From individual cases to the community impact of adverse drug reactions: limitations
OBJECTIVESThere are several factors that limit the possibility to estimate the community impact of an adverse drug effect associated with a given medicine. This course intends to conduct a detailed discussion of the potential limitations helpful for avoiding or minimizing mistakes in estimations or misinterpretations while designing studies.
LEARNING OUTCOMESAt the end of the course, you will be expert of the different biases, misinterpretations and limitations of the extrapolation of individual risk data to a population.
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AUTHORS
Prof. Albert Figueras Consultant |
Roser Llop Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
Dr. Dolores Rodriguez Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |