Course announcement: Model-Based Meta-Analysis, August 8-10, 2011, Bar Harbor, ME

Metrum Institute is offering a course entitled MI260: Bayesian Model-Based Meta-Analysis to Support Decision Making in Drug Development at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, ME on August 8-10, 2011. Please visit http://training.metruminstitute.org to register. Course Date(s): August 8-10, 2011 Course Description: MI260 provides an introduction to meta analysis concepts and methods, with a strong focus on model-based meta-analysis of summary data or a combination of summary and individual data from clinical trials to support decision-making in clinical drug development. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to write a meta-analysis plan, design a model-based meta-analysis of clinical trial data to address strategic decisions in a clinical drug development program, and implement it using a Bayesian approach executed with WinBUGS and R. Participants will also be able to construct a model for the relationship between an efficacy- or safety-related clinical outcome and independent variables such as dose, time and patient characteristics by analysis of summary data from multiple studies, e.g., treatment means and standard deviations, and construct such a model by analysis of a combination of summary and individual data, as well as execute and interpret population simulations to support decision-making in clinical drug development. Participants may apply the 3 credit hours from this course to the Metrum Institute Certificate Program in Pharmacometrics. Prerequisites: Experience with PK-PD modeling and some familiarity and hands-on experience with nonlinear regression, mixed-effects modeling, Bayesian modeling using WinBUGS, and use of R (or S-Plus). Applicable MI courses include: MI200, MI205 and MI250, or contact us. Computer Hardware/Software: This course requires a Windows computer with an available USB 2.0 port. All required software used for hands-on examples will be freeware/open-source software and simple instructions will be provided for users to configure their computers before the course. Location: College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME Accommodations: Metrum Institute does not provide hotel accommodations for students. All travel accommodations must be arranged independently. William R Gillespie, VP Strategic Modeling & Simulation Metrum Research Group LLC 2 Tunxis Road, Suite 112, Tariffville, CT 06081 Direct & FAX:919-371-2786, Main:860-735-7043 [email protected] www.metrumrg.com