2024

In December 2024, the iAPOGEE visiting researcher scholarship program brought Theresa Burkard to Oslo. Read on to hear about her background and project with us. 

Farmasidagene 2024, held on November 14-15, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Norsk Farmasøytisk Selskap with the theme "Tilbake til fremtiden!" (Back to the Future!). The conference featured a diverse range of topics, reflecting on the past, present, and future of pharmacy.

Eirin Guldsten Robinson has successfully defended her doctoral thesis in the Department of Pharmacy at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Her dissertation, titled "Suboptimal medication use and medication optimization in older adults - Healthcare costs and outcomes," addresses an essential area in healthcare for older adults.

We are proud to announce that Professor Hedvig Nordeng has been honored with the Forskerforbundets Hjernekraftpris for 2024.

Several PharmaSafe members attended the Norwegian Epidemiological Association (NOFE) conference on the 15th and 16th of October. Read more to hear about their experience.

PharmaSafe's Summer Student interns presented their work at the UiO:Life Science Symposium on October 15th, 2024. 

In September 2024, the RealArt convergence environment including some PharmaSafe members, in collaboration with the iAPOGEE project, hosted an International Writing Seminar in Dubrovnik, Croatia. 

Several PharmaSafe members attended the ENTIS-OTIS joint meeting in Nyborg, Denmark in September. Read on to hear more about their contributions.

The International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE) 2024 was an important event that brought together participants from around the globe to Berlin, Germany, from August 24 to 28, 2024. Below, we share some of the key highlights and outcomes from this year’s ICPE conference.

Please join us in welcoming Beatrice Cosentino, who is visiting the PharmaSafe research group this fall/winter! Read on to hear more about her interests and background.

On August 25th, we hosted a seminar in Berlin alongside the ISPE conference to further the Medication Adherence Measurement in Pregnancy (MAMP) study. This event brought together international collaborators from various countries to discuss the progress and future steps of the study. Here’s a recap of the seminar's agenda and accomplishments.

This summer, PharmaSafe was privileged to collaborate with two student interns, Zeenat Chatha and Peter Olteanu. Let's delve into the fantastic work they have done during their time with us.

Ricardo Rohweder, a 2023 guest researcher at PharmaSafe and iAPOGEE scholar, has just published a article in collaboration with PharmaSafe members.

This month, 14 internal master students completed their Master's in Pharmacy with our research group. Read more about their projects and accomplishments below:

This April, PharmaSafe had the pleasure of having Dr. Indrė Trečiokienė visit us in Oslo. Read on to hear more about her visit.

We are excited to announce the release of the fourth edition of the textbook, "Legemidler og bruken av dem," written by Hedvig Nordeng and Olav Spigset.

We are happy to announce the successful doctoral defense of Fatima Tauqeer at the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Please join us in congratulating her!

Kristian Filion visits PharmaSafe through our partnership with McGill University in Canada via the iAPOGEE network. Read on to hear more about his project and background! 

PharmaSafe hosted a Perinatal OMOP seminar in Oslo from May 6th to May 8th, 2024. This collaborative event, a result of the development of perinatal expansion tables, brings together PharmaSafe researchers and colleagues from various institutions, including SIDIAP (Information System for the Development of Research in Primary Care in Barcelona, Spain), University of Oxford, University of Gothenburg, and University of Dundee.

Please join us in welcoming Sara Salvadori, who is visiting the PharmaSafe research group from Italy. Read on to hear more about her interests and background.

PharmaSafe Research Group Contributes to Research on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness in Preventing Long COVID

Please join us in welcoming our newest PhD candidate, Liv Vidas! Read below for an introduction to her and her background.

Takamasa Sakai, Assistant Professor at Meijo University in Japan, is visiting PharmaSafe research group for one year to work on a research project about the use of antipsychotics in pregnancy. Read on to hear more about his background. 

A Recap of Our Inspiring 2.5-Day Research Gathering

In February 2024, PharmaSafe Research Group published four new publications, demonstrating our involvement in research and collaboration. Read on for a summary of our latest publications: