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MHRA Chief Executive to step down

European Pharmaceutical Review

Her educational background includes training in medicine in Oxford after completing a master’s degree by research in Pharmacology. In 2012, Dame June was elected as the first chair of the European Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, MHRA added.

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Tributes as former NICE, MHRA chair Sir Mike Rawlins dies

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A pharmacologist by training, Rawlins was the founding chairman of health technology assessment (HTA) agency NICE , leading the organisation from its inception in 1999 until 2013, and hired Sir Andrew Dillon to become the organisation’s founding chief executive.

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Understanding the evidence used in drug product withdrawals

European Pharmaceutical Review

Between 1999 and 2001, it supported 17 percent of withdrawals, between 2002 and 2011, it supported 26 percent of withdrawals and by 2012 to 2016, 80 percent of withdrawals were supported by observational studies (cohort, case-control, or other epidemiologic design). Meta-analyses contributed least frequently (31.4 Lane S, Lynn E, Shakir S.

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Fireside Chat with Dr. Joshua Liu, Co-founder & CEO at SeamlessMD

Impetus Digital

During his medical training at the University of Toronto, he co-led a research project at the University Health Network on hospital readmissions that inspired him to develop technology to help providers engage and monitor patients to prevent adverse outcomes, ultimately leading to him co-founding SeamlessMD in 2012.

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How Banks and Credit Unions Are Getting Serious About Culture Change and Employee Engagement

Integrity Solutions

While focusing on culture is a step in the right direction, changing the culture isn’t as simple as putting people through a training program. Why Isn’t Training Enough To Drive Culture Change? The problem is that many organizations view the training itself as a catalyst for culture change.

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CCC Appoints Dr. Daniel J. Gervais to its Board of Directors

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In 2012, he was the Gide Loyrette Nouel Visiting Chair at Sciences Po Law School in Paris and became the first North American law professor admitted to the Academy of Europe. Before joining the Vanderbilt Law faculty in 2008, Gervais served as acting dean and vice-dean for research of the Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa.

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How can evidence-based medicine (EBM) methodology support drug withdrawals?

European Pharmaceutical Review

Our research looked at products that were voluntarily withdrawn, or had their licence revoked or suspended within the EU for a safety reason between 2012 and 2016. The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, UK statutory instruments, 2012 No 1916, PART 5, Revocation, variation and suspension of marketing authorisation. Study focus.