Work programme

The total work programme has been divided among seven Work Packages (WPs), which may be described as follows:

• One WP concerned with all aspects of the organisation and management of PROTECT:
  • WP1: Project management and administration
• Four 'vertical' WPs targeting the specific scientific objectives and methodological developments:
  • WP2: Framework for pharmacoepidemiology (PE) studies
  • WP3: Methods for signal detection
  • WP4: New methods for data collection from consumers
  • WP5: Benefit-risk integration and representation
• Two 'horizontal' WPs concerned with the communication, validation and integration of the scientific work into an integrated and cohesive European activity:
  • WP6: Validation studies involving an Extended Audience
  • WP7: Training and communication

The PROTECT work programme is illustrated in the following diagramme:

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