Berlin, February 19, 2009

4th German CDISCUser Group Meeting

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4th German CDISC User Group Meeting

Herzlich willkommen in Berlin!

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4th German CDISC User Group MeetingAgenda - Morning

Time Topic Who

10:00 Registration All

10:30 Welcome D. Rehn, U. Siegmann

10:45 German CDISC User Group Organization Overview on new German CDISC User Group Portal Overview on other User Group’s activities

D. Rehn

11:15 CDISC News General news SDTM IG 3.1.2 CMDR BMBF Project

D. RehnK. HellsternS. Semler

12:00 Lunch and Get-Together All

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4th German CDISC User Group MeetingAgenda - Afternoon

Time Topic Who

12:30 CDISC Case Studies CDASH tutorial (40 min) CDASH, electronic medical records and ODM – status update

(30 min) CDASH – SDTM mapping and other discussion topics (20 min)

E. SennewaldJ. Aerts

K. Hellstern

14:00 CDISC User Group Work Streams ODM SDTM ADaM Define.xml

Work Stream Leaders, All

15:30 Afternoon Break All

15:45 CDISC User Group Discussion Work stream summaries Topics of interest Next meeting / Meeting locations Q&A

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16:15 Closing remarks D. Rehn

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CDISC User Group Organization

• Overview on new German CDISC User Group Portal

• Overview on other User Group’s activities

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German CDISC User Group PortalIntroduction

http://cdiscportal.digitalinfuzion.com/Global%20User%20Networks/Europe/German%20Language/default.aspx/

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German CDISC User Group PortalSelected contents of User Manual

Public access (basic read rights)• Reading content• Downloading documents• Participating in discussions

Access with contributor user rights (write rights, extended read rights)• Signing in• Signing out• Changing the password• Forgotten password• Entering the wrong password• Updating My Settings• Uploading and modifying content• Uploading and modifying documents• Adding and modifying calendar items• Exporting calendar items• Adding and modifying contacts• Exporting contacts• Adding and modifying tasks• Alerts

– Setting alerts to document libraries and lists– Setting alerts to single items– Viewing or modifying existing alerts– Deleting alerts

http://cdiscportal.digitalinfuzion.com/Global%20User%20Networks/Europe/German%20Language/default.aspx/

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Global CDISC User Network Regional CDISC User Groups

US User Groups European User Groups

Bay Area

Seattle

German CDISC User Group

Boston Area

Atlantic (NYC area)

Midwest (Chicago)

Washington, D.C. Area

Research Triangle Park

Italian CDISC User Group

English CDISC User Group Nordic CDISC

User Group

French CDISC User Group

Delaware Valley

Heartland

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Global CDISC User NetworkUpdate from selected regional user groups (1)

• English CDISC User Group – Overview on CDISC models

– Trial Design Model implementations

– TC recordings (LiveMeeting)

– User discussionswhat was done, what were the lessons learnt

• Review of real SDTM focused implementations

• Achieving system integration• How have companies handled

terminology (e.g. company terminology versus CDISC terminology)

• How have companies handled bought-in applications contributing to CDISC implementation (developing a business case, choosing a vendor, working with the vendor to implement the application, vendor support, measuring benefits)

• Delaware Area – CDASH introduction and practical

implementation tutorials

– SDTM mapping tutorials

– Introduction to the CDISC Analysis Data Model (ADaM) Implementation Guide

– Overview/Update of the Oncology SDS subteam, and the proposed Tumor Identification and Tumor Results (measurements) domains

– Overview of SDTM v3.1.2 feedback

– Contribution to CDISC Controlled Terminology

• Terminology gap analysis spreadsheet

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Global CDISC User NetworkUpdate from selected regional user groups (2)

• Research Triangle Park– CDISC roadmap and overview on

CDISC models

– ADaM Overview, Case Study and Discussion

– New SAS tools

– Discussion on the implementation of SDTM

– Discussion on tools for CDISC implementation

– Posting of relevant job openings

• Washington, D.C. Area– CDISC roadmap and overview on

CDISC models

– Integrated CDISC Safety Data Pilot

– PDUFA IV IT Plan overview by FDA

– Interim Report on CDISC Pilot incl. panel discussion with FDA

– Define.xml tutorial

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Global CDISC User Network Further information

US CDISC User Groups Web address

Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NJNYPA_CDISC_UN/

Bay Area ???

