DIA's Advanced Pharmacovigilance Audits and Inspections course is a live virtual training delivered as five half-day sessions, , 1:00–5:30 p.m. Central European Time, built around the audit and inspection practice of pharmacovigilance systems.
Dates and format
- Dates: 2–6 November 2026 (Monday–Friday)
- Format: live virtual training, five half-day sessions
- Daily window: 1:00–5:30 p.m. Central European Time
- Organizer: Drug Information Association (DIA)
What it covers
The course works through pharmacovigilance audit and inspection practice: GVP Modules III (pharmacovigilance system master file) and IV (audits), how to plan an audit, overseeing affiliates and third parties, the reconciliation process between safety databases, computerised systems, and what inspection readiness looks like in practice. DIA positions the faculty as practitioners who conduct audits and take part in inspections themselves, sharing working tips rather than a purely regulatory-text reading of the modules.
Who should attend
Pharmacovigilance quality and compliance staff who run or commission PV audits, QPPVs and deputy QPPVs preparing for a regulator inspection, and regulatory affairs professionals who need to understand how GVP Module III/IV obligations are actually tested in practice rather than only on paper.
Building a paediatric development program instead? DIA's EMA Paediatric Investigation Plans course runs the same week, in person in Amsterdam. Preparing for a broader EU pharmacovigilance forum? HMA and EMA's EudraVigilance Signal Detection Forum follows in December. The full events directory lists everything we have verified.
Frequently asked questions
When does DIA's Advanced Pharmacovigilance Audits and Inspections course run?
Monday through Friday, 2-6 November 2026, as five half-day live virtual sessions, 1:00-5:30 p.m. Central European Time daily.
Is this course virtual or in person?
It is delivered live and entirely online — DIA's listing does not describe an in-person option for this session.
What does the course cover?
Pharmacovigilance audits and inspections, GVP Modules III and IV, audit planning, affiliates and third parties, the reconciliation process, computerised systems, and inspection readiness — taught by instructors DIA describes as practitioners who run audits and take part in inspections.
What does it cost?
DIA's register page lists a non-member industry rate of EUR 2,240 (EUR 1,250 for non-member charitable, government or academic staff) and a DIA-member industry rate of EUR 1,980 (EUR 990 for member charitable, government or academic staff). Registering three colleagues from the same company earns a complimentary fourth registration. Confirm current pricing with DIA before registering.
Sources & further reading
- DIA. Advanced Pharmacovigilance Audits and Inspections — course listing, November 2026. diaglobal.org
- DIA. Advanced Pharmacovigilance Audits and Inspections — register and pricing. diaglobal.org
Event details are published by the organizer and can change. Confirm dates, format and pricing with DIA before registering. Verified via cross-corroborated web search, not a direct fetch of the organizer's page — see provenance. Last verified 12 October 2026.
