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NorPEN is a network of researchers with the purpose of facilitating research within the field of pharmacoepidemiology in the Nordic countries.

January 16, 2019

Next meeting

Aarhus, November 13-15, 2019

Phase 4 studies and beyond.


Previous meetings

Oslo, November 7-9, 2018

During two days 7-9 November 96 researchers in Pharmacoepidemiology across the Nordic countries met to exchange ideas and present the latest of their research on Drug utilization and Safety. The topic of the conference was "From the Womb to the Grave Life-Course Pharmacoepidemiology". In total, 6 key note lectures, 1 round table debate, 9 presentations of Nordic collaborative studies/hot topics and 19 "Pharmacoepi slam" presentations were given. An important topic was also how to share sensitive data across the Nordic countries.

A preconference courses on "genetic epidemiology" was attended by 23 participants.

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  • Booklet: The 11th NorPEN meeting [PDF]
Helsinki, November 1-3, 2017 [click to view full size]
  • Program: The 10th NorPEN meeting [PDF]
Stockholm, November 16-18, 2016
  • Program: The 9th NorPEN meeting [PDF]
Odense, November 12-13, 2015 [click to view full size] Oslo, November 17-19, 2014
  • Program: The 7th NorPEN meeting [PDF]
Stockholm, October 25-26, 2012
  • Program: The 6th NorPEN meeting [PDF]
  • Presentation [PPT]
Odense, October 13-14, 2011
  • Program: Drug exposure and prescribing quality in a Nordic context [PDF]
  • Nordic prescription registers (Denmark) [PPT]
  • Nordic prescription registers (Sweden) [PPT]
  • Nordic prescription registers (Norway) [PPT]
  • Nordic prescription registers (Finland) [PPT]
  • Nordic prescription registers (Iceland) [PPT]
Reykjavík, October 14-15, 2010
  • Program: Medicine use in children [PDF]
Kuopio, March 16-18, 2010
  • Program: Research into psychotropic drugs and drug use among older people [PDF]
Oslo, October 20-21, 2009
  • Program: Reproductive health: Focus on drug use in pregnancy [PDF]
Göteborg, March 4-5, 2009
  • Program: Research using prescription medicine registers [PDF]
  • Swedish Prescribed Drug register [PDF]
  • Norwegian Prescription Database [PDF]
  • Register information on medicine in Finland [PDF]
  • The Icelandic Pharmaceutical Database [PDF]
  • Medicine registers in Denmark [PDF]
  • Measuring drug exposure: Rationale and methods [PDF]
  • Public and secret information and personal data in research [PDF]
  • Health data registries: A gold-mine for researchers [PDF]