Boston Area http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/BostonCDISC/

Delaware Area http://cdiscportal.digitalinfuzion.com/Global%20User%20Networks/North%20America/Delaware%20Valley/default.aspx

Midwest http://cdiscportal.digitalinfuzion.com/Global%20User%20Networks/North%20America/Chicago/default.aspx

Research Triangle Park http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/rtp_cdisc/

Seattle http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/SeattleCDISC/

Washington, D.C. Area http://www.dcdisc.org/

European CDISC User Groups Web address

English CDISC User Group http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/european_english_CDISC_ug/

French CDISC User Group http://cdiscportal.digitalinfuzion.com/Global%20User%20Networks/Europe/French%20Language/default.aspx

Italian CDISC User Group http://cdiscportal.digitalinfuzion.com/Global%20User%20Networks/Europe/Italian%20Language/default.aspx

Nordic CDISC User Group http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/NCGUN/

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CDISC News

• General news – D. Rehn

• SDTM IG 3.1.2 – K. Hellstern

• CMDR BMBF Project – S. Semler

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CDISC Metadata Repository (CMDR)Background

• Currently there are some sporadic, limited efforts at creating industry standard concepts and variables e.g. the joint NIH/CDISC tuberculosis standard

• Individual organizations (Pharma, CROs, institutions etc) typically use internal standards (i.e. standards developed within individual organizations) though – in clinical trial space - many are now moving to the use of SDTM and ADaM

• However, SDTM and ADaM do not provide a complete set of concepts and variables even for clinical research.

• As a consequence, the ability to aggregate data and to share data is limited as data have to be mapped to alternative standards. This impacts all organizations as well as impacting patient safety.

• The creation of the CMDR, populated with industry standard concepts and variables, will address the shortfall enabling rapid evaluation of drug safety across company boundaries, improving operational efficiency in the collection, processing and reporting of data and enhancing scientific capability due to the dramatic increase in data reuse capability.

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CDISC Metadata Repository (CMDR)Overview

• The data collected in clinical care and in clinical research, as well as in pre-clinical research, can be captured and stored as a collection of concepts and variables.

• A concept provides a definition of a particular piece of information together with a link to the variables used to store the information.

• The CMDR is the repository of the definition of concepts and related variables – Concepts will be unambiguous as they inter-relate to context/other concepts through an

information model (e.g. BRIDG) and through abstract data types (HL7/ISO abstract data types)

– Variables will be unique (or there will be a "golden standard" variable to be used)

• The CMDR is based on linked/constrained controlled terminologies i.e. a findings like systolic blood pressure is related to body position, devices, target site.... 

• The CMDR will initially focus on clinical trial, epidemiology, HEOR and pharmacovigilance.

• In a second stage pre-clinical and research should be considered, as well as extension for medical devices and EHR integration

• Within Clinical trials, the CMDR will encompass safety and efficacy data together with CDISC trial design data

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CDISC Metadata Repository (CMDR)Use case – Protocol/Scientist

• Dr Joe is the principal author of the protocol for a new study.• In the past he would have written the protocol on paper and had it reviewed

and approved before passing it to the data manager responsible for data collection and (e)CRF development.

• Today Dr Joe is working with a new tool – called eProtocol manager – which helps him to enter the protocol in a more formal way. The tool has a "template" for writing the protocol, and each part of the template has a degree of structure appropriate to that part.

• Wherever the content of the protocol refers to scientific concepts, protocol text is linked (either automatically or manually) with a well-defined concept with CMDR.

• The protocol tool produces a report on draft concepts, which will be submitted to the CMDR for validation and for linking to relevant data items.

• The protocol tool passes information on concepts and variables to the data manager and/or eCRF developer. Where Dr. Joe has not completely specified data collection, they complete the task.

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CDISC Metadata Repository (CMDR)Development streams

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v-LearningIntroduction

• CDISC is now offering training courses and conference proceedings in a virtual learning format.

• The virtual learning format - a computer based, web delivered - allows for students to learn at their own pace on their own schedule

– The sessions are available online for use on the student’s own desktop– Users gain access to interactive CDISC topics and courses– The course content is the same material which is taught in an instructor-led

classroom– Sessions contain audio and video demonstrations, self study workshops and

solutions

• V-Learning modules currently available:– CDISC Submission Readiness– Intro to CDISC– Intro to BRIDG– CDISC 2008 European Interchange conference

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v-LearningExample: CDISC Submission Readiness (1)

http://online.vdestiny.com

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v-LearningExample: CDISC Submission Readiness (2)

http://online.vdestiny.com

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Upcoming eventsCDISC Interchange Europe

CDISC Interchange Europe

20 – 24 April 2009

The Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal

Budapest, Hungary

‘Standards in Style‘

Hotel Booking Information