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Drug Safety Matters#41 How to use artificial intelligence in pharmacovigilance, part 2 – Niklas NorénSend a text message to the show!Far from a future add-on, artificial intelligence is already embedded in the cycle of drug safety, from case processing to signal detection. Versatile generative AI models have raised the bar of possibilities but also increased the stakes. How do we use them without losing trust and where do we set the limits?In this two-part episode, Niklas Norén, head of Research at Uppsala Monitoring Centre, unpacks how artificial intelligence can add value to pharmacovigilance and where it should – or shouldn’t – go next.Tune in to f...
2025-11-2129 min2025-11-041h 16Drug Safety Matters#40 How to use artificial intelligence in pharmacovigilance, part 1 – Niklas NorénSend a text message to the show!Far from a future add-on, artificial intelligence is already embedded in the cycle of drug safety, from case processing to signal detection. Versatile generative AI models have raised the bar of possibilities, but they have also increased the stakes. How do we use them without losing trust and where do we set the limits?In this two-part episode, Niklas Norén, head of Research at Uppsala Monitoring Centre, unpacks how artificial intelligence can add value to pharmacovigilance and where it should – or shouldn’t – go next.Tune...
2025-10-1729 min2025-10-011h 062025-09-051h 152025-08-0853 minDrug Safety Matters#38 Patient perspectives in PV: a fireside chat at the ISoP mid-year symposiumSend a text message to the show!This special episode was recorded at the mid-year symposium of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP), 14–15 May 2025. Held in Uppsala, Sweden, the theme of the symposium was Improving information capture for safer use of medicines. The episode is an abridged recording of the concluding fireside chat, where Angela Caro-Rojas (president of ISoP), Linda Härmark (director of the Drug Safety Research Unit in the UK), Ghita Benabdallah (national pharmacovigilance centre of Morocco, member of the IsoP advisory board), and Daniele Sartori (senior pha...
2025-06-1934 min2025-06-1357 min2025-05-1647 min2025-04-1737 minDrug Safety Matters#36 Pregnancy-related pharmacovigilance – Levente Pápai, Lovisa Sandberg & Sara VidlinSend a text message to the show!There are many reasons why use of medical products during pregnancy requires special attention. First and foremost, we want to be sure that the medicine is as safe as possible for both the pregnant person and the unborn child. Unfortunately, the safety profiles of medicines used in pregnancy are often incomplete, which makes it difficult for patients and healthcare professionals to make informed decisions.The Research section at Uppsala Monitoring Centre has a team that is currently focussing their efforts on pregnancy-related pharmacovigilance (PV). In this episode, data...
2025-03-2736 min2025-03-1932 min2025-02-2156 min2025-02-0745 min2025-01-2246 min2025-01-2246 min2025-01-1038 min2025-01-1038 min2024-12-1348 min2024-12-1348 min2024-11-2939 min2024-11-2939 min2024-11-1553 min2024-11-1553 min2024-11-0139 min2024-11-0139 min2024-10-1834 min2024-10-1834 min2024-10-021h 032024-10-021h 032024-09-201h 012024-09-201h 012024-09-061h 102024-09-061h 10Drug Safety MattersUppsala Reports Long Reads – Weeding out duplicates to better detect side effectsSend a text message to the show!Duplicate reports are a big problem when it comes to signal detection, but with the help of machine learning and new ways of comparing reports, we may more effectively detect them. This episode is part of the Uppsala Reports Long Reads series – the most topical stories from UMC’s pharmacovigilance news site, brought to you in audio format. Find the original article here.After the read, we speak to author Jim Barrett, Senior Data Scientist at UMC, to learn more about the duplicate detection algorithm and UMC’s...
2024-08-2625 min2024-08-2343 min2024-08-2343 min2024-08-0736 min2024-08-0736 min2024-06-281h 252024-06-281h 25Drug Safety MattersUppsala Reports Long Reads – Ensuring trust in AI/ML when used in pharmacovigilanceSend a text message to the show!Ensuring trust in AI is vital to fully reap the benefits of the technology in pharmacovigilance. Yet, how do we do so while grappling with its ever-growing complexity?This episode is part of the Uppsala Reports Long Reads series – the most topical stories from UMC’s pharmacovigilance news site, brought to you in audio format. Find the original article here.After the read, we speak to one of the authors of the article, Michael Glaser, to learn more about how AI and ML has been used in p...
