SAS CLINICAL PROGRAMMING  
Understanding the environment and setting the stage
Regulatory Environment: Requirements, Standards and Clinical Data
        • US Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 Part 11 requirements
        • Creating the required documentations for effective impact
        • FDA expectations and QA Audits
        • Clinical data flow and structure
Overview of Regulatory Processes and SAS Techniques
        • Process for creating and validating output
        • Various techniques to address requirements
        • Sample Clinical Study – Summary Table, Data Lists, Graph
        • Analysis of potential set backs
Understanding and Applying the QC Plan
        • Differences between Quality Control and Reviewer/Quality
        • Assurance
        • Applying methods to validate programs from QC Plan
        • Completing tasks with Validation Documentation
Producing Summary Tables, Data Lists and Graphs
Programming standards, conventions and training for improved Productivity
        • Program Index and Directory Structure for better organization
        • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for accurate, reliable, and validated results
        • Information in the Program Header
        • Anatomy of a SAS Application Program
Creating Summary Tables, Data Lists, and Graphs
        • Developing Summary Tables
        • Developing Data Lists
        • Developing Graphs
        • Clinical Trials Reporting Templates
Identifying data-related issues using edit checks and validation macros
        • Focus on generating output instead of writing SAS code
        • Easier to read SAS code that would traditionally be lengthy
        • Power and flexibility of Proc SQL for queries and validation
        • Data integrity with edit checks as PDF file
        • Automate communication of updated data sets and output files