SAS Conference Proceedings:

May 23-26, 2010, Orlando, Florida, 156 papers

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 Facilitating Data Integration for Regulatory Submissions
  John Gerlach, MaxisIT, Inc.;John Bowen, Merck & Co.
Keywords:  Data Integration  Regulatory Submissions 
Pages: 9 Size: 87 Kb 

 The new SAS 9.2 FCMP Procedure, what functions are in your future?
  John Adams, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical
Keywords:  SAS9.2  fcmp function subroutine call routine 
Pages: 11 Size: 479 Kb 

 Tips for Creating Oncologic Efficacy Summary Tables using PROC LIFETEST and PROC PHREG
  Scott Ward, i3 Statprobe
Keywords:  PROC LIFETEST  PROC PHREG  Oncologic Survival Summary Output 
Pages: 7 Size: 97 Kb 

 Universal History: Who, What, When, and More
  Jim Johnson, ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services (RPS)
Keywords:  history 
Pages: 9 Size: 74 Kb 

 Report Management Using the ODS Document Destination and Report Metadata
  Brit Harvey, XOMA (US) LLC
Keywords:  ODS  ODS DOCUMENT destination  PROC DOCUMENT  render  replay  report  management  metadata 
Pages: 6 Size: 104 Kb 

 Let your title macro report study progress
  Yang Chen, Independent Consultant
Keywords:  macro  report 
Pages: 5 Size: 59 Kb 

 ECG Feature Detection using SAS®
  Suhas Sanjee, Merck & Co Inc;Sridhar Vijendra, MaxisIT INC
Keywords:  PROC IML  SIGNAL ANALYSIS USING SAS  ECG R PEAK DETECTION 
Pages: 9 Size: 201 Kb 

 The Little Engine That Could: Using EXCEL LIBNAME Engine Options to Enhance Data Transfers between SAS® and Microsoft® Excel Files
  William Benjamin Jr, Owl Computer Consultancy LLC
Keywords:  EXCEL  LIBNAME  Engine 
Pages: 10 Size: 942 Kb 

 Validation: Quick and Easy
  Wancheng Luo, Forest Research Institute By Smith Hanley;Wenjie Song, Forest Research Institute
Keywords:  validation  compare tables  listings  discrepancies 
Pages: 14 Size: 463 Kb 

 Capturing Tabular Data from Graphical Output Part 2: Web and Windows-Based Tools
  Brian Fairfield-Carter, ICON Clinical Research
Keywords:  Tabular Data  Graphical Output  Web  Windows-Based Tools  internet 
Pages: 11 Size: 290 Kb 

 MAED Service: A SAS® Tool for Implementing SMQs and Performing MedDRA-Based Analyses of AE Data
  Chris Holland, MacroGenics, Inc.
Keywords:  MedDRA  SAS  safety analysis  JavaScript  HTML 
Pages: 9 Size: 253 Kb 

 RTF_READ: Decoding RTF Files
  Sandeep Juneja, Ockham;Andrew Illidge, Genzyme;Daniel Boisvert, Genzyme
Keywords:  PROC CONTENTS  EXCEL  XML 
Pages: 6 Size: 273 Kb 

 Considerations for Building an Integrated Safety Database Using SAS
  Denise Smith, Isis Pharmaceuticals;Daniel Schulz, Isis Pharmaceuticals;Gayle Kloss, Isis Pharmaceuticals;Wei Cheng, Isis Pharmaceuticals
Keywords:  SAS  Integrated Database  Safety  ISDB  Isis Pharmaceuticals 
Pages: 10 Size: 571 Kb 

Best Paper
 Automating the Link Between Metadata and Analysis Datasets
  Misha Rittmann, Octagon Research Solutions
Keywords:  Metadata  Analysis Datasets 
Pages: 5 Size: 235 Kb 

 The Most Popularly Applied Vehicles in Health Industry for Data Transfer from SAS to Microsoft Excel
  Guiping Yang, IMS Health Inc., Blue Bell, PA
Keywords:  Health Industry  Data Transfer  Microsoft Excel  healthcare 
Pages: 23 Size: 321 Kb 

 Leave No Trace: A Set of Macros to Remove Evidence of Program Execution
  Jim Johnson, ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services (RPS)
Keywords:  clean-up  macro 
Pages: 10 Size: 81 Kb 

 Make Easy Style Templates Using SAS Macro
  Barbara Harlan, Louisiana State University
Keywords:  Style Templates  SAS Macro 
Pages: 11 Size: 274 Kb 

 Multidimensional Data Visualization for Generating Patient Profile
  Rajavel Ganesan, Merck & Co., Inc.; Suhas Sanjee, Merck & Co Inc; Jason Clark, Merck & Co., Inc.
Keywords:  PROC GPLOT  PROC GANNO  Patient Profile  Drill Down Graphs  Graph Annotations 
Pages: 4 Size: 54 Kb 

