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Ask us anything about… disproportionality analysis!

February 25, 2026 • Uppsala Monitoring Centre

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Disproportionality analysis is the go-to method for signal detection in pharmacovigilance, but it is also easy to misuse and misinterpret.

For our next episode, we will be chatting to pharmacovigilance scientists Michele Fusaroli from Uppsala Monitoring Centre and Eugene van Puijenbroek from the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb about the method’s pitfalls, including:

how to recognise common sources of error
how to mitigate bias
best practices for careful design and interpretation of disproportionality analyses

So here’s your chance to ask us anything! Text us your questions for Michele and Eugene by Wednesday 4 March for a chance to feature on the show.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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