Foundation certificate course in Medical Information and Drug Safety Associate

Course Description

This 30-hour Foundation Skill Development Programme prepares students for the Medical Information Associate (MIA) role, covering the full scope of pharmacovigilance and medical information functions — from AE case intake, triage, and narrative writing to signal detection, aggregate safety reporting (PSUR/PBRER/DSUR), medical inquiry handling, literature evaluation, PQC coordination, and regulatory compliance (FDA, CDSCO, EMA, NDCT, ICH-GVP). Delivered through lectures, case-based discussion, and hands-on simulation, industry-ready skill gaps. Learning Outcome: Learners will be equipped to perform end-to-end AE case processing, respond compliantly to medical inquiries, and support regulatory documentation in an industry setting.

Course Fee Seats Limited

₹2500.00

Course Details

Duration
Duration
30 HRS
Duration
Course Label
SkillDevelopment
Certificate
Certificate
Yes
Course Language
English
Duration
Course Mode
Online
Duration
Timings
6 PM - 7 PM
Days
Monday to Friday
Registration Till
05 Oct 2026
Duration
Tentative ClassStart Date
12 October 2026
Duration
Eligible Schools:
Certificate Criteria
Certificate Criteria
75% attendance, 50% score in all Exams/CA

Curriculum Snapshot

Explore the comprehensive course modules

1 Foundation of Medical Information and Drug Safety Associate

MIA job profile: scope, KPIs, stakeholders, global regulated-environment expectations  Pharmacovigilance Introduction and Regulatory Framework PVPI and CDSCO Role and Responsibility in Drug Safety MEDWATCH and WHO-UMC Syatem Overview Identification, Documentation, Monitoring and assessment of Adverse drug reaction

2 Assessment and Case Studies: Drug Safety

Casusality and Severity assessment of ADR: Case Study ICSR Reporting and Documentation MEDRA Coding Language: Adverse drug Reaction PSUR EDURAVIGIANCE AND Pharmacovigilance Planning

3 Medical Information Basics

Learning Patient Case Profile and SOAP Analysis Medical Terminology Medication adherence and Patient Councelling techniques Medical Information Query and Literature search strategy and evidence-hierarchy based critical evaluation

4 Clinical Case studies and Signal detection

Introduction To Evidance based medicine Drug Information database: Micromedex Software Demo Diabetes Pharmacotherapeutics : An EBM Approach Diabetes Pharmacotherapeutics : An EBM Approach Diabetes SOAP analysis

5 Digital health records and Documentation

Introduction to EHR and Drug and disease Medical Coding languages ICH11 Disease coding Language and ATC-DDD Coding Language for Drugs HCPCS and CPT Coding Language Product Quality Compaints and Handling Case Studies

6 Medical Information and Drug safety Case Studies

Medical information Case Studies Drug Safety Case Studies Coding Case Studies

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Dr. Kanav Khera

Dr. Kanav Khera

Professor

Dr. Kanav Khera Professor Working as Professor, Dept of Pharmacology/Pharmacy Practice, with more than 15 years of experience in Clinical Research/Biomedical Ethics/Evidence-based medicine, Antibiotic Stewardship program, pharmacovigilance, Drug Safety, Clinical trials, and outcome research. Dr Kanav Khera is also associate member secretory of Institutional ethics committee at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, LPU. Dr Kanav Khera had vast experience in providing Pharmaceutical care services in Tertiary care hospitals and handling medication errors and related problems. Had published more than 35 research papers in National and international journals and was invited as a guest speaker at various events.