 Operational Uses of Patient Profiles ... Even in an eCTD and SDTM World
  Terek Peterson, Octagon Research Solutions; Sanjiv Ramalingam, Octagon Research Solutions
Keywords:  Patient Profiles  eCTD  SDTM  CDISC 
Pages: 8 Size: 309 Kb 

Best Paper
 Use Base SAS URL to Build Surveillance and Monitoring System for New Clinical Trial Registration
  Xin Wei, Hoffmann-la-Roche; James Cai, Hoffmann-la-Roche; Jim Rosinski, Hoffmann-la-Roche
Keywords:  Base SAS  FILENAME URL  Build Surveillance  Monitoring System  Clinical Trial Registration 
Pages: 7 Size: 398 Kb 

 The Super Genius Guide to Generating Dummy Data
  Brian Varney, COMSYS
Keywords:  Dummy  Data 
Pages: 10 Size: 738 Kb 

 Manual to Automatic: Changing Your Program's Transmission
  Art Carpenter, CA Occidental Consultants
Pages: 11 Size: 84 Kb 

 How to validate SDTM SUPPQUAL data sets
  Kevin Lee, Covance
Keywords:  validate  SDTM  SUPPQUAL  CDISC 
Pages: 4 Size: 104 Kb 

 ADaM Dataset Checking Toolkit
  Huei-Ling Chen, Merck & Co. Inc.
Keywords:  ADaM . Checking  Toolkit  CDISC 
Pages: 9 Size: 50 Kb 

 Applying ADaM Principals in Developing a Response Analysis Dataset
  Mei Dey,Merck & Co.;Lisa Pyle, Merck & Co.
Keywords:  CDISC  ADaM  Principals  Response Analysis 
Pages: 8 Size: 90 Kb 

Best Paper
 The CDISC/FDA Integrated Data Pilot: A Final Summary of Findings, Reviewer Feedback, and Recommendations Implementing CDISC Standards Within and Across Studies
  Chris Decker, d-Wise Technologies
Keywords:  CDISC  FDA  SDTM  ADaM  Standards  Integration 
Pages: 20 Size: 393 Kb 

 Help! The EX Domain is Now an Analysis Dataset! What Do I Do?!?
  David Izard, Octagon Research Solutions
Keywords:  CDISC  EX Domain  Analysis Dataset 
Pages: 4 Size: 99 Kb 

 How do we build ADaM from SDTM? A real case analysis
  Jianhua (Daniel) Huang, Forest Laboratories Inc
Keywords:  ADaM  SDTM  CDISC 
Pages: 12 Size: 122 Kb 

 Automating the Process of Creating the Contents of Data Definition Document
  David Wang, Sanofi-aventis;Greg Ridge, Sanofi-aventis
Keywords:  Define document  define.xml  define.pdf  SDTM  ADS  automate 
Pages: 10 Size: 254 Kb 

 The SE Domain as Treatment Data Store: Using the SDTM Subject Elements (SE) domain to drive analyzing treatment
  Jeremy Gratt, Modular Informatics
Keywords:  CDISC  SDTM  SE  Treatment 
Pages: 10 Size: 537 Kb 

 Creating SV and SE first
  Henry Winsor, WinsorWorks,Limited;Mario Widel, Genentech
Keywords:  SV  SE  data 
Pages: 7 Size: 156 Kb 

 The 5 Biggest Challenges of ADaM
  Terek Peterson, Octagon Research Solutions;David Izard, Octagon Research Solutions
Keywords:  ADaM  CDISC 
Pages: 11 Size: 268 Kb 

 Quality in a World of Standards with Differences
  Sandra VanPeltNguyen, i3 Statprobe
Keywords:  CDISC  SDTM  WebSDM  quality 
Pages: 9 Size: 48 Kb 

 Achieving Efficiencies in CDISC SDTM Data Conversions and Its Challenges- Case Study
  Ilango Ramanujam, TAke Solutions Inc
Keywords:  CDISC  SDTM conversion 
Pages: 6 Size: 224 Kb 

 In-Depth Review of Validation Tools to Check Compliance of SDTM-Ready Clinical Datasets
  Bhavin Busa, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.;Kim Lindfield, Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Keywords:  OpenCDISC  SAS-CST  SDTM Validation Tools 
Pages: 8 Size: 148 Kb    Download the presentation (1196 Kb)

Best Paper
 Accessing the metadata from the define.xml using XSLT transformations
  Lex Jansen, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.
Keywords:  define.xml  CDISC  SDTM  SAS  XML Mapper  PDF 
Pages: 24 Size: 986 Kb    Download the presentation (1322 Kb)

 Thanks CDISC “Free Utilities”
  Robert Agostinelli, Sepracor
Keywords:  CDISC  OpenCDISC  SAS 
Pages: 5 Size: 171 Kb 

 Checking for SDTM Compliance: The Need for Human Involvement
  Fred Wood, Octagon Research Solutions
Keywords:  SDTM Compliance  CDISC 
Pages: 8 Size: 83 Kb 

