Certara Professional Courses and Certifications

Complimentary Tutorial Tutorial - Get Started with Phoenix 8.1 In this short video tutorial you will learn how to get started using Phoenix 8.1. This tutorial is intended for new users of Phoenix software.  The video takes you through: Importing data Plotting data Non-Compartmental Analysis Summarizing and Tabulating results Certara University offers many other courses to expand your theoretical and practical knowledge of PK/PD analysis using the Phoenix software. Learn which course might be best for you: What course should I take?   Accessing the Course After enrolling for this tutorial, login  to www.certarauniversity.com and you will see the course on your Dashboard. Read more

Complimentary Phoenix Templates for Bioequivalence. Several easy-to-use Phoenix templates, that require minimum user input, have been developed to address a series of BE regulatory guidances.  In this course, we discuss the purpose of each Phoenix workflow template,  show you how to download templates, and teach you and how to use them. Course Content: Module 1: Template Downloads Module 2: Assessing Reference Scaled Average Bioequivalence (RSABE) for Highly Variable Drugs (HVD) - FDA + EMA Module 3: Assessing Reference Scaled Average Bioequivalence (RSABE) for Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs (NTID) - FDA Module 4: Assessing Bioequivalence to Methylphenidate Hydrochloride (Concerta) - FDA Module 5: Assessing ABE and PBE for In Vitro Data of Inhaled Products (Guidance on Budesonide) - FDA Read more

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 course covers use of Phoenix WinNonlin version 7.0.   It has an overview on the new features, functionality and improvements available in Phoenix WinNonlin 7.0. This course is intended for users upgrading to Phoenix WinNonlin version 7.0 (released in 2016). Software Used Phoenix WinNonlin Accessing the Course After registering for this course, login to www.certarauniversity.com and see the course on your Dashboard. 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 8 hours to complete, including time to perform the tasks in Phoenix. Prerequisites None Instructor Ana Henry Ana Henry has extensive experience in a variety of roles in the Pharmaceutical industry. Most recently she acted as product manager for the complete suite of Certara Pharsight desktop products, personally leading the development of Phoenix®, the industry’s premier PK/PD software platform. Currently, she is with Certara University’s Scientific Training and Education Department, tasked with training and content development of on-demand courses. Ana has extensive experience in software demonstration and training and is adept at offering technical expertise and evaluation of software products. She has trained and provided support for Phoenix WinNonlin, Phoenix Connect, Phoenix NLME, Pharsight Knowledgebase Suite, AutoPilot, PKS Reporter, Trial Simulator, and PK/PD methodology courses. Prior to Certara, Ana worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a biostatistician and a pharmacokineticist, designing, analyzing and reporting on clinical studies. Ana is also a regular guest speaker in the graduate PK/PD course at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Read more

What is New in Phoenix 8.0 Free Course Phoenix version 8.0 has many changes and improvements.  This course brings together materials on the new features in Phoenix 8.0.  This course includes a recorded webinar showing the new features of Phoenix 8.0, and subsequent videos show the new features in more detail.   Read more

Cost - Free This course will teach you the new features, functionality and improvements available in Phoenix WinNonlin 8.1. This course is intended for users upgrading to Phoenix WinNonlin version 8.1 (released June 2018) who have prior experience with Phoenix version 8.0. 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 course and do the practical sections. Software Used Phoenix WinNonlin (No need to install locally) Accessing the Course After registering for this course, login to www.certarauniversity.com and see the course on your Dashboard. 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 8+ hours to complete, including time to perform the tasks in Phoenix. Prerequisites Participants should have a good background in pharmacokinetics, and prior experience with Phoenix WinNonlin 8.0. Instructor Tom Jones Tom Jones has helped thousands of scientists become proficient with using Certara software in their research in the pharmaceutical industry. After completing his Ph.D. in analytical chemistry, he spent several years as an assistant professor, during which time he applied molecular modeling to teaching and research in chemistry, and then came to Certara, where for 20 years he has applied his passion for teaching scientific software applications. At first Tom was focused exclusively on molecular modeling applications in drug discovery and later broadened his expertise to include informatics and PK/PD modeling and analysis. He has created many training manuals, and you may very well have heard his voice in one of the numerous webinars and video demos he has created to help scientists become more proficient with Certara software. Read more