Qua Pillar Health Research Foundation
And Pharmacovigilance
9 - 11 September 2025
Lagos, Nigeria
Training on Evidence-Based Medicines Research
Final Program for the Evidence-Based Medicine & Pharmacovigilance Training | ||
Time | Tuesday, 9th September 2025 | |
8:00 am – 8:20 am | Registration | |
8:20 am – 8:40 am | Opening ceremony | TBC |
8:40 am – 9: 10 am | Introduction to Research Methods | Dr Adebanjo Adegbola |
9:10 am – 9:45 am | Study design and evaluation | Dr Onyinye Akunne |
9:45 am – 10:00 am | Tea Break | |
10:00 am – 10:45 am | Ethics/Patient participation in research | Dr Sunday Ikpe |
10:45 am – 11:15 am | Studies in special and vulnerable populations | Prof Joseph Fadare |
11: 15 am – 12:00 pm | Planning and preparing for research | Dr Adebanjo Adegbola |
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Project management (including Documentation procedure and Budgeting) | Dr. Chukwumezie Okolo |
12:45 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch Break | |
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Basic analysis of research data | Mr Chigbo Godswill |
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | Basic analysis of research data | Mr Chigbo Godswill |
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm | Grant application | Prof Kimberly McKeirnan |
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm | Using Artificial Intelligence for Patient Data Analysis | Dr Sakinat Folorunsho |
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm | Publication writing (including use of AI and other writing tools) | Dr Sakinat Folorunsho |
 | Wednesday, 10th September 2025 | |
8:00 am – 8:20 am | Registration | |
8:20 am – 8: 30 am | Welcome | |
8:30 am – 9:15 am | Introduction to pharmacovigilance: World view and evolution in Africa | Prof Abimbola Opadeyi |
9:15 am – 10:00 am | Principles and methods of Pharmacovigilance (including Benefit-Risk Assessment, PMS) | Prof Olufunsho Awodele |
10:00 am – 10:15 am | Tea Break | |
10:15 am – 11:00 am | Guidelines for good Pharmacovigilance practices | Dr Uchenna Elemuwa |
11:00 am – 11:45 am | Role of QPPV or focal persons | Prof Olufunsho Awodele |
11:45 am – 12:30 pm | AE reporting (including Signal Detection, Management, ADR Reporting and Regulation) and PV regulation | Prof Ibrahim Oreagba |
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm | Vaccines/Biologics: ADR after immunisation | Dr Halimat Adedeji Adenola |
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch Break | |
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | Risk Communication/Risk Management Plan | Dr Uchenna Elemuwa |
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm | Medication Error | Pharm Ibrahim Amidu |
3:30 pm – 4:15 pm | Pharmacovigilance of Herbal medicines | Prof Ibrahim Oreagba |
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm | Fireplace Talk: Research in Nigeria-Lessons learnt from the past and looking unto the future (Shared experiences) | |
 | Thursday, 11th September 2025 | |
8:00 am – 10:00 am | Mingle/Departure | |
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Time | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 |
8:00 – 8:45 am | Registration | ||
8:45 – 9: 00 am | Welcome | ||
9:00 – 9:45 am | Introduction to Research Methods | Introduction to pharmacovigilance: World view and evolution in Africa | Project management (including Documentation procedure and Budgeting) |
9:45 – 10:40 am | Study design and evaluation | Principles and methods of Pharmacovigilance (incl Benefit-Risk Assessment, PMS) | Project management (including Documentation procedure and Budgeting) |
10:40 – 11:00 am | Tea Break | ||
11:00 -11:45 am | Ethics/Patient participation in research | Guidelines for good Pharmacovigilance practices | Publication writing (incl. use of AI and other writing tools) |
11:45 – 12:15 am | Ethics/Patient participation in research | Role of QPPV or focal persons | Round Table Discussion: Research in Nigeria-Lessons learnt from the past and looking unto the future (Shared experiences) |
12: 15 am – 1:00 pm | Studies in special and vulnerable populations | AE reporting (incl Signal Detection, Management, ADR Reporting and Regulation) and PV regulation | Round Table Discussion: Research in Nigeria-Lessons learnt from the past and looking unto the future (Shared experiences) |
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Lunch break | ||
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | Planning and preparing for research | Vaccines/Biologics: ADR after immunisation |  |
2:45 – 3:30 pm | Basic analysis of research data | Risk communication/Risk Management Plan | Â |
3:30 – 4:15 pm | Basic analysis of research data | Medication Error | Â |
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm | Grants application | Pharmacovigilance of Herbal medicines |  |