 Looking for a function called LEAD?Couldn't find?Here you go - multiple ways to simulate it
  Niraj Pandya, Element Technologies Inc.; eClinical Solutions, A Division of Eliassen Group
Keywords:  LEAD FUNCTION  LAG  POINT 
Pages: 5 Size: 129 Kb 

 Methodologies to Create Multiple Symbols on a Single Line Plot
  Sanjiv Ramalingam, Octagon Research Solutions;Lelia McConnell, SAS Institute
Keywords:  Multiple Symbols  Single Line Plot 
Pages: 5 Size: 174 Kb 

 Automating Comparison of Integrated studies vs. Individual studies
  Sandeep Kottam, Sr. Statistical Programmer consultant, Eisai Pharmaceuticals, NJ; Sree Lakshmi K Tripuraneni, Sr.Statistical Programmer consultant, Purdue pharma, Stamford, CT
Keywords:  Metafile  macro  individual studies 
Pages: 4 Size: 35 Kb 

 Which Sub-macros are Called by that macro?
  Ginger Redner, Merck & Co., Inc.
Keywords:  Sub-macros  macro libraries 
Pages: 7 Size: 93 Kb 

 The Interaction Between the SYNTAXCHECK and OBS= System Options During Batch Unix Sessions
  Robert Adams, Merck & Co., Inc.
Keywords:  Unix  Batch SAS session  SAS System Option 
Pages: 4 Size: 23 Kb 

 Importing Data from RTF Output into SAS® utilizing Microsoft® Access/Word in an intriguing, efficient way
  Ajay Gupta, MPI Research;Matthew Lesko, MPI Research
Keywords:  WORD  EXCEL  ACCESS  ODS 
Pages: 8 Size: 121 Kb 

 Updating SDTM Metadata Excel File (Define.xls) with SAS
  Lin Yan, Merck & Co., Inc
Keywords:  SDTM  Metadata  Define  Excel  CDISC 
Pages: 6 Size: 75 Kb 

 Watermarking SAS® Outputs Without Using Proc Template and ODS
  Sam Mao, Amylin;Jay Zhou, Amylin
Keywords:  SAS Output  Watermark  WordBasic 
Pages: 6 Size: 48 Kb 

 Need reporting deliverables the painless and easy way? A batch submit macro call, of course!
  Jim Cawley, Merck & Co., Inc.;Jillian Prescod, Merck & Co., Inc.
Keywords:  macro  parameter 
Pages: 8 Size: 72 Kb 

 Insert Diagnostic Code Using Pipes and PRX (Regular Expression) Functions
  Brian Fairfield-Carter, ICON Clinical Research
Keywords:  Diagnostic Code  Pipes  PRX (Regular Expression) Functions 
Pages: 6 Size: 4278 Kb 

 Non-printable characters: Problems and how to overcome them
  Sridhar Dodlapati, i3 Statprob; Praveen Lakkaraju, Forest Laboratories;Naresh Tulluru, Numeric Technologies Corp;Zemin Zeng, Forest Research Institute, Inc.
Keywords:  Non Printable  Invisible  Special  ASCII table  TRANTAB  Compress  K & W modifiers  Indexc  Byte and Rank 
Pages: 13 Size: 200 Kb 

 Making an RTF file Out of a Text File, With SAS
  David Franklin, Independent SAS Consultant
Keywords:  RTF  macro 
Pages: 3 Size: 107 Kb 

 Do you want to do matrix calculations with Base SAS software without SAS/IML? No worries.
  Sarfaraz Sayyed, Accenture Services Pvt Ltd.;Binoy Varghese, Cybrid, Inc.
Keywords:  matrix  operation  macro 
Pages: 11 Size: 152 Kb 

Best Paper
 Order, order please: sorting data using proc report
  Lisa Fine, United Biosource Corporation
Keywords:  Proc Report  Sorting  Order 
Pages: 9 Size: 122 Kb 

 Looking for columns with all values missing “ Not any more!
  Binoy Varghese, Cybrid Inc
Keywords:  values missing  ODS  proc datasets 
Pages: 5 Size: 57 Kb 

 An Introduction to Survival Analysis and Creating Kaplan-Meier Curves
  Ojesh Upadhyay, PPD, Inc.
Keywords:  Survival Analysis  Kaplan-Meier Curves  Annotate  PROC GPLOT. 
Pages: 10 Size: 394 Kb 

 Embed Special Characters
  Kiran Karidi, Novartis Pharmaceuticals;Mahipal Vanam, EMD Serono, Inc.;Sridhar Dodlapati, i3 Statprob
Keywords:  Embed Special Characters  Titles  FootNotes  Hexadecimal Codes 
Pages: 5 Size: 102 Kb 

 SDTM Attribute Checking Tool
  Ellen Xiao, Merck
Keywords:  SDTM  Checking Tool  CDISC 
Pages: 6 Size: 176 Kb 

 A SAS macro to generate Caterpillar plots
  Guochen Song, i3 Statprobe
Keywords:  Annotate  Catepillar plot  macro 
Pages: 5 Size: 56 Kb 

