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Myriam Salem

Myriam Salem is a National Supervisor of the Clinical Trial Compliance Program at Health Canada and a pharmacovigilance expert who chaired the PIC/S AI/ML working group.

Oct 9, 2026

2:46
Miriam, why don't you start, please?
2:49
Yes, of course.
2:50
I'll start by saying that, to be honest, I had no idea what pharmacovigilance meant.
2:56
I had never heard about it, but I stumbled upon it.
3:00
And it was actually in September 2004.
3:05
I was a biologist at Merck.
3:08
The company was extremely successful.

22 MINS LATER

25:34
You know, when you get into a new career path, whatever it may be, people always ask, well, but do I need to train? As in, do I need to get more education and learn about this particular topic more? Or can I compensate with hands-on experience? And What's your advice? If you're entering pharmacovigilance from a different discipline, perhaps, what's the best way to find a job, training or experience?

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