The Sristek Consulting (P) Ltd, Hyderabad and Sciformix Corporation, USA are jointly organizing a national level conference on pharmacovigilance on the topic of 'Issues and Strategies to Promote Drug Safety' on October 8 and 9, 2009 in Hyderabad.

Sristek and Sciformix are significant players in pharmacovigilance services and are committed to support robust pharmacovigilance activities in India. As part of our efforts, we are organizing this conference with the objective to build a team of committed professionals with updated knowledge and skills in the provision of good pharmacovigilance, N Sabarinathan of Sristek Consulting said.

India is becoming a hub for clinical research activities. Hence, there is an immense need to understand the importance of pharmacovigilance. This national level conference will enable integration of good pharmacovigilance practice leading to improved regulatory compliance and enhanced drug safety in clinical research and practice and will help both budding and experienced professionals working in the field of pharmacovigilance, clinical research, regulatory affairs, risk management, medical product safety assessment, data analysis, epidemiology, labelling, compliance, medical information and/or academia. Reputed speakers from India and USA are expected to address the participants.

This two-day programme will serve as an opportunity to learn and interact with the eminent professionals in the field of pharmacovigilance that will help to improve the quality and standards of the careers of the participants. Being a cross-disciplinary conference, we encourage the participation of even the researchers, scientists and students from the medical fraternity, Sabarinathan said.