A three-day international conference 'SoPICON 2025' is being organized jointly by the Department of Pharmacology of AIIMS Bhopal and the Society of Pharmacovigilance, India (SoPI).
The conference commenced with a highly informative pre-conference workshop that saw enthusiastic participation from researchers, clinicians, and students across the country. The workshop aimed at advancing skills and knowledge in the critical domains of pharmacovigilance and materiovigilance. The event began with a welcome address and introduction by Dr. Balakrishnan S, Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS Bhopal, followed by an overview of pharmacovigilance by Dr. Ratinder Jhaj, Professor and Coordinator, RTC-Pharmacovigilance, and an overview of materiovigilance by Dr. Shilpa N. Kaore, Professor and Coordinator, RTC-Materiovigilance, AIIMS Bhopal.
The pharmacovigilance workshop featured practical sessions led by eminent experts. Dr. S.P. Dhaneria, Professor and Head, Pharmacology, RG Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, conducted a session on causality assessment, while Deepa Chaudhary, Pharmacovigilance Associate at AIIMS Bhopal, demonstrated the use of Vigiflow.
Dr. Anamika Dutta, Medical Officer at MedDRA MSSO, Bengaluru, guided participants on MedDRA coding, and Mr. Girjesh Vishwakarma from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, conducted hands-on training on processing MAH ICSRs. Ms. Molisha Soni from Fidelity Health Services demonstrated the PvEdge software.
The materiovigilance workshop included sessions led by Dr. Ahmad Najmi, Deputy Coordinator, RTC-Materiovigilance, AIIMS Bhopal, who covered reporting tools for MDAE and causality assessment. Mohammad Faizan Khan, MvPI Research Associate, conducted a case-based discussion, while Dr. Shatrunjay Shukla, Assistant Scientist, IPC Ghaziabad, provided training on ADRMS software.
Healthcare professionals also contributed by sharing their valuable experiences, including Dr. Debashish Kaushal, Associate Professor of Urology, Dr. Febin Ashraf, Senior Resident of Dermatology, and Mr. Abhishek Sherawat, Radiographer from the Department of Radiology at AIIMS Bhopal. The workshop concluded with quizzes on pharmacovigilance and materiovigilance conducted by Dr. Florence Joy and Dr. Soumya Singh, Senior Residents, Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS Bhopal.