 SAS to Excel using ExcelXP ODS tagset and XML
  Mahipal Vanam, EMD Serono, Inc.;Kiran Karidi, Novartis Pharmaceuticals;Sridhar Dodlapati, i3 Statprob
Keywords:  Excel  ExcelXP  ODS tagset  XML 
Pages: 7 Size: 189 Kb 

Best Paper
 An error bar macro with PROC GPLOT
  Xingshu Zhu, Merck & Co
Keywords:  Error bar  PROC GPLOT  Standard deviation bar.  macro 
Pages: 11 Size: 149 Kb 

 Wonderful Unix SAS Scripts: SAS Quickies for Dummies
  Raoul Bernal, Amgen Inc
Keywords:  Unix  shellscript  script 
Pages: 9 Size: 93 Kb 

 Editing SAS® Metadata Automated From CSV Files Using XML String in SAS® Data Integration Studio
  Annie Guo, ICON Clinical Research
Keywords:  'Proc Metadata  xml 
Pages: 11 Size: 157 Kb 

 Online Query Management System: An Innovative SAS/IntrNet Solution for Clinical Data Management
  Romain Miralles, Clinovo;Ale Gicqueau, Clinovo
Keywords:  SAS/IntrNet  data management  query HTML  ajax  custom discrepancy  web 
Pages: 12 Size: 259 Kb 

Best Paper
 Validate it Again?! Get SAS to do it!
  Carol Matthews, United BioSource Corporation;Ginger Lewis, United BioSource Corporation;Olga Belotserkovsky, United BioSource Corporation
Keywords:  validation 
Pages: 13 Size: 102 Kb 

 The Design and Validation of Analysis Databases: Panel Discussion
  Jeffrey Abolafia; Chris Decker; Susan Kenny; Jack Shostak; Gregory Steffens
Keywords:  Design  Validation  Analysis Databases  Panel 
Pages: 1 Size: 28 Kb 

 Missing Pages Report
  David Gray, PPD;Zhuo Chen, PPD
Keywords:  SAS Macro  Missing Page  Page Due  CRF page  Forecast 
Pages: 10 Size: 275 Kb 

 Smart Programming and SAE Reconciliation
  Haibin Shu, Teva Pharmaceuticals;Ronen Mansuri, Teva Pharmaceuticals;Maggie Jiang, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Keywords:  AE  SAE  Reconciliation 
Pages: 3 Size: 59 Kb 

 Sort Your Problems- Using SORTEDBY for Data Compares
  Sanket Kale, i3 Statprobe
Keywords:  SORTEDBY  DICTINARY TABLES  ANALYSIS DATASETS  VALIDATION  COMPARE PROCEDURE  ID VARIABLES  SORT SEQUENCE 
Pages: 5 Size: 169 Kb 

 SDD Unleashed - Extending SAS Drug Development
  Stephen Baker, d-Wise Technologies
Keywords:  SAS Drug Development  Remote API  systems integration 
Pages: 10 Size: 332 Kb 

 Had a Strange DATE - problem solved. Now as SAS ages will ANYDT do?
  Venky Chakravarthy, BioPharma Data Services
Keywords:  informat  format  anydtdte  anydtdtm  anydttme  anydtxxx 
Pages: 5 Size: 46 Kb 

 The SAS® Hash Object: Its Time To .find() Your Way Around
  Peter Eberhardt, Fernwood Consulting Group Inc.
Keywords:  HASH  BASE  LOOKUP 
Pages: 17 Size: 290 Kb 

 From SAP to ADaM: The Nuts and Bolts
  Nancy Brucken i3 Statprobe, ;Paul Slagle United Biosource Corp.
Keywords:  SAP  ADaM  CDISC 
Pages: 9 Size: 80 Kb 

 PROC TABULATE: Getting Started and Doing More
  Art Carpenter, CA Occidental Consultants
Keywords:  TABULATE  TABLE statement  CLASSLEV  KEYWORD  Style override option 
Pages: 18 Size: 369 Kb 

 PROC TABULATE: Getting Started and Doing More
  Art Carpenter, CA Occidental Consultants
Keywords:  TABULATE  TABLE statement  CLASSLEV  KEYWORD  Style override option 
Pages: 18 Size: 368 Kb 

 Accessing and using the metadata from the define.xml
  Lex Jansen, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.
Keywords:  define.xml  CDISC  SDTM  SAS  XML Mapper  PDF 
Pages: 22 Size: 1004 Kb    Download the presentation (1638 Kb)

 Insights into ADaM
  Matthew Becker, PharmaNet
Keywords:  ADaM  CDISC 
Pages: 9 Size: 483 Kb 

 CDASH Standards for Medical Device Trials: CRF Analysis
  Parag Shiralkar, Eliassen Group;Jennie Tedrow, Boston Scientific;Kit Howard, Kestrel Consultants;Laura Fazio, DePuy Orthopaedics
Keywords:  CDASH  Standards  Medical Device Trials  CRF Analysis 
Pages: 8 Size: 132 Kb 

