ENCePP organisational structure

The working model of the European Network of Centres for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacovigilance consists of the following elements:

• Inventory of research resources
• ENCePP oversight: ENCePP Implementation Advisory Group (ENCIAG) / Steering Group
• ENCePP Secretariat
• Working groups

Central to ENCePP is a comprehensive inventory of EU research centres with expertise in Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacovigilance and of pertinent databases, registries and other relevant data sources.

The European Medicines Agency will initially be supported by the ENCePP Implementation Advisory Group (ENCIAG), which will provide advice on the establishment and promotion of the network. This interim advisory group will be replaced by a permanent ENCePP Steering Group, which will oversee the mid- to long-term implementation of the project. In order to support the operational and administrative work of the ENCIAG/Steering Group, an ENCePP Secretariat has been established by the European Medicines Agency.

Currently, four working groups have been established to develop pivotal aspects of the network. The working groups will be of a temporary nature and the Agency and ENCIAG will decide on a case-by-case basis about their tenure.