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RektorspoddenHar Uppsala universitet världsrekord i måttenheter?I Uppsala universitets historia finns många pionjärer. Flera har velat undersöka verkligheten genom mätningar. I det här avsnittet möter vi Celsius, Ångström, Svedberg, Siegbahn och Sievert, som alla har gett namn till nya enheter. Kanske har Uppsala universitet världsrekord i måttenheter?
2023-12-2123 minDrug Safety MattersUppsala Reports Long Reads – The colour of signalsSend a text message to the show!Herbal remedies have been used for thousands of years to treat what ails us. Yet why do we still know so little about their potential side effects compared to modern medicines?This episode is part of the Uppsala Reports Long Reads series – the most topical stories from UMC’s pharmacovigilance news site, brought to you in audio format. Find the original article here.After the read, we speak to author Daniele Sartori to learn more about the challenges in herbal pharmacovigilance.Tune in to f...
2023-09-2933 minDrug Safety MattersUppsala Reports Long Reads – Empowering patients as partnersSend a text message to the show!A patient's perspective can ensure safe medical care and lead to new insights that traditional research may overlook. But how do we best harness that perspective to improve patient outcomes?This episode is part of the Uppsala Reports Long Reads series – the most topical stories from UMC’s pharmacovigilance news site, brought to you in audio format. Find the original article here.After the read, we speak to Manal Younus, who authored the article, to learn more about patient engagement and its benefits for medicines safety....
2023-09-0542 min
New Uppsala Podcast EP. 16 Behind the Scenes | New Uppsala PodcastThe Gothar forgot what day it was and discussed the behind-the-scenes of New Uppsala.
2023-08-251h 05
Antidiskrimineringspodden11. Diskriminering mot den nationella minoriteten romerI avsnitt 11 pratar vi om diskriminering mot romer i Sverige. Andie samtalar med Emilia Huczko, samhällsvägledare i Uppsala kommun med romsk språk- och kulturkompetens. Vi pratar om Emilias arbete i kommunen och hur det bidrar till att motverka diskriminering mot romer. Vad har kommunen för ansvar i förebyggande arbete?#antidiskrimineringspodden #antidiskriminering #antidiskrimineringsbyrån uppsala #ADU #uppsala #uppsalalan
2023-04-0535 min
New Uppsala PodcastEp. 1 Introduction | New Uppsala PodcastThis episode we go over what it means to be a Oath Sworn Gothar. What New Uppsala is and what it will become and what each section within it is,
2023-04-011h 45Drug Safety MattersUppsala Reports Long Reads – Unmasking data in the COVID-19 vaccine eraSend a text message to the show!Most pharmacovigilance professionals will have heard of masking – a statistical issue where reports for one drug hide signals for other drugs. But the problem gained fresh attention when record amounts of reports began piling up for the COVID-19 vaccines. How should we be unmasking data in the COVID-19 vaccine era?This episode is part of the Uppsala Reports Long Reads series – the most topical stories from UMC’s pharmacovigilance magazine, brought to you in audio format. Find the original article here. After the read, we speak to dat...
2023-01-2621 minDrug Safety Matters#19 Lessons in pandemic pharmacovigilance – Elena RoccaSend a text message to the show!The COVID-19 pandemic forced pharmacovigilance experts to revisit their processes to deal with unprecedented volumes of data and catch unexpected safety issues. Elena Rocca from Oslo Metropolitan University reviews the challenges of a global healthcare emergency – and what it can teach us about the science of drug safety.Tune in to find out:How to handle uncertain evidenceWhy clinical expertise matters in the age of big dataWhy pharmacovigilance requires interdisciplinary thinking Want to know more?In the article that inspired thi...
2022-12-1533 minDrug Safety Matters#18 The IDMP standards explained – Malin Fladvad & Olle LagerlundSend a text message to the show!The Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) standards promise to harmonise how pharmaceutical products and substances are described around the world. But how will that benefit patients and who will make sure the standards are properly implemented? Uppsala Monitoring Centre’s Malin Fladvad and Olle Lagerlund discuss the advantages and challenges of this global standardisation effort.Tune in to find out:What the IDMP standards coverHow Uppsala Monitoring Centre will help create and maintain themWhat is expected of other key stakeholdersWant to know mo...
