Egypt

The Egypt Chapter of ISoP was founded in March 2020 and officially launched at the ISoP General Assembly on 14th October 2020 (virtual).

Committee

Current coordinating group:

President:

Hadir Rostom

General Secretary:

Mohamed A. El Hawary

ISoP Chapters

Egypt Chapter of ISoP

The Egypt Chapter of ISoP was founded in March 2020 and officially launched at the ISoP General Assembly on 14th October 2020 (virtual).

With the advancement of the concept of Pharmacovigilance in Egypt, the ISoP Egypt Chapter has been set up to support, further expose, and enrich Pharmacovigilance practice in Egypt, and to facilitate the regional & global sharing of experiences for all Pharmacovigilance stakeholders in Egypt.

The ISoP Egypt chapter will have a networking role, providing consultation and an information exchange platform in different areas in the field of Pharmacovigilance to share their experience.

The chapter will have an educational role, employing educational and risk minimization activities for Pharmacovigilance awareness, reinforcement and promotion in accordance to the highest international standards, in addition to educational content sharing to health care professionals and pharmacists across Egypt.

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Chapter Objectives

Develop Pharmacovigilance system in Egypt
Support and enrich Pharmacovigilance practice within pharmaceutical companies
Develop & foster Pharmacovigilance and risk management Practice for all stakeholders
Contribute in and encourage Pharmacovigilance education at all levels
Provide training, workshops, seminars and webinars in the field of Pharmacovigilance
Encourage Pharmacovigilance education at all levels
Collaborate with other organizations and societies concerned with Pharmacovigilance
Strengthen & conduct Pharmacovigilance research, safety studies, registries and related scientific publications
Enhance awareness of health professionals, patients and the general public about Pharmacovigilance and patient safety
Stimulate reporting of adverse events/reactions and other safety information
Support the integration of Pharmacovigilance in public health programs
Address arising Pharmacovigilance needs

Publications

● A Multidisciplinary Approach in Pharmacovigilance Awareness: ISoP Egypt Chapter’s MedSafetyWeek Experience.

Authors: Hadir Rostom, Mohamed A. Elhawary & Islam N. Ali

Partnerships between the ISoP Egypt Chapter and other organisations such as, October University for Modern Sciences and Arts – MSA University, El Ezaby Pharmacy, Dar Al Fouad Hospital, Nozha International Hospital in Cairo, Eli Lilly Egypt, and Medical Union Pharmaceuticals, resulted in multidisciplinary collaborations which allow using the tools, and resources to assess and manage ADRs jointly.

Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40264-021-01112-9

● Published Reports to the WHO PIDM (Uppsala Monitoring Centre)

1- Egypt uses active community engagement to raise awareness of herbals in healthcare. (26 June 2024).

Authors: Mohamed A. Elhawary & Hadir Rostom

www.uppsalareports.org/articles/egypt-uses-active-community-engagement-to-raise-awareness-of-herbals-in-healthcare/

2- Egypt’s Counterfeit Medicines: Going Beyond the Signal. (14 July 2022)

Authors: Mohamed A. Elhawary, Islam N. Ali & Jeehan El-Hefny

www.uppsalareports.org/articles/egypt-s-counterfeit-medicines-going-beyond-the-signal/

3- Egypt Addresses Safety Issues Faced By Refugee Community. (22 October 2021)

Authors: Mohamed A. Elhawary, Islam N. Ali & Hadir Rostom

www.uppsalareports.org/articles/egypt-addresses-safety-issues-faced-by-refugee-community/

4- Egypt’s Bold Medsafetyweek 2020 Agenda Sets Example For 2021. (14 January 2021)

Authors: Mohamed A. Elhawary & Hadir Rostom

www.uppsalareports.org/articles/egypt-s-bold-medsafetyweek-2020-agenda-sets-example-for-2021/

Social Media

Facebook: (https://www.facebook.com/ISoP.Egypt)
LinkedIn: (https://www.linkedin.com/company/isop-egypt-chapter)
Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/isop_egypt)
Twitter: (https://twitter.com/ISoP_Egypt)

Podcast

Listen here the Drug Safety Matters podcast about one of the projects of the ISoP Egypt Chapter (Jan 2022).

Videos

Patient Safety Day

PV Cycle – Arabic version

ISoP Egypt Chapter in collaboration with Uppsala Monitoring Centre has developed the Arabic version of PV Cycle.
The PV Cycle is an anecdote that uses a visual narrative to take the reader through the different stages of the medicines safety cycle, with the patient at the centre of the story.
Link: https://who-umc.org/about-the-who-programme-for-international-drug-monitoring/pv-cycle-arabic

Projects with other ISoP’s Chapters and SIGs

1- Medication Errors Special Interest Group of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance and the Trends in International Collaboration for Patient Safety

Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40264-021-01145-0

ISoP Egypt Chapter and ISoP Medication Errors SIG have coordinated the activities in pharmacovigilance with those of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to promote the safety of vulnerable communities in Egypt.

2- The ISoP PatEG-SIG for Promoting Patient Engagement in Pharmacovigilance: A Change of Paradigm is Needed

Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40264-023-01313-4

ISoP Egypt Chapter has been involved in developing the strategies of ISoP Patient Engagement SIG.

3- The Role of ISoP in the Advancement of Pharmacovigilance in Low-and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40264-023-01363-8

ISoP Egypt Chapter, ISoP Africa Chapter, ISoP LATAM Chapter and ISoP Middle East Chapter have collaborated together to illustrate the opportunities for Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) within the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP).

4- A Framework for Promoting Safety Monitoring of Herbal Medicines: The International Society of Pharmacovigilance Special Interest Group on Herbal and Traditional Medicines

Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40264-024-01440-6

ISoP Egypt Chapter and ISoP Herbal & Traditional Medicines SIG have developed a framework to promote the safety of herbal medicine.

Sten Olsson Poster Prize

“For the advancement of pharmacovigilance in emerging countries”.

The ISoP Egypt Chapter is very proud to be the first Sten Olsson Poster Prize winner. The prize was awarded in Verona during the 21st ISoP Annual Meeting (ISoP 2022) by the ISoP 2022 Poster Prize Committee, chaired by Ghita Benabdallah (Centre Anti Poison et de Pharmacovigilance du Maroc).

Poster:
P019 Measuring the Effectiveness of Electronic Prescription Systems in Reducing Medication Errors in Hospital Setting in Egypt

Co-authors:
Hadir Rostom & Mohamed A. Elhawary

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