 September 🕚 11:00 – 12:30 📍 FIAS, Frankfurt 🇩🇪 Register 👉 sci-com.org/conferences/...
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A new research poster explores how tree-based scan #statistics (TBSS) may offer a promising approach to signal detection in #pharmacovigilance by grouping related adverse events at different levels of aggregation. View the poster for more insights 👉 ow.ly/YTfK50ZKt2N
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
In #pharmacovigilance, context is everything. Harmonised methods help countries collaborate, but effective safety monitoring must also reflect local realities. We discuss viewing global PV through the local lens in the latest #DrugSafetyMatters 🎧 ow.ly/MUQ350ZJhWh
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The latest research from UMC is on display at #ISPEAnnual2026 🇮🇹 Our colleagues are sharing insights into case identification in #pharmacovigilance, safety signal triage, and novel approaches to #SignalDetection in VigiBase. Read more: who-umc.org/science/research-librar…
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Mexico🇲🇽's new pharmaceutical waste framework puts #OneHealth into practice, from hazardous-waste handling in hospitals to expired pills in people’s kitchens. Learn how regulatory action can support both public health and environmental sustainability in #UppsalaReports:
uppsalareports.org
Mexico recognises One Health through stronger pharmaceutical waste management measures
Mexico's new pharmaceutical waste framework puts One Health into practice, from hazardous-waste handling in hospitals to expired pills in the kitchen drawer.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Could two reports about the same #AdverseEvent be better than one? A recent study in Norway🇳🇴 suggests that merging consumer and healthcare professional accounts of the same AE may improve causality assessment. 📖 Read more in #UppsalaReports at the link below:
uppsalareports.org
Do healthcare professionals and patients provide the same kind of information when reporting the same adverse event?
Analysis of paired reports from the Norwegian ADR Registry suggests merging consumer and healthcare professional accounts of the same adverse event may improve causality assessment
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Heading to Milan🇮🇹 for #ISPEAnnual2026? Join our colleagues for a pre-conference course on #pharmacovigilance and signal detection and view our scientific posters on display. 📆 29 Aug–2 Sept 📍 Allianz Milan Convention Centre Access all event information here 👉 ispe2026.eventscribe.net
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
How do you take #ADRreporting from 0 to 1,600? The story of two hospitals in Sydney🇦🇺 shows that removing reporting barriers can shift the numbers drastically. Learn how an automated ADR reporting tool in electronic medical records (EMR) systems can make a world of difference in #UppsalaReports:
uppsalareports.org
From Zero to 1,600: How one hospital transformed its medicines safety reporting system
By building adverse drug reaction reporting directly into clinicians' existing patient records system, two Sydney hospitals turned years of near-silence into over 1,600 reports.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🎉 A warm welcome to Belize who joins the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring (PIDM) as the 162nd member! Read more about this global collaboration to monitor and improve the safety of medicines and vaccines across the world here 👉 ow.ly/LRxp50FnvQV
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Join a pre-conference course at #ISoP2026CostaRica🇨🇷 to learn more about global safety surveillance using FDA's #AEMS and UMC's #VigiBase. 📆 Tuesday, 22 September 2026 🕗 Half-day course Learn more about this year's ISoP Global Meeting and registration at this link 👉 isop2026costarica.org
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
What does #MedSafetyWeek mean to our #pharmacovigilance colleagues in Belgium🇧🇪? Olivier Christiaens of FAMHP tells us how the campaign empowers people to act and help make medicines safer in the film below👇 📆 This year's campaign takes place from 2–8 November. Join us 👉 ow.ly/XEoc50LlhaJ
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
For #DrugSafetyMatters, Valentina and Joe share how the emerging field of #ecopharmacovigilance supports the #OneHealth approach by addressing the potential risks pharmaceuticals pose to ecosystems. 🎧 Listen today 👉 ow.ly/WJJY50Z7TLB
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Join a pre-conference course at #ISoP2026CostaRica and enhance your signal management skills to support regulatory decision‑making. 📆 Tuesday, 22 September 🕗 Full day 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥. Learn more: www.isop2026costarica.org
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
What is the #MedSafetyCycle? Medicines and vaccines are continuously monitored to ensure their safety. Recognising and reporting side effects contributes to the safer use of medicines for everyone everywhere. 👀 Find out how #pharmacovigilance works here 👉 ow.ly/EoZ950LOJE4
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The 42nd ISPE Annual Meeting will explore unlocking the power of #pharmacoepidemiology to improve patient safety. 📆 29 August – 2 September 2026 📍 Allianz Milan Convention Centre, Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 Learn more about #ISPEAnnual2026 and register here 👉 ispe2026.eventscribe.net
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It's the Summer of #DrugSafetyMatters ☀️ Whether you're catching up on previous episodes or discovering our podcast for the first time, now is the perfect time to listen to #pharmacovigilance at your own pace. 🎧 Grab your headphones and press play: www.drugsafetymatterspod.org
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