2022-09-2923 minDrug Safety Matters#16 How drug safety can help fight resistant bugs – Jean Marie Vianney Habarugira & Albert FiguerasSend a text message to the show!Managing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will require innovative solutions from many different disciplines. Could pharmacovigilance be one of them? Jean Marie Vianney Habarugira and Albert Figueras, who have been investigating how drug safety tools could help track AMR, think it’s time the two communities joined forces for good.Tune in to find out:How to code adverse drug reactions for optimal AMR surveillanceHow to use pharmacovigilance networks to track resistant pathogens and falsified antimicrobialsWhy collaborating with AMR specialists will benefit the drug safety community...
2022-06-3033 minDrug Safety Matters#15 Safety of HIV medications – Henry ZakumumpaSend a text message to the show!With the right care, people infected with HIV can lead long and healthy lives. But as with any life-long medical treatment, it is important to acknowledge and manage any side effects. Henry Zakumumpa from Makerere University School of Public Health tells us about the potential harms of new HIV therapies and the challenges faced by pharmacovigilance specialists in Uganda.Tune in to find out:How dolutegravir-based HIV therapies compare to earlier regimensHow pharmacovigilance data can help shape HIV treatment guidelines Why we should empower patients t...
2022-04-2933 minDrug Safety Matters#14 Advancing pharmacovigilance in Africa – Eleni Aklillu & Abbie BarrySend a text message to the show!Access to medical products has increased considerably in Africa in recent years, but safety monitoring systems haven’t exactly kept pace and many African countries still struggle to address safety issues. We sat down with Eleni Aklillu and Abbie Barry of the PROFORMA project to learn about their efforts to strengthen pharmacovigilance capacity in East Africa – especially within public health programmes.Tune in to find out:How comorbidities and genetic variation affect drug safety monitoringWhy pharmacovigilance centres should strengthen their ties with academiaHow to apply the...
2022-03-2437 minDrug Safety MattersUppsala Reports Long Reads – Safety issues faced by refugee communitiesSend a text message to the show!The loss of vital health records is a universal problem for refugees. When their medical information goes missing, patients are less likely to receive the care they need and more likely to be prescribed the wrong treatments. Thankfully, the International Society of Pharmacovigilance Egypt Chapter and the Palestine Red Crescent Society are taking on this problem, to reduce medication errors and improve reporting practices.This episode is part of the Uppsala Reports Long Reads series – the most topical stories from UMC’s pharmacovigilance magazine, brought to you in audi...
2022-01-2725 minDrug Safety Matters#12 Improving signal detection with vigiGroup – Jim Barrett & Joe MitchellSend a text message to the show!Statistical tools can not only cut through the noise in large pharmacovigilance databases. They can also help identify more clinically meaningful patterns in the data. Uppsala Monitoring Centre’s Jim Barrett and Joe Mitchell explain how vigiGroup, a novel clustering algorithm, can bring value to signal detection.Tune in to find out:What the limits of traditional disproportionality analysis areHow clustering algorithms can improve current signal detection practicesHow vigiGroup has helped monitor the safety of COVID-19 vaccines so farWant to know more?...
2021-12-1623 minDrug Safety Matters#11 Talking about vaccine safety – Anthony Cox & Daniel SalmonSend a text message to the show!With vaccine hesitancy on the rise and misinformation spreading like wildfire on social media, drug safety specialists may have a hard time knowing how to talk about side effects without affecting people’s trust in vaccinations. Anthony Cox from the University of Birmingham and Daniel Salmon from the Institute for Vaccine Safety share their best advice for balanced and responsible vaccine safety communication.Tune in to find out:Why we can’t allow bad actors to damage the drive for openness in research and dataWhy we s...
