Presented by
Management Forum
Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacovigilance Training Course
A basic training course for those working on drug safety in the EU. This course has been designed to provide basic training and a good introduction to those concerned with veterinary pharmacovigilance.
★★★★★ "Excellent! [Speakers were] very knowledgeable with clear experience in a broad range of PV roles."
10-11 March 2025
+ 3-4 July 2025, 5-6 November 2025 »
from £1099
- Format: Live online
- CPD: 12 hours for your records
- Certificate of completion
Course overview
This two-day event has been designed to provide an essential overview of veterinary pharmacovigilance and will offer practical guidance and basic training for all those working in drug safety in the EU.
Our experienced trainer will clarify roles and responsibilities, explain commonly used terminology and take participants through all the key aspects of this complex subject. There will be plenty of time for interaction and questions and answers to enable participants to get a good understanding of the issues involved. The use of industry case studies will demonstrate real-life scenarios to help embed learning.
This course forms part of our selection of Animal Health training courses, designed to keep you up to date with the latest regulations surrounding veterinary medicines, animal feeds, and industry best practices.
Benefits of attending
- Gain an overview of the European regulatory framework
- Understand the requirements of the new EU pharmacovigilance legislation
- Learn about VICH
- Understand adverse event reporting
- Hear about causality assessment
- Minimise the impact of data with errors
- Get to grips with literature searches
- Understand UK PV requirements post Brexit
Who should attend?
The course will be beneficial to those new to veterinary pharmacovigilance, support staff and experienced personnel who require a better understanding of drug safety in their current role. Adverse event monitoring and drug safety officers, together with regulatory affairs and personnel from registration departments, will also find this seminar useful.
Declan O'Rourke
ORTEC PV Consultancy Ireland Ltd
Declan O’Rourke has over 20 years’ experience in industry where he has held technical, marketing, product development, clinical development, production and pharmacovigilance roles.
He is a veterinary surgeon, holds a Diploma in Marketing, a Master of Business Administration and a Fellowship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. He now directs Ortec PV Consultancy Ireland specialising in pharmacovigilance and represented IFAH-EU in the VICH Working Group on pharmacovigilance.
He is Honorary Associate Professor in Veterinary Pharmaceutical Development at Nottingham Veterinary School and Past President of British Cattle Veterinary Association.
NEW higher discounts for multiple bookings - bring your colleagues to make your training budget go further:
- 30% off the 2nd delegate*
- 40% off the 3rd delegate*
- 50% off the 4th delegate*
Please contact us for pricing if you are interested in booking 5 or more delegates
10-11 March 2025
Live online
Course code 14483
- GBP 1,099 1,299
- EUR 1,589 1,869
- USD 1,817 2,129
Until 03 Feb
- 2 days live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
3-4 July 2025
Live online
09:00-16:30 UK (London) (UTC+01)
10:00-17:30 Paris (UTC+02)
04:00-11:30 New York (UTC-04)
Course code 14777
- GBP 1,099 1,299
- EUR 1,589 1,869
- USD 1,817 2,129
Until 29 May
- 2 days live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
5-6 November 2025
Live online
09:00-16:30 UK (London) (UTC+00)
10:00-17:30 Paris (UTC+01)
04:00-11:30 New York (UTC-05)
Course code 14960
- GBP 1,099 1,299
- EUR 1,589 1,869
- USD 1,817 2,129
Until 01 Oct
- 2 days live online training
- Browser-based, no download usually required
- See presenters and interact with fellow attendees
- Download documentation and certification of completion
- Fair transfer and cancellation policy
Not ready to book yet?
for 7 days, no obligation
* Early booking discounts may not be combined with other discounts or offers. As such, the discounts for 2nd/3rd/4th delegates are based on the full price; and apply only when booking multiple delegates on the same date.
Reviews of IPI's Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacovigilance training course
Excellent! [Speakers were] very knowledgeable with clear experience in a broad range of PV roles.
Oct 2 2024
Fiona MacGillivray 
Director and Owner, MacVet Limited
Jun 26 2024
The webinar was great!!!
Miguel Angel Ramirez Arredondo 
Regulatory Affairs Manager, Sanfer Salud Animal
Oct 2 2024
The speaker was very knowledgeable, and his course was quite diverse, handling EU and UK topics, but also zoomed in a bit on USA market. I feel more confident handling PV.
