Clinical SAS

About Course
SAS is a software suite that can mine, alter, manage and retrieve data from a variety of sources and perform statistical analysis on it. SAS provides a graphical point-and-click user interface for non-technical users and more through the SAS language.
SAS programs have DATA steps, which retrieve and manipulate data, and PROC steps, which analyze the data. Each step consists of a series of statements.
SAS is widely used in clinical trial data analysis in pharmaceutical, biotech and clinical research companies. SAS programmers play an important role in clinical trial data analysis.
SAS Clinical /Clinical SAS is the application of SAS technology to clinical domain for clinical trial data analysis in pharmaceutical/biotech and clinical research companies. Familiarity with clinical trial aspects combined with knowledge of SAS can lead to a challenging and rewarding career that also positively impacts & transforms patients’ lives. A SAS programmer with the Clinical knowledge always have an competitive edge over a purely SAS programmer as he/she will be in a position to take decisions while programming. One can start a career in Clinical SAS Programming as clinical programmer whose primary responsibility is writing programs in SAS to generate the output (tables, listings, and figures) needed for the analysis and reporting of the clinical study. A Clinical SAS Programmer having CDISC (standard specifications for electronically submitted clinical data)expertise would have extensive opportunities.
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Course Content
Introduction to drug discovery and development process
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Overview of highly regulated drug development process, from discovery to bringing a biopharmaceutical product to market.
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Understanding major phases (Phase I – IV) of clinical trials and clinical data management
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations and Guidance (21 CFR part 11, GCP, eCTD)
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Regulatory overview and approval process including IND/NDA to FDA
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Types and parameters of Clinical trial
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Getting in depth knowledge about the functional group and working of CRO/Pharmaceutical industry and knowing in and out of guidelines pertaining to company involved in clinical trials
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Learning about the general department structure of pharmaceutical industry, roles and responsibilities of SAS programmer in the company
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Understanding clinical study and documents {e.g. Protocols, Case Report Form (CRF), annotated and electronic Case Report Form (aCRF and eCRF), Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP)}
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Learning more about types of analysis in clinical trials (Pharmacokinetic, Pharmacodynamics, Efficacy, Safety, etc.)