2021-11-0328 minDrug Safety MattersUppsala Reports Long Reads – The KIDs ListSend a text message to the show!It’s not always easy to choose the best medicine for a child. Some drugs are inappropriate for young patients, while others require special consideration or monitoring. For years, clinicians had only historical dogmas, word of mouth and their own experience to guide their choices. But a valuable new resource promises to change paediatric prescribing for the better.This episode is part of the Uppsala Reports Long Reads series – the most topical stories from UMC’s pharmacovigilance magazine, brought to you in audio format. Find the original article here.
2021-10-0531 min
Sanatoriet. En podd om medicinsk humaniora.Från länsstolen till kliniken och tillbaka igenDagens avsnitt ägnas åt korsandet av gränsen mellan filosofi och biomedicin i ett samtal med Fredrik Svenaeus, professor vid Centrum för praktisk kunskap vid Södertörns högskola, och Robert Bodén, överläkare på Uppsala akademiska sjukhus och lektor i psykiatri vid Uppsala universitet.
2021-09-2656 minDrug Safety MattersUppsala Reports Long Reads – Convincing the vaccine hesitantSend a text message to the show!Fuelled by disinformation and an array of other cultural and economic factors, vaccine hesitancy is one of the greatest global health communication challenges of our times. But to craft the empathetic and tailored communication strategies required to boost confidence in vaccines, we first need to understand the difference between anti-vaccination belief and vaccine hesitancy.This episode is part of the Uppsala Reports Long Reads series – the most topical stories from UMC’s pharmacovigilance magazine, brought to you in audio format. Find the original article here.After the...
2021-08-3034 minSanatoriet. En podd om medicinsk humaniora.Konsten att vårda och ge omsorgVad innebär ”yrkesskicklighet” inom vården? Vad av det går att läsa sig till, vad kommer endast med erfarenhet och hur kan vi bedöma att någon är skicklig nog? Vad har yrkesverksamma och utbildare inom skilda välfärdsyrken att lära av varandra? Lotta Tillberg, som doktorerade vid KTH med avhandlingen ”Konsten att vårda och ge omsorg” och som idag är docent i den praktiska kunskapens teori och verksam inom polisutbildningen vid Södertörns högskola, för ett samtal med Tryggve Nevéus, barnläkare vid Uppsala akademiska sjukhus och lektor i pediatrik vid Upps
2021-08-2652 min
Uppsala stadsteaterPoddteater: Den sista festenPODDTEATER: Den sista festen av Alma Kirlic
Fyra vänner återförenas på en middag i ett ljust och fräscht hus i Svartbäcken i Uppsala. De har inte setts sedan den där sista festen på Valborg för sex år sedan. Vad var det egentligen som hände?
Alma Kirlic är en Uppsalabaserad dramatiker, författare och stand upp-artist. För något år sedan spelades hennes pjäs ”Kul med en kvinna” på Uppsala stadsteater.
Regi: Lucas Krüger och Mathilda von Essen
Medverkande: Elisabeth Wernesjö, Emil Brulin, Robin Keller, Emelie Falk, Crister Olsson, Petra Brylander
Musik och jingel: Filip...
2021-08-2616 minDrug Safety Matters#10 Tailoring drug therapy to your genes – Qun-Ying YueSend a text message to the show!Genetic variation is one of the reasons people differ in their response to medicines. Understanding that variation can inform more refined choices of drugs and doses – ultimately preventing undesired side effects. Join us as we discuss past, present and future of pharmacogenomics with Uppsala Monitoring Centre’s Qun-Ying Yue.Tune in to find out:How genetic biomarkers can guide medicine use and dosing recommendationsWhat we need to effectively implement genetic-based prescribing in clinical practiceHow increasing diversity in clinical trials can aid pharmacogenomics research Want...
2021-07-2929 minDrug Safety Matters#9 Keeping vaccines safe – Helena Sköld & Annette RudolphSend a text message to the show!With COVID-19 vaccinations rolling at full speed in many countries, there’s a lot of talk about vaccine safety monitoring. But what exactly does that mean and how should we be interpreting data on side effects? Uppsala Monitoring Centre’s Helena Sköld and Annette Rudolph walk us through the basics of vaccine pharmacovigilance.Tune in to find out:How suspected side effects are reported and studied around the worldWhy a mere list of reported side effects says little about a vaccine’s safety profileHow a globa...
2021-06-2426 min