Jeroen Lievens 
Quality & Regulatory Manager, Vetoquinol
Jun 26 2024
I enjoyed all parts of the webinar. Sharing of information throughout made the webinar engaging.
Alesia Mitchell 
Associate Director, Global AH PV and RA Quality Standard, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
Jun 26 2024
Great presentation and I found Declan to be very engaging.
Janine Gavin
Director, Collaborative Pharma Ltd
Jun 29 2023
I am very happy to have been on this course. It was very beneficial to my work.
Ciara Cousins
Clinical Vet and Veterinary Advisor, Norbrook
Jun 29 2023
Declan has given us very valuable insights in Vet PV! He really used his whole experience from the industry to give a look back from where we are coming and insights of what could be possibly ahead in the future.
Maximilian Töpfer 
PV Specialist, Boehringer Ingelheim
Oct 18 2022
Overall very good and interesting.
Anna-Karin Klocker 
Assessor veterinary pharmacovigilance, Swedish Medical Products Agency
Oct 18 2022
I would say that over all it was a really good webinar. The speaker was great. I liked the part about the Literature searches, it was one of the most useful to me.
Mariya Chaparova 
QPPV, Primavet-Sofia OOD
Oct 18 2022
The speaker was great... I would say that over all it was a really good webinar.
Mariya Chaparova
QPPV, Primavet-Sofia OOD
Apr 26 2022
Well designed course that covers the process in the right amount of detail for different delegates, and was very interactive in getting delegates ideas and comments on areas. Presentation was simple and easy to follow given how much there was to cover, and was very well presented from Declan.
Liam Aylwin
Internal Audit Manager, Dechra Pharmaceuticals
Apr 20 2021
Very informative and interesting webinar. Well explained by the speaker, who was very knowledgeable and experienced.
Aimee Wright
R & D Manager (Agricultural), EVANS VANODINE INTERNATIONAL PLC
Apr 20 2021
I am pleased with the webinar. I feel like I learned a lot. For now I will try to get some real experience with writing PSUR and adverse events and then I would like to proceed with the advanced webinar on veterinary pharmacovigilance.
Natascha van Heugten-Cappelle 
QPPV, Aesculaap BV
Oct 14 2020
Good course.
Sean O'Sullivan 
Bimeda Animal Health Ireland
Oct 14 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed this 2-day interactive training course. Presentation content was very comprehensive and informative. Declan has a wealth of experience and shared practical knowledge/approach on how to handle common PV scenarios.
Oluwafemi Odugbesan
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
Oct 14 2020
Content: quite good. Too many abbreviations in the first two lectures, for newbies this is very frustrating. Presentation was way above expectations given the nature of it (webinar). Speaker also good, knew what he was talking about, mostly knew his audience and extreme level of intensity throughout the course.
Stian Mørch Aaen 
Research Manager, Aqua Pharma Group
Oct 14 2020
Covered everything I currently need.
George Winthorpe
GxP Quality Manager, Animal and Plant Health Agency
Nov 5 2019
Very informative, interactive course with room for questions and discussion. I learned a lot of practical things and points to consider.
Marjolijn Verweij-Heemskerk
Junior Consultant Pharmacovigilance, DADA Consultancy BV
May 15 2019
[The speaker was] enthusiastic, clear and easy to understand. The material was relevant and well explained.
Donal Donnelly
Clinical Veterinary Surgeon and Deputy QPPV, DONAL DONNELLY
May 15 2019
A good course to get a general introduction to Veterinary Pharmacovigilance, for those new to pharmacovigilance. The speaker, Declan O'Rourke, is very experienced and very enthusiastic in his presentation.
Anders Hessellund Bisgaard 
QA & RA Assistant, Salfarm Danmark A/S
May 15 2019
Very good course. Personally I would have needed more time on PSURs and signal detection and less on cases assessment. Very informative and enthusiastic.
Claire Biener-Milard 
Pharmacovigilance Manager, Merial - Boehringer Ingelheim
May 15 2019
Good general overview about pharmacovigilance. Talented and passionate speaker. Many practical examples.
Tom Decock
Regulatory Affairs, Versele-Laga
May 15 2019
In general very interesting course.
Guy Werquin
Veterinary Doctor, Versele-Laga
May 2 2018
Very good
Luciano Gobbi 
Associate Director Regulatory Affairs, MSD Animal Health SRL
May 2 2018
Structured, logical and critical approach to a complex case handling.
