LSHTM short course: Real-World Evidence in Pharmacoepidemiology
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) organizes the short course on Real-World Evidence in Pharmacoepidemiology: A Practical Course using Electronic Health Records.
Date: 20-24 October 2025
Learning type: online
There is unprecedented interest in estimating the safety and effectiveness of medicines. The widespread availability of real-world data, including electronic health records and other routinely-collected health information, offers opportunities to quickly generate real-world evidence to address these needs. This intensive, online short course addresses the growing demand for professionals trained in developing and critiquing real-world evidence on the safety and effectiveness of medicines. The diverse backgrounds and expertise of our lecturers ensure a strong balance of theoretical insight and practical applications to provide the skills you need.
Course objectives:
The aim of this course is to equip you with the understanding and techniques to generate high-quality evidence on the safety and effectiveness of medicines, while addressing common sources of error in studies using real-world data.
During this course, you will:
- Develop understanding of concepts, study designs, and methods in pharmacoepidemiology.
- Apply statistical techniques to generate real-world evidence using electronic health record data.
- Identify and address biases and other sources of error that can occur in studies using real-world data.
Course delivery:
All teaching will be delivered online and consists of:
- Self-study materials (e.g., pre-recorded lectures).
- Synchronous live sessions (e.g., Q&A, group discussions, computer-based practical sessions).
Computer-based practical sessions will use Stata software. Prior experience of Stata is not required; however, some statistical programming experience is strongly encouraged.
The course is tentatively set to run 9:30-16:30 UK time daily, with morning and afternoon sessions spread over five days. This includes time to work through the self-study materials. Synchronous live sessions provide students the opportunity to apply and discuss concepts introduced in the self-study materials.
While attending all live sessions is not mandatory, students who attend will get the most out of the course. Most lectures are pre-recorded and made available on the course website a week before the course starts. Live sessions (except for practicals) will be recorded and made available to students within 24 hours. Practicals will not be recorded; however, solution sets to all practicals are made available immediately following each practical to allow students to work through the materials in their own time. Students can access an online forum on the course website to post questions about any of the course materials to the course tutors during the course.
Course fees:
- £1,630 full fee
- £1,000 for students or charity status
- £570 for residents of LMICs (eligible countries)
Read here for more information.
Application deadline, 29 September 2025 (at 23:59 UK time).