 The Healthcare Performance Dashboard: Linking Strategy to Metrics
  Gregory Nelson, ThotWave Technologies, LLC.
Keywords:  Healthcare Performance  Dashboard  Metrics 
Pages: 10 Size: 1377 Kb 

Best Paper
 Estimation of Adherence to Antipsychotic and Diabetic Medications in a Sampleof Schizophrenia Patients
  Venky Chakravarthy, BioPharma Data Services;Thomas Taylor, Wayne State University
Keywords:  mpr  medicaion possession ratio  dow loop  hash  data structure  adherence  compliance 
Pages: 8 Size: 55 Kb 

 Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry 101
  Carey Smoak, Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Keywords:  Device  Diagnostic  Approval  CDISC 
Pages: 5 Size: 32 Kb 

 GCP 101 OR “Why we do What we do the Way we do it”
  Elaine Dempsey, Parexel International
Keywords:  GCP  WHO  ICH  Good  Clinical  Practices  Nuremburg 
Pages: 7 Size: 62 Kb 

 Pressures on SAS programming roles and their evolution in the competitive global environment
  Vijay Moolaveesala, i3statprobe;Mark Matthews, i3statprobe
Keywords:  Role  Evolution  Competitive  global environment 
Pages: 3 Size: 41 Kb 

Best Paper
 Don't run away, it's only Labs
  Lucy Wang, United Biosource Corp.;Paul Slagle, United Biosource Corp.
Keywords:  introduction  basics  labs  laboratory  normals  conversion  headaches  standards  standardization  CTC  grading 
Pages: 4 Size: 39 Kb 

 Clinical Programming For Novice
  Ramesh Ayyappath, Merck & Co, Kenilworth, NJ
Keywords:  Clinical Programming  Beginner  Documents  Dictionary 
Pages: 5 Size: 40 Kb 

 Surviving Survival Analysis: Basic Knowledge from a Programmer's Viewpoint
  Deb Cassidy, PPD
Keywords:  Survival analysis  PROC LIFETEST 
Pages: 9 Size: 97 Kb 

Best Paper
 Macros Are Helpful - Tips to Avoid Giving Them a Bad Rep
  Deb Cassidy, PPD
Keywords:  macros  efficiency 
Pages: 7 Size: 64 Kb 

 The Compliance and Implementation of Clinical Outcome Disclosure on ClinicalTrials.gov
  Eric Sun, sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals;Craig Anderson, sanofi-aventis Pharmaceuticals
Keywords:  ClinicalTrials.gov  XML  PRS  FDAAA 
Pages: 13 Size: 1133 Kb 

 Programming Validation: Perspectives and Strategies
  Parag Shiralkar, Eliassen Group
Keywords:  ÿþ Programming  Validation  strategies 
Pages: 4 Size: 39 Kb 

 Evolving role of statistical SAS® programmers in the pharmaceutical industry
  Venkata Bhamidipati, Merck & Co;Haiping Zhou, Merck & Co
Keywords:  Evolving  SAS  Statistical  Porgrammes 
Pages: 5 Size: 48 Kb 

 SAS Programmer's check list-Quick checks to be done before the statistical reports go off the SAS Programmer's table
  Thomas Joseph, Independent Consultant;Babru Hottengada, Meridian Information System
Keywords:  SAS/STAT  check list 
Pages: 7 Size: 324 Kb 

 Getting that New SAS® Programming Job - A Management Perspective
  Ellen Brookstein, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.;Allan Glaser, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.;Laurie Koch, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.
Keywords:  Management  SAS Programming 
Pages: 8 Size: 190 Kb 

 A Methodology of Quantifying Subjective Measurements
  Sudhir Singh, i3statprobe;Mark Matthews, i3statprobe
Keywords:  metrics  six sigma  Subjective measurements 
Pages: 5 Size: 50 Kb 

 Optimally Scheduling Resource Constraint Project Using SAS/OR®
  Xiaopeng "Jeff" Cai, Amgen Inc.
Pages: 10 Size: 208 Kb 

 Lessons Learned as a SAS® Programming Lead Across Cultures
  Eunice Ndungu, Merck & Co Inc.
Keywords:  Lessons  SAS Programming  Cultures 
Pages: 5 Size: 30 Kb 

Best Paper
 Managing and Sharing Information through the Use of a Wiki
  James Worley, PPD Inc.
Keywords:  wiki  mediawiki  information sharing 
Pages: 4 Size: 258 Kb 

 The Manager's Skill Set: How to Move from Programmer to Manager
  Paul LaBrec, i3 Statprobe.com
Keywords:  Manager  Skill Set  Programmer 
Pages: 7 Size: 51 Kb 

 Business intelligence 2.0: Are we there yet?
  Gregory Nelson, ThotWave Technologies, LLC.
Pages: 10 Size: 236 Kb 

