UNC @ ICPE archive

UNC at previous meetings of the International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology & Therapeutic Risk Management (ICPE)

UNC has had a sustained presence at ICPE since 2013 with over 200 oral presentations and posters & 12 student awards.

UNC Student ICPE Presentations

UNC Awards at ICPE

*Indicates student and ^indicates faculty member


2021		Characterizing Imbalance in the Tails of Propensity Score Distribution; *Bethany DiPrete Best Methods Abstract Submitted by a Student/Post-Doc
2021		In Utero Opioid Exposure and Risk of Infections in Childhood: A Multinational Nordic Cohort Study. Milada Mahic, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, ^Mollie Wood, Helle Kieler, Ingvild Odsbu, Mette Norgaard, Buket Ozturk, Brian T Bateman, Vidar Hjellvik, Svetlana, Skurtveit, Marte Handal

2020		Electronic Medical Records Vs Insurance Claims: Comparing The Magnitude Of Opioid Use Prior, During, And Following Surgery; Jessica Young Winner for the 2020 ICPE All Access Most Highly Rated Methods Abstract Submitted by a Student*
2020		Fluoroquinolone Antibiotic Exposure and Risk of Achilles Tendon Injury in Adolescents in the United States 2000-2018. Rachael Ross, Alan C. Kinlaw, Mackenzie Herzog, ^Michele Jonsson Funk, Jeffrey Gerber Student Award Recipient – Third Best Abstract Submitted by a Student/Post-Doc*

2019		A Little off the Sides: Propensity Score Trimming in the Presence of Heterogeneity [25]; Michael Webster-Clark, Robert Glynn, ^Til Stürmer Best Methods Abstract Submitted by a Student/Post-Doc*

2018		GLP-1RAs and Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy: Analysis of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System Database; Wenchao Lu, Huilin Tang, Luwen Shi and Tiansheng Wang (senior author) Andrew McAfee Award* Child Growth and Developmental Outcomes Following In-Utero Exposure to Metformin versus Insulin for Treatment of Gestational Diabetes [769]; *Suzanne N Landi, Sarah Radke, Stephanie M Engel, ^Til Stürmer, Kim Boggess, Anne S Howe and ^Michele Jonsson Funk Third Best Abstract Submitted By A Student/Post-Doc

2016		Prescription Opioid Use and Infection-Related Hospitalization in Hemodialysis Patients [805]; Abhijit V Kshirsagar, Xiaojuan Li, Magdalene Assimon, M Alan Brookhart Student Award Recipient – third best abstract submitted by a student

2015		Uniform vs. All-Available Look-Backs To Identify Exclusion Criteria in Observational Cohort Studies; Mitchell M Conover, ^Michele Jonsson Funk Best Methods Abstract Submitted by a Student*

2014		Utilization of Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation: Influences of Clinical Risk Scores in Real-World Practice; Julie C Lauffenburger, Joel F Farley, Denise H Rhoney, Anil K Gehi, M Alan Brookhart, Gang Fang Third best abstract from a student* Assessment of Prediabetes in the United Kindgom CPRD and Its Association with Incident Cancers; Jin-Liern Hong, Ann Marie McNeill, Jinghua He, Kimberly Brodovicz The Stanley A. Edlavitch Award for best abstract submitted by a student*

2013		Incretin-based drugs and comparative pancreatic cancer risk among older adults; *Mugdha Gokhale, Til Stürmer, Virginia Pate, Alison Marquis, Christine Gray, John Buse Best Student Methods Abstract

2012		Are Low-Cost Generic Prescriptions Faithfully Captured in US Pharmacy Claims Databases? Julie C Lauffenburger, M Alan Brookhart Third best abstract from a student*

2011		Time-varying propensity scores and hazard ratio estimation; Christina D Mack, Robert Glynn, Til Stürmer Second best abstract submitted by a student*

2009		Changing Rate of Blood-Stream Infection across Duration of Central Venous Access; Mary Ritchey, Michele Jonsson Funk, Stephen Marshall, Danica Marinac-Dabic, William Rutala, David Weber Second best abstract submitted by a student*