Certara Professional Courses and Certifications

Cost - Free PML-School: Learn How to Build Custom PK and PK/PD Models in Phoenix WinNonlin In this series of videos you will learn how to create models using Phoenix Modeling Language (PML).  These are the recordings of the PML school webinars which can also be found on the Phoenix Support Forum. Read more

Cost - Free This complimentary course will teach you the new features, functionality and improvements available in Trial Simulator 2.3. Trial Simulation is used to optimize trial design to ensure greater success to meet trial objectives.  This course is intended  for users who have prior experience with Trial Simulator and who are upgrading to version 2.3.  Although certain sections might  help new users to better understand the aspects of trial simulation prior experience is recommended.  The course explains the new features that have been added and also contains a practical component to verify knowledge. There is no need to have the software installed locally to take this short course and do the practical sections. Course Content Introduction Installation, configuration, supported OS, other 3rd party compatibility Accessing study files and simulation results from previous version PK/PD Trial Simulation Demonstration [includes an interactive section] Plotting and Analysis using R Software within Trial Simulator [includes an interactive section] Conclusions Software Used Trial Simulator 2.3 (No need to install locally) Course Length:  The course provides approximately 2 hours of video instruction which includes a practical component that you can do at your own pace. It is expected to take participants about 4 hours to complete, including time to perform the tasks in Trial Simulator 2.3. Prerequisites Participants should have a good background in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics modeling and simulation, and ideally, prior experience with Trial Simulator software. Instructor Christopher Mehl is a Senior Software Trainer with Certara University, and has been with Certara since 2003. His educational background is a BS in Molecular Biology from the Ohio State University, and an MS in Pharmacology from the University of Wisconsin. He has conducted over 200 training courses with Certara products such as Phoenix WinNonlin, IVIVC, NLME, PKS, and Trial Simulator. These include workshops at the US Food and Drug Administration, universities, customer sites, and courses open to the public. Read more

This is an archive of the NONMEM to NLME webinars that were presented during 2018. The goal is to demonstrate how to convert NONMEM models into Phoenix. A range of scenarios is covered ranging from PK and PKPD to categorical response and TMDD models. All sessions include a detailed discussion of the translation from NM-TRAN to PML code as well as how to setup and run NONMEM and Phoenix NLME models, finishing with a comparison of the two model results. Read more

Cost: $250 / hr By purchasing this you can arrange to have one "office hour" with a specific trainer.  The duration will be 60 minutes.  Additional time can be arranged by purchasing this course again. When considering training office hours for the first time or for new project, please contact info@certarauniversity.com to discuss your needs prior to purchasing. Read more