Best Paper
 In for the Long Haul: Retaining a Talented SAS Programming Team
  Lynn DiFinizio, Biogen Idec;John Hotaling, Biogen Idec
Keywords:  Talented  SAS Programming  Team 
Pages: 6 Size: 251 Kb 

 Building a Successful Remote Programming Site
  Wenyun Ji, Amgen Inc.
Keywords:  Remote  Programming  Site 
Pages: 4 Size: 36 Kb 

 The Technical Phone Screen: Hiring with One Hand Tied Behind Your Back
  David Polus, COMSYS Clinical;Rosie Grzebyk, COMSYS Clinical
Keywords:  Technical  Phone  Screen 
Pages: 6 Size: 235 Kb 

 The Technical Programmer Manager: The Best of Both Worlds
  David Polus, COMSYS Clinical
Keywords:  Technical Programmer  Manager 
Pages: 3 Size: 40 Kb 

 Searching for a Diamond in the Rough: Finding and Integrating SAS Programming Talent
  John Hotaling, Biogen Idec;Lynn DiFinizio, Biogen Idec
Keywords:  SAS  Programming  Talent 
Pages: 5 Size: 213 Kb 

 Building Effective Statistical Programming Teams for Clinical Trials
  Dawn Edgerton, Rho, Inc.
Keywords:  Statistical  Programming  Teams  for  Clinical  Trials 
Pages: 3 Size: 132 Kb 

 Improvements to a Survival Plot
  Young Kim, PharmaNet;Janice Englund, PharmaNet
Keywords:  Survival  Plot 
Pages: 7 Size: 57 Kb 

 Assigning CTC Grades to Laboratory Results
  Carol Matthews, United BioSource Corporation
Keywords:  Laboratory  criteria  grades 
Pages: 8 Size: 63 Kb 

 %disposition_plot A Macro Application for Clinical Study Disposition Analysis
  Yao Huang, i3
Keywords:  Macro Application  Clinical Study  Disposition Analysis 
Pages: 8 Size: 167 Kb 

Best Paper
 Combining RTF files from Different Sources
  John Iwaniszek, Stat-Tech Services, LLC;Natalie Walker, Stat-Tech Services, LLC;Laura Lovette, Stat-Tech Services, LLC
Keywords:  RTF 
Pages: 14 Size: 123 Kb 

Best Paper
 PROC REPORT - Compute Block and Conditional Footnote
  Yumi Sembongi, Yuton Consulting
Keywords:  PROC REPORT  Compute Block  Conditional Footnote 
Pages: 20 Size: 290 Kb 

 Exploring SAS® PROC CDISC Model ODM and Its Limitations
  Elena Valkanova, BioStat International, Inc.;Irene Droll, XClinical GmbH
Keywords:  PROC  CDISC  Model  ODM 
Pages: 9 Size: 134 Kb 

 Application of Modular Programming in Clinical Trial Environment
  Mirjana Stojanovic, Duke University
Keywords:  Modular Approach  complex data errors 
Pages: 8 Size: 158 Kb 

 Creating a Lean and Flexible Programming Environment for Analysis and Reporting
  Lisa Pyle, Merck & Co., Inc.;Ginger Redner, Merck & Co., Inc.
Keywords:  Programming  Environment  for  Analysis  and  Reporting 
Pages: 6 Size: 64 Kb 

 Graphics Annotation: Tricks to determine the coordinates while using graphics/procedure output area as coordinate systems value
  Sandeep Sawant, i3 statprobe
Keywords:  Graphics  Annotation 
Pages: 8 Size: 162 Kb 

 Using PROC SURVEYMEANS to determine the dispensing time of prescriptions in pharmacies in South Africa: A user's perspective
  Martha Lubbe, North-West University Potchefstroom South Africa;Faans Steyn, Statistical consultation services, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Keywords:  PROC  SURVEYMEANS 
Pages: 12 Size: 153 Kb 

 Case Study: Handling Non-English Clinical Trials Data in SDTM Conversions for US-FDA Submissions
  Ramanan Bathala, TAKE Solutions Limited
Keywords:  Non-English Clinical Trials Data  SDTM Conversions  US-FDA Submissions  CDISC 
Pages: 5 Size: 124 Kb 

 PROC CPM for Project Management ‘Activity-On-Arc (AOA) or Activity-On-Edge (AOE)' Method
  Venkateshwaran Lajapathirajan, Quartesian LLC
Keywords:  PROC CPM  Project Management 'Activity-On-Arc (AOA)  Activity-On-Edge (AOE)' Method 
Pages: 8 Size: 175 Kb 

 Zoom, Zoom: Get Your Document to Scale Properly on All Paper Sizes
  Daniel O'Connor, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  Scale  All Paper Sizes 
Pages: 19 Size: 448 Kb 

 Create Comprehensive Patient Profiles with SAS
  Daniel O'Connor, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  Base SAS  SAS/Graph  Patient Profiles  ODS Graphics 
Pages: 12 Size: 334 Kb 

 Using the SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit to Validate CDISC SDTM Data
  Gene Lightfoot, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  CDISC 
Pages: 33 Size: 1523 Kb 

