Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Data Management & SAS

This course is designed to provide trainees with a working knowledge of the management of
clinical data used in clinical trials and other projects, leading to an academic and professional
qualification for Clinical Data Management (CDM). Development of the course involves
extensive consultation with the industry. The course is suitable for health information managers,
data managers and other health professionals working with, or planning to work with, clinical data
and other health databases. The program provides those attending a stimulating and enjoyable
opportunity to develop both as individuals and as professionals, increasing their efficiency,
effectiveness, capacity and competence, and building on the skills and knowledge gained from
valuable work experience. It also represents a great chance to meet others from different parts of
the industry to share experiences and build up a network of friends and contacts. Key topics
covered in the program are:
Data Management
- Introduction to Data Management
- Study Set Up
- CRF Design Considerations
- Data Entry, Remote Data Entry
- Identifying and Managing Discrepancies
- Medical Coding
- Database Closure
- Clinical Database & Types
Data Management Plan
- Electronic Data Capture
- Tracking CRF Data
- Managing Lab Data
- Collecting Adverse Event Data
- Creating Reports and Transferring Data
- Enterprise Clinical Data Management Tools
SAS
- Introduction to SAS System
- Manipulating Data
- Data Step
- Setting and Merging SAS Data sets
- Creating a SAS data set form raw data
- Grouping Data Values
- Reading and combining SAS data sets.
- Relating information from multiple sources
- Data translation
- Manipulating and formatting date values
- Programming Techniques
- Do Loops
- Arrays
- Retaining data across observations
- Presenting data
- Writing simple reports for clinical data
- Descriptive statistics and summaries
- Formatting tools
- Charting data
- Plotting data
- Introduction of analysis used in clinical trials
The qualifications are intended to:
- Provide a known standard of professional qualification.
- Facilitate the recruitment of experienced staff.
- Enhance career opportunities for Clinical Data Managers.