ISoP Chapter Archives

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ISoP Chapters Archive

Middle East Chapter

The creation of the ISoP Middle East Chapter was officially announced in October 2015 during the ISoP Annual Meeting in Prague. The Chapter later hosted the ISoP Annual Meeting 2021.

ISoP Middle East Chapter Pharmacovigilance Training programme

Egypt Chapter

The Egyptian Chapter of ISoP was founded in March 2020 and officially launched during the virtual ISoP General Assembly on 14 October 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The chapter hosted the 24th ISoP Annual Meeting 2025 and the ISoP 25th Anniversary Celebration in Cairo, Egypt

Publication

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

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

Published in the Drug Safety Journal

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

Published Reports to the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring (PIDM)

Podcast with Uppsala Monitoring Centre

Listen to the Drug Safety Matters podcast episode featuring one of the ISoP Egypt Chapter projects (January 2022).

Link of the Episode: https://www.drugsafetymatterspod.org/618871/episodes

Videos

Patient Safety Day

PV Cycle – Arabic Version (Developed in Collaboration with UMC)

The ISoP Egypt Chapter, in collaboration with Uppsala Monitoring Centre (UMC), developed the Arabic version of the PV Cycle.

The PV Cycle is a visual narrative that guides readers through the different stages of the medicine’s safety cycle, with the patient placed at the centre of the story.

Access the PV Cycle – Arabic Version: https://who-umc.org/about-the-who-programme-for-international-drug-monitoring/pv-cycle-arabic/

Projects with Other ISoP Chapters and SIGs

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

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

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

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

The ISoP Egypt Chapter contributed to the development of strategies for the ISoP Patient Engagement Special Interest Group (PatEG-SIG).

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

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

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

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

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

The ISoP Egypt Chapter and the ISoP Herbal & Traditional Medicines SIG developed a framework to strengthen the safety monitoring of herbal medicines.

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

Pharmacovigilance in the Community: A Special-Interest Group of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance

The ISoP Egypt Chapter and the ISoP PV in the Community SIG shaped the strategies of the new SIG.

Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40264-024-01513-6

Sten Olsson Poster Prize

ISoP Chapters and SIGs

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