Maud Christelle Ricatti
DVM, ACD Pharmaceuticals
Nov 7 2018
Well updated, easy to understand for a person with non-english mother tongue.
Lars Speilberg
Manager R&D, Scanvacc AS
Nov 7 2018
Enjoyed method of presenting.
Lisa Glen
Project Manager, Benchmark Animal Health
Nov 7 2018
interesting, experienced speaker, great overview of pharmacovigilance.
Karen Roels
Clinical Trial Manager, Huvepharma NV
May 3 2017
Overall I was very impressed with the course
Lee Smith
Pharmacovigilance E9O, Veterinary Medicines Directorate
May 3 2017
Very good
Felicity Caddick
veterinary technical advisor, Animlacare
May 3 2017
Interesting and informative course. Enthusiastic and informative speaker.
Hannah Robbins
Pharmacovigilance VRO, Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Nov 1 2016
Very interesting program, well organized, with a very experienced speaker, with good presentation technique and with a good ability to capture the interest of the participants. the presentations were clear and interesting.
Marlene Delgado 
QPPV, ZOOPAN S.A.
Nov 1 2016
I think that this course is great for people looking for more insight into pharmacovigilance and would recommend it
Jamie Jardine
Administrative Officer, Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Nov 1 2016
Relevant, good course
Katrine Underlien
Director, PV Technology and Partnering, Pharmacosmos A/S
Nov 1 2016
Good knowledge sharing, open dialogue, not all slides in the binder up to date, overall very positive
Angela van der Salm
Director Pharmacovigilance, DADA Consultancy
United Kingdom
- Animal and Plant Health Agency
- Animlacare
- Benchmark Animal Health
- Boehringer Ingelheim Denmark A/S
- Collaborative Pharma Ltd
- Dechra Pharmaceuticals
- DONAL DONNELLY
- Eco Animal Health Group plc
- EVANS VANODINE INTERNATIONAL PLC
- IAHJ - International Animal Health Journal
- Knowledgepool Group Limited
- MacVet Limited
- Norbrook
- Norbrook Laboratories Limited
- Norbrook Laboratories Ltd
- Pharmacovigilance Matters Limited
- SSCL Animal and Plant Health Agency
- TBC
- Veterinary Medicines Directorate
- Vetoquinol UK Ltd
Netherlands
- Aesculaap B.V.
- Aesculaap BV
- Avimedical BV
- Beaphar BV
- DADA Consultancy
- DADA consultancy B.V.
- DADA Consultancy BV
- Greveling Holding BV
- Grovet BV
- Schippers Europe B.V.
Norway
- ACD Pharmaceuticals
- Aqua Pharma Group
- Benchmark Animal Health
- Pharmaq
- PHARMAQ AS
- Scanvacc AS
- Seacalx AS
Germany
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
- Dechra Veterinary Products Deutschland GmbH
- GULP Solutions Services GmbH & Co. KG
- MSD Animal Health Innovation GmbH
- Zoetis Deutschland GmbH
Belgium
- Huvepharma
- Huvepharma NV
- Inovet
- Versele-Laga
- Vetoquinol
Denmark
- Billev Pharma Aps
- Boehringer Ingelheim Danmark AS
- Jacobsen Pharma & MedTech Advice A/S
- Pharmacosmos A/S
- Salfarm Danmark A/S
France
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Merial - Boehringer Ingelheim
- OCRvet
- Triveritas France
Sweden
- Omnidea AB
- Pharmaxim AB
- Swedish Medical Products Agency
- Vetoquinol
Italy
- Candioli S.r.l.
- MSD Animal Health SRL
Poland
- Phibro Animal Health (Poland)
- Vetoquinol Biowet Sp. z o.o.
United States of America
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
Australia
- Jurox Pty Limited (Australia)
Austria
- Boehringer Ingelheim RCV GmbH & Co KG
Brazil
- Kemin Biologics
Bulgaria
- Primavet-Sofia OOD
Czech Republic
- Tekro
Finland
- Vetcare Oy
Ireland
- Bimeda Animal Health Ireland
Israel
- abic veterinary products ltd
Mexico
- Sanfer Salud Animal
Portugal
- ZOOPAN S.A.
Slovenia
- Billev Pharma East
Switzerland
- DR. E. GRAEUB AG
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