 Managing Clinical Data Standards: An Introduction to SAS® Clinical Data Integration
  Michael Kilhullen, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  Clinical Data Standards  Clinical Data Integration 
Pages: 10 Size: 683 Kb 

 Analytics in the Converging Health and Life Sciences Industries: The Catalyst for the Next Generation of Healthcare
  Gross Matt, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  Converging Health  Life Sciences  Healthcare 
Pages: 15 Size: 1361 Kb 

 Physician Practice Pattern Variation: Using Data Mining and Predictive Modeling to Identify and Control Costly Treatment Patterns
  David Ogden, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  Physician Practice  Pattern  Variation  analysis 
Pages: 12 Size: 406 Kb 

 Traffic Lighting Your Multi-Sheet Microsoft Excel Workbooks the Easy Way with SAS
  Vince DelGobbo, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  ODS  Microsoft Excel  XML  ExcelXP tagset  multi-sheet workbook  traffic lighting 
Pages: 28 Size: 645 Kb 

 Practically Perfect Presentation
  Cynthia Zender, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  Proc report  ODS 
Pages: 40 Size: 775 Kb 

 An Overview of the CLASS, CONTRAST, and HAZARDRATIO Statements in the SAS® 9.2 PHREG Procedure
  Paul T. Savarese, SAS Institute Inc.;Michael J. Patetta, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  CLASS  CONTRAST  HAZARDRATIO  SAS® 9.2  PHREG 
Pages: 23 Size: 580 Kb 

 Make your SAS Code Environmentally Aware
  Clarke Thacher, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  SAS  Code 
Pages: 7 Size: 402 Kb 

 The Graph Template Language and the Statistical Graphics Procedures: An Example-Driven Introduction
  Warren Kuhfeld, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  Statistical Graphics Procedures  Graph Template Language 
Pages: 20 Size: 959 Kb 

 Tiptoe Through the Templates
  Cynthia Zender, SAS Institute Inc.
Keywords:  Templates 
Pages: 27 Size: 787 Kb 

 Using SAS® to Compute Partial Correlation
  Jianxin Lin, Merck & Inc.;Aiming Yang, Merck & Inc.;Arvind Shah, Merck & Inc.
Keywords:  Partial Correlation  PROC CORR  PROC REG  and PROC GLM 
Pages: 5 Size: 85 Kb 

 Two-piecewise Random Coefficient Model Using Proc Mixed
  Shengjie Wu, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Keywords:  Random  Coefficient Model  Proc Mixed 
Pages: 6 Size: 277 Kb 

 Using SAS Proc Power to Perform Model-based Power Analyses for Clinical Pharmacology Studies
  Peng Sun, Merck & Co., Inc.
Keywords:  Proc Power  Power Analyses  Clinical Pharmacology Studies 
Pages: 11 Size: 91 Kb 

 Linear Mixed Models in Clinical Trials using PROC MIXED
  Danyang Bing, ICON Clinical Research;Xiaomin He, ICON Clinical Research
Pages: 12 Size: 462 Kb 

Best Paper
 Assessing superiority/futility in a clinical trial: from multiplicity to simplicity with SAS®
  Phil d'Almada, DCRI;Laura Aberle, DCRI
Keywords:  superiority/futility  clinical trial: 
Pages: 9 Size: 47 Kb 

 Dynamic Determination of Mixed Model Covariance Structures in Double-blind Clinical Trials
  Matthew Davis, Omnicare Clinical Research
Keywords:  Mixed Model Covariance Structures  Double-blind Clinical Trials 
Pages: 7 Size: 203 Kb 

 Using Advanced RTF language to Enhance ODS RTF Output
  Zhouzhou Xi, K&L Consulting Service;John Chai, K&L Consulting Service
Keywords:  SAS  ODS  RTF 
Pages: 4 Size: 48 Kb 

 SAS/Graph® Annotate Coordinate Systems by Example
  Max Cherny, GlaxoSmithKline
Keywords:  SAS  SAS/GRAPH  SAS/Graph® Annotate Coordinate Systems 
Pages: 18 Size: 983 Kb 

Best Paper
 Creating Customized Word Tables with Table of Contents using SAS® ODS RTF for Clinical Studies
  Sue Zhang, Abbott Nutrition
Keywords:  SAS  ODS  Output  Delivery  System  RTF  TOC  Table  of  Contents  PROC  PRINT  PROC  TEMPLATE  PROC  REPORT  PROC  TABULATE 
Pages: 12 Size: 87 Kb 

 ClinicalTrials.gov : Creating the XML upload from SAS
  Daniel Boisvert, Genzyme;Andrew Illidge, Genzyme; Roy Ruth, Dataceutics, Inc
Keywords:  FDA  CT.gov  XML  CTR&R 
Pages: 11 Size: 155 Kb 

 The Ubiquitous Clinical Trials Data Summary Table “Summary Statistics in Rows”
  John Henry King, Ouachita Clinical Data Services, Inc.
Keywords:  SUMMARY  FREQ  RTF  VVALUE  TRANSPOSE 
Pages: 15 Size: 121 Kb 

Best Paper
 SAS Programming Techniques for Manipulating Metadata on the Database Level
  Chris Speck, PAREXEL International
Keywords:  Metadata  Macro  Library  Database  SQL  Quoting  Dictionary Tables 
Pages: 7 Size: 58 Kb 

 Appending Many Individual Graphs Into One PDF File, With Custom Bookmarks
  Scott Burroughs, GlaxoSmithKline
Keywords:  GREPLAY  GSLIDE  ODS  PDF  bookmarks 
Pages: 10 Size: 318 Kb 

 Logging the Log Magic: Pulling the Rabbit out of the Hat
  Adel Fahmy, SYSMART Consulting
Keywords:  Log  Error  Warning  Validation  Compliance  Audit  QC  QA 
Pages: 12 Size: 42 Kb 

 sasCommunity.org - Your SAS® Site: What it is and How to Get Started
  Art Carpenter, CA Occidental Consultants
Keywords:  sasCommunity  wiki  sasopedia  SAS tips 
Pages: 12 Size: 228 Kb 

 Add the Power of Regular Expressions to SAS Macro
  Lei Zhang, Celgene Corporation
Keywords:  Regular Expressions  PCRE  Macro  %Sysfunc  %SYSCALL  Perl  PRX functions  Pattern Matching  Perl operators  String replacement 
Pages: 16 Size: 100 Kb 

 %whatChanged: A Tool for the Well-Behaved Macro
  Frank DiIorio, CodeCrafters, Inc
Keywords:  macro design  macro debugging  tool building  dictionary tables 
Pages: 14 Size: 85 Kb 

 Building the Better Macro: Best Practices for the Design of Reliable, Effective Tools
  Frank DiIorio, CodeCrafters, Inc
Keywords:  macro design  programming best practices 
Pages: 16 Size: 190 Kb 

 %rtf2data : A utility macro to convert RTF Table to SAS dataset
  Neeral Beladia, MaxisIT Inc.
Keywords:  convert RTF Table to SAS dataset  macro 
Pages: 11 Size: 1091 Kb 

 %TABLEMAKER: Data Reporting Made Easy
  Bernadette Johnson, Premier, Inc
Keywords:  ODS  Output Delivery System  macro  reporting  table  RTF  descriptive  categorical  statistics 
Pages: 6 Size: 133 Kb 

 Utilizing SAS to Dynamically Generate Clinical Trial Data Transformation Programs
  Clark Peirce, PPD;Johnny Johnson, PPD
Keywords:  SAS  Data  Transformation  Specification  PUT 
Pages: 7 Size: 73 Kb 

 Data Annotations in Clinical Trial Graphs
  Sudhir Singh, i3 Statprobe
Keywords:  'Annotate,SAS/GRAPH,LIFETEST,clinical trials graph' 
Pages: 10 Size: 170 Kb 

 Get your multi-sheet excel workbook with STYLE using ODS
  Niraj Pandya, Element Technologies Inc.; eClinical Solutions, A Division of Eliassen Group
Keywords:  ExcelXP  ODS Tagset  XML  Excel 
Pages: 11 Size: 490 Kb 

 Keep it Clean
  Cecilia Mauldin, CDD
Keywords:  %symdel 
Pages: 4 Size: 50 Kb 

 OBJECT_EXIST: A Macro to Check if a Specified Object Exists
  Jim Johnson, ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services (RPS)
Keywords:  object_exist  macro 
Pages: 7 Size: 60 Kb 

Best Paper
 The SAS® Hash Object: Its Time To .find() Your Way Around
  Peter Eberhardt, Fernwood Consulting Group Inc.
Keywords:  HASH  BASE 
Pages: 17 Size: 290 Kb 

 When Best to Use the %LET Statement, the SYMPUT Routine, or the INTO Clause to Create Macro Variables
  Arthur Li, City of Hope/University of Southern California
Keywords:  macro  variable  %LET  %SYMPUT  input  stack  macro  processor  INTO  clause  SQL  DATA  step  compiler 
Pages: 18 Size: 268 Kb 

 So, You've Got Data Enterprise Wide (SAS, ACCESS, EXCEL, MySQL, Oracle, and Others); Well, Let SAS Enterprise Guide Software Point-n-Click Your Way to Using It
  William Benjamin Jr, Owl Computer Consultancy LLC
Keywords:  Enterprise Guide non-SAS files  SQL 
Pages: 10 Size: 1272 Kb 

 Countdown of the Top 10 Ways to Merge Data
  David Franklin, Independent SAS Consultant
Keywords:  SAS Merge  Data  Hash Tables 
Pages: 6 Size: 102 Kb 

 The Ins and Outs and Ups and Downs of Sorted Data
  Andrew Kuligowski, FCCI Insurance Group
Keywords:  SORT  ASCII  EBCDIC 
Pages: 9 Size: 294 Kb 

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