Helena Sköld

Pharmacist with a passion for #databases and #pharmacovigilance. Working with the WHO global ICSR database, #VigiBase.

[Uppsala Monitoring Centre @UMCGlobalSafety]

Our #DrugSafetyMatters podcast is finally on air! In this first episode, we dive into the lucrative yet deadly business of #FakeMeds with former Interpol officer Aline Plançon. Tune in to learn more, and don't forget to subscribe to the show! 🎧 https://t.co/8OgTkCJlTI

[Helena Sköld @NennePennen]

Happy winners with their UMC Goodie bags! Congratulations to Donna & Sam! #PatientSafety #PVRMS20 @UMCGlobalSafety @DrugInfoAssn

[Helena Sköld @NennePennen]

I’m ready! Come and talk #GlobalPV and #VigiBase! Booth no 21 #pvrms20. Win our Goodiebag ;) @UMCGlobalSafety @DrugInfoAssn

[Helena Sköld @NennePennen]

42nd Meeting of NCs now Kicked-off in Bogotá. Was a busy morning at @UMCGlobalSafety table.

[Helena Sköld @NennePennen]

Be sure to show up early for @TomasBergvall presentation Tuesday morning at #icpe2019 @UMCGlobalSafety

[Tomas Bergvall @TomasBergvall]

Laying the final touches on my #35ICPE presentation about how to find treatment indications in EMRs using cluster analysis and self-controlled cohort analysis. Come and listen, Aug 27 8AM sharp in Ballroom B.
@UMCGlobalSafety

[Henric Taavola-Gustafsson @taavola]

Are you at #ICPE2019 in Philadelphia? Come talk to me and Dr. Rika Wakao about the characteristics of the Japanese adverse event reports database that we have analyzed using @UMCGlobalSafety’s vigiPoint algorithm. #pharmacovigilance #DataScience #PatientSafety

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

WHO calls to prioritize research and development for 8 diseases that currently cannot be prevented by vaccination or cured. An outbreak of one of these diseases could quickly lead to an epidemic or worse, and we have little to stop them https://t.co/o3wg5Q0I8e #HealthSecurity

[Uppsala Monitoring Centre @UMCGlobalSafety]

If we can build a culture of awareness in our communities, then we can rely on citizens to contribute to the science of #pharmacovigilance in emergency situations, Dr @RebeccaChandle1 argues in the 1st episode of UMC’s podcast. Listen to it here! https://t.co/xMcoud2S22

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

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Cervical cancer
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Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
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#VaccinesWork!
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[Uppsala Monitoring Centre @UMCGlobalSafety]

To restore confidence in scientific evidence, we need to change the way medical research is managed and communicated, says UK's @acmedsci. Read their proposals in #UppsalaReports: https://t.co/g0zqjGoRKO #scicomm

[Uppsala Monitoring Centre @UMCGlobalSafety]

Read about three signals found by UMC and Lareb in #patientreports, in the latest @WHO Pharmaceuticals Newsletter: https://t.co/MStAJDRxxu

[Helena Sköld @NennePennen]

Had a nice first day @DrugInfoAssn #PVRMS18 drop by for chance to win our goodies! @UMCGlobalSafety

[Uppsala Monitoring Centre @UMCGlobalSafety]

In #UppsalaReports, @CMWallberg talks about the #WHODrug name look-up service available in the @WEBRADR app: https://t.co/2iBomQDwp5

[Tomas Bergvall @TomasBergvall]

The beautiful posters at #icpemontreal gaining attention. Great work @taavola and the comms team @UMCGlobalSafety

[Uppsala Monitoring Centre @UMCGlobalSafety]

Listen to UMC's @TomasBergvall at 5:45pm today at #ICPEMontreal: using #NLP to extract #adverseevent severity info from narratives. @ICPE

[Uppsala Monitoring Centre @UMCGlobalSafety]

Don't miss UMC's Johan Ellenius at #ICPEMontreal today! He will discuss #NLP use to find #adverseevents in #socialmedia at 5:30 pm. @ICPE

[Helena Sköld @NennePennen]

Visit UMC booth #30 for a chat and a chance to win Drugs&Bugs and other stuff! #ICPEMontreal @UMCGlobalSafety

[Johan Rockström @jrockstrom]

Good summary of CO2 capture technologies to enable necessary, whether we like it or not, negative emissions https://t.co/vC9vAIqsJh

[Tomas Bergvall @TomasBergvall]

And with really promising results using #DeepLearning for #NaturalLanguageProcessing. Great work Eva-Lisa. https://t.co/6wysz3VAkH