Centre de pharmaco-épidémiologie (Paris Pharmacoepidemiology Centre), Assistance Publique, Hôpitaux de Paris

The Paris academic pharmacoepidemiology centre associates the Bichat hospital’s clinical investigation and epidemiology centre (INSERM CIE 1425) and the H. Mondor hospital’s pharmacovigilance department.The centre aims at:• assessing health care interventions (drugs,devices …) in real conditions of utilisation in the context of academic issues or RMPs: utilisation pattern,benefice/risks• developing methodological researchWe carry out cohort studies,RCT,surveys,…,as well as using pharmacovigilance or health insurance DB. The centre is based in AP-HP,a network of 43 hospitals comprising 6 millions patients and 13 000 physicians (most of them experts at the national or international level). This configuration represents a real opportunity for developing large-scale studies.The centre is represented at the board of CIOMS,ISOP (presidency),PRAC and Eudravigilance WG. Research with European patient associations and Sociologic dpt of Universities of North Europe is planned