Certara Professional Courses and Certifications

Pre-Conference Workshop at PAGE 2024 Price: $550 (Academic $275) Contact info@certarauniversity.com for access to the special pricing. Be prepared to offer some evidence (such as an academic email address or a student ID) that you are eligible for the discount.  Course Description This is a full day workshop that will introduce the student to PMX analyses in R using Certara’s R speaks NLME, Pirana, and Pirana Darwin.  By the end of the course, students will be able to create a pk model in R using the PML language, fit the model, perform diagnostics including VPC, and perform simulations.  In addition, students will be given an introduction to executing a machine learning model selection analysis using Pirana Darwin.   The workshop will include lectures and hands-on exercises. Participants will be given access to a cloud environment to perform the hands-on exercises. Location:   Meeting room at Ergife Hotel, Rome, Italy Date and Time: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 from 09:00 to 17:00 Requirements: Each participant must bring their own laptop and be familiar with the fundamental use of R software. Instructors Keith Nieforth, PharmD.: Dr. Nieforth is the product owner for Certara’s NLME, Pirana, and Trial Simulator software solutions.  Prior to joining Certara, Keith spent over 20 years at Roche in the department of Clinical Pharmacology where he contributed to numerous projects involving PK, PK/PD, and population pharmacokinetic analyses.  While at Roche, Keith also served as the global business lead for the implementation of a clinical pharmacology data working environment, which harmonized workflow and toolsets for the organization, analysis, and reporting of clinical pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics data across Roche sites in Switzerland, UK and USA. Keith holds a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut, and a Pharm.D. from The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.  Mark Sale, MD:  Dr. Sale has extensive experience conducting advanced pharmacometrics analyses across diverse therapeutic areas and developing novel machine learning methods to accelerate drug development. He received his M.D. from The Ohio State University and an M.A. in Biostatistics from Georgetown University. Dr. Sale completed a fellowship in clinical pharmacology at Stanford University and was an assistant professor of medicine and pharmacology at Georgetown University.  Dr. Sale is currently the Vice President of Product Management at Certara as well as a scientific advisor at RxStudio.     Read more

Complimentary Tutorials Pirana’s workbench tools provide modelers with structure to facilitate the iterative processes used to create population PK/PD models and perform simulations resulting in better organization and more efficient analysis of population PK/PD results.  Pirana version 23.1.1 significantly reduces model development time with new Machine Learning based automated model selection. Pirana provides a streamlined user interface to pyDarwin, a cutting edge open-source Python package funded by the US FDA that implements a number of machine learning algorithms for automated pharmacometrics (PMX) model selection.  Users can continue to purchase the previous version of Pirana (21.11.1) and access tutorials for that version here. Software Used Pirana, NONMEM, R, PsN and Xpose Accessing the Course After registering for this course, you can find it on your Dashboard after logging in to www.certarauniversity.com Course Length:  Video 1:       Overview of What is New Videos 2-4:   Installation Requirements Videos 5-7:   The new Search Functionality Videos 8-13:  Examples The course provides approximately two hour of video demonstration. Prerequisites Knowledge of pharmacometrics using NONMEM is needed Read more