About the Conference

Nordic PharmacoEpidemiological Network (NorPEN) is a network of research groups with the purpose of facilitating research within the field of pharmacoepidemiology in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden). NorPEN organizes annual 2-3 days scientific meetings held in turns in each Nordic country. In November 2023, the Norwegian research groups at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and University of Oslo will be hosting the 15th annual meeting. The theme of this year’s conference is: Strengthening our Nordic network for preparedness and impact. The meeting will be organized face-to-face. There will be no virtual participation. 

NorPEN conferences are open to all researchers and other experts engaged or interested in pharmacoepidemiology, not just for research groups involved in NorPEN.

Call For Abstracts

Deadline: September 15, 2023

Link for abstract submission form coming soon

Program

Wednesday, November 22

• Pre-conference course: Target trial emulation designs with Nordic registry data
• Welcome reception
• PhD & early career researchers’ networking event

Thursday November 23

• Using Nordic registers for pharmacovigilance
• Complementary approaches to pharmacovigilance
• Challenges and real-world impact of Nordic projects
• Conference dinner

Friday, November 24

• Data harmonization initiatives in Europe and the role of Open Science
• Applying the principals of Open Science
• Lunch and departure

Confimed speakers

Anton Pottegård, Professor, University of Southern Denmark

Niklas Norén, Chief Science Officer, Upsala Monitoring Centre

Elena Rocca, Associate Professor of Pharmacy, OsloMet

Marte Bjørk, Professor of Neurology, University of Bergen

Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Professor, University of Oxford

Registration

Link for registration coming in September

Organizing committee

Chair

Jacqueline Cohen, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Scientific Committee

Jacqueline Cohen, PhD, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Øystein Karlstad, PhD, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Angela Lupattelli, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Oslo

Ingvild Odsbu, PhD, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Kari Furu, PhD, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Nhung Trinh, PhD, Researcher, University of Oslo

Local Host Committee

Jacqueline Cohen, PhD, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Angela Lupattelli, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Oslo

Anteneh Assefa Desalegn, Researcher, University of Oslo

Elisabeth Pedersen, Researcher, University of Oslo

Akhila Reddy, PhD candidate, University of Oslo

Chaitra Srinivas, PhD candidate, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Pre-conference course

Nhung Trinh, PhD, Researcher, University of Oslo

PhD & early career researchers’ networking event

Akhila Reddy, PhD candidate, University of Oslo

Chaitra Srinivas, PhD candidate, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Sponsors