Understanding Adverse Events and Adverse Device Effects

A clear, practical introduction to adverse event definitions across FDA, ICH, and ISO. Built to help you recognize Adverse Events (AEs) and Adverse Device Effects (ADEs) with confidence in both drug and device trials. Short and focused. Most lessons run 15 minutes or less. Made for people who don't have a spare afternoon.

Official Definitions, Made Understandable

See how adverse events and adverse device effects are defined across FDA, ICH E6, and ISO 14155, with direct links to the original sources so you can check the wording yourself.

What Counts as an AE, and When

Learn how adverse events can show up throughout a study, including screening and procedures, not only after the drug or device is given.

Built for Real-World Site Practice

For coordinators, investigators, and site staff who want practical clarity before taking on reporting timelines and responsibilities.

Understand adverse events without the confusion.

Adverse event definitions trip up almost everyone new to research, and it's not your fault. FDA regulations, ICH guidance, and ISO 14155 all use slightly different language for the same idea, so it's no wonder people second-guess themselves. This short session breaks adverse events down clearly across drug, biologic, and medical device trials in the United States. You'll learn how adverse events are defined, what "untoward" means in practice, and how to recognize one whether it happens during screening, a study procedure, or after exposure to the investigational product. The goal is clarity you can use in real documentation and reporting, not definitions you memorize and forget. If you've ever paused and thought, "Wait, is this even an AE?" this session is for you.

The full AE family.

How adverse events, serious events, and device effects fit together at a glance.

Every term side by side.

See how each safety term is defined across FDA, ICH, and ISO, so you stop guessing which one applies.

"Use of" vs "related to."

The distinction that trips up new coordinators, laid out plainly.

Want to keep building your safety reporting foundation?

This session is part of the Safety Reporting for Sites: A Foundations Series bundle, which brings four safety reporting sessions together into one cohesive learning path. Available in the ClinIQ Academy catalog.

Curriculum

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  Understanding AEs and ADEs in Drug and Device Studies

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Clear definitions are the foundation of good safety reporting. Start here, and carry that clarity into every study you work on.

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