Advancing Pharmacovigilance in Kenya

This e-learning module focuses on enhancing pharmacovigilance practices mainly in Kenya, Eswatini, and Lesotho, addressing challenges like resource limitations and low awareness. It provides practical guidance on adverse event reporting to empower healthcare workers with the tools to improve patient safety, foster a culture of medication safety, and support informed regulatory decisions.

Learning objectives

By the end of this educational initiative, participants will be able to:

Define Pharmacovigilance

Demonstrate knowledge of pharmacovigilance reporting structures and processes in Kenya and across Africa, including how to complete and submit adverse event reports.

Identify the unique pharmacovigilance challenges faced in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as resource limitations, language barriers, and limited HCW training.

Utilise pharmacovigilance knowledge to improve clinical decision-making and patient safety in oncology and other disciplines.

Incorporate adverse event reporting into routine healthcare practices, ensuring compliance with local and regional regulatory requirements.

Work effectively within multidisciplinary teams to foster a coordinated approach to pharmacovigilance and improve medication safety.

Tailor pharmacovigilance practices to the specific regulatory, cultural, and healthcare contexts of Kenya, Eswatini, Lesotho, and other African countries.

Evaluate the long-term impact of improved pharmacovigilance practices on clinical competence and patient outcomes.

IT Requirements

This module requires the learner to have a good, stable internet connection and can run on Internet Explorer 7 and above, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera on either Windows or MacOS. Flash Add-on is also required to run this module.

If you are viewing this module on an iPad (through a browser), please download the free Articulate Mobile Player beforehand. Other tablet devices may not be compatible - please check for Flash compatibility.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please contact education@ecancer.org and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Disclosure policy

ecancer and everyone involved in the making of this module have no actual or potential conflict of interest whatsoever which impinges on the making, peer reviewing and dissemination of this e-learning module.

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If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please contact education@ecancer.org and we will get back to you as soon as possible.