Section outline

  • Lecture:  Pharmacoepidemiology: Data Sources

    • Data needs in pharmacoepidemiology
    • "Real World Data" - what is the hype?
    • Data sources:
      • Administrative claims data
      • EMRs
      • Other (e.g. registries, existing cohorts, surveys)
    • Practical aspects in working with databases
    • Limitations/strenghts of each type of database
    • Examples

    Faculty:  Deborah Kim

    Location:  Mission Hall 2107

    • Session Slides:

    • Lecture 3 - Databases for pharmacoepidemiology File

    • Required Reading:

      “Sources of Pharmacoepidemiology Data” in Textbook of Pharmacoepidemiology pp 99-177, 190-202

    • Jick SS, Kaye JA, Vasilakis-Scaramozza C, et al., Validity of the General Practice Research Database. Pharmacotherapy. 23(5)-686-9, 2003 File
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    • Warren JL, Klabunde CN, Schrag D, et al., Overview of the SEER-Medicare Data. Content, Research Applications, and Generalizability to the United States Elderly Population. Medical Care. 40 (8 Supplement) IV-3-IV-18, 2002 File
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    • Optional Reading:

    • Suissa 2008 - Immortal time bias in pharmacoepi File
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    • Levesque 2010 Immortal Time Bias File
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