UK & Ireland
The UK & Ireland Chapter (UKIRL) was officially announced on 9th My 2022 at the ISoP Mid-Year Symposium 2022 held in Southampton, UK.
Committee
Prof Anthony Cox
Dr Ryan Walker
Dr Nicole Baker
ISoP Chapters
ISoP UK & Ireland Chapter
The Chapter aims to bridge the gap between pharmacovigilance and patient safety activities within the UK and Ireland through capacity building, training, and stakeholder collaboration.
ISoP UK and Ireland Chapter Webinar and Panel Discussion:
Thursday, 4 September 2025 15:00 – 16:30 UTC | 16:00 – 17:30 BST
Speaking to the Media about Medicines Safety
Miss Fiona Lethbridge
Science Media Centre, UK
Dr Darren Scully
Health Products Regulatory Authority, Ireland
Prof Anthony Cox
University of Birmingham, UK
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All webinars are recorded and are available for ISoP members.
History of the UKIRL Chapter
Launched in May 2022, the UK and Ireland (UKIRL) Chapter became the 13th ISoP Chapter to be established after a decade of conceptualisation and planning. The Chapter was officially launched by previous ISoP president, Dr Mira Harrison-Woolrych, at a pre-sessional meeting for the ISoP-DSRU mid-year symposium on 9th May 2022, hosted by the Drug Safety Research Unit at Bursledon Hall, Southampton. The launch was attended by the founding members of the Chapter, ISoP Executive Committee (EC), and other invited guests.
On behalf of all UKIRL members, the Chapter Executive Committee is grateful to Dr Brian Edwards, Dr Sarah Daniels, and all forbearers who contributed to the conceptualisation of the Chapter, for their efforts.
Chapter Objectives
Aligning with the aims of ISoP, the UKIRL Chapter is an important source of unbiased expert opinion on issues of pharmacovigilance and patient safety across the UK and Ireland with members drawn from academia, industry, and regulation.
The UKIRL Chapter objective is to provide a open forum to enablecontributions from Chapter members, sister Chapters, and SIGs, as well as external collaborators, in order to further the aims of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance and to increase public understanding of the science of pharmacovigilance.
Activities of the UKIRL Chapter
The UKIRL Chapter meets virtually at least three times a year, with a yearly face-to-face meeting, as well as opportunities to meet at the ISoP international meetings.
Dates for the Diary
- Half-day symposium at the University of Birmingham (hybrid event) – 24 June 2025
- ISoP Annual Conference (Cairo, Egypt) – 24-27 October 2025
- Spring UKIRL Chapter meeting – more details coming soon!
- ISoP Mid-Year Symposium (Hatfield, UK) – 9-10 June 2026
- Summer UKIRL Chapter meeting – more details coming soon!
Members
The Chapter consists of more than 60 ISoP members from across the entire pharmacovigilance ecosystem, including consultancy, industry, academia, regulatory agencies, non-profit organisations and clinical settings.
All ISoP members currently residing in the UK or Ireland, or who have professional ties with these countries, are invited to join this Chapter.
Would you like to join or learn more about this chapter? Contact us at isopukirl@gmail.com