4️⃣ Global perspective Pandemics & biodiversity loss are examples of health issues & global challenges that require coordinated international responses across multiple sectors & communities. This can be facilitated by sharing information via databases and surveillance platforms.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
3️⃣ Prevention One Health emphasises a proactive approach to promote health & prevent diseases. This can be achieved through ensuring food and water safety. Strengthening biosecurity, monitoring & controlling zoonoses & managing antimicrobial resistance are other key aspects.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
2️⃣ Intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration Addressing health challenges requires collaboration among various sectors and disciplines. This can be enabled through intersectoral coordinating committees or taskforces at national and international level.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
1️⃣ Interconnectedness Humans, animals (wild and domestic), and ecosystems (including plants, fungi, and bacteria) are deeply interconnected, and One Health is an integrated, unifying approach aiming to sustainably balance and optimise the health of all these domains.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The #OneHealth approach recognises that human, animal, and environmental health are interconnected. Learn more about the 4 key principles guiding the approach in the thread below 👇 and in the latest print edition of #UppsalaReports 👉 uppsalareports.org/latest-issues/
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A yellow fever outbreak in Tolima, Colombia🇨🇴, prompted a region-wide effort to enhance #VaccineSafety surveillance from the grassroots up. Learn how #pharmacovigilance helped enhance community trust in Tolima's #PublicHealth response in #UppsalaReports👇
uppsalareports.org
A region responds: Pharmacovigilance at the heart of Tolima's yellow fever crisis
A yellow fever outbreak in Tolima, Colombia, put the region's pharmacovigilance system to the test. Here's how rigorous vaccine surveillance protected the community.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
On the #football pitch or the sidelines, side effects can happen anywhere, at any time ⚽️ Every report matters when it comes to #PatientSafety. Report suspected side effects & help make medicines safer for all – on & off the pitch. Join us from 2–8 November for this year's #MedSafetyWeek campaign.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
📖 A new WHO handbook provides guidance on adopting digital solutions for reporting substandard and falsified medical products #SFMP. Access the report here 👉 ow.ly/Kxik50ZkwoJ
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
At UAM Xochimilco in Mexico🇲🇽, a student-led initiative brought the #MedSafetyWeek campaign into classrooms, increasing awareness of #pharmacovigilance and strengthening the culture of ADR reporting. Read more about the impact of this local campaign in #UppsalaReports👇
uppsalareports.org
#MedSafetyWeek in the classroom: Strengthening the culture of ADR reporting in universities
At UAM Xochimilco in Mexico, a student-led initiative brought #MedSafetyWeek into classrooms, showing that medication safety can start well before graduation.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Join a pre-conference course at #ISoP2026CostaRica 📆 UMC is pleased to be engaged in 2️⃣ pre-conference courses at this year's ISoP Global Meeting. Register today to deepen your #pharmacovigilance knowledge on signal management and safety surveillance. Event info 👉 www.isop2026costarica.org
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
4️⃣ Use regulatory systems Sustain pharmacovigilance as part of national regulatory system strengthening initiatives.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
3️⃣ Share the workload Share the workload with regional partners. This already happens in some regulatory functions, and the strategy applies the same approach to #pharmacovigilance.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
2️⃣ Prioritise high-risk areas Prioritise the highest-risk areas, including special populations, where medicines and vaccines may be widely used, but evidence remains limited.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
1️⃣ Use existing tools Use what already exists before creating new systems.
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The @who.int 'global smart pharmacovigilance strategy' outlines practical steps to help countries strengthen #pharmacovigilance where it is needed most. We summarise the 4️⃣ steps guiding the strategy below👇 and in #UppsalaReports. Read more 👉 ow.ly/PWi250ZjEt6
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📨 A new #CIOMS Newsletter is available! This edition features new publications, including the latest ICH glossary, a summary of the CIOMS webinar on drugs and the microbiome, regulatory news and events, and more:
cioms.ch
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Have you read the latest issue of #UppsalaReports? Turn the pages to learn: • How diclofenac unleashed a rabies crisis • How pharmaceuticals in the environment contribute to AMR • How pharmacovigilance can help address AMR ... and much more Read it today 👉 ow.ly/3Ty050Z2JPr
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Uppsala Monitoring Centre @umc-pv.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
How well do potential cases of antibiotic resistance #AMR identified in #pharmacovigilance databases align with those in conventional AMR surveillance systems? A new #OpenAccess article compares reports across human- and animal-based databases👇
frontiersin.org
Frontiers | A comparison of antibiotic resistance reports in pharmacovigilance databases and conventional surveillance across “One Health”
IntroductionPharmacovigilance has been highlighted as a potential additional source of information to supplement conventional antibiotic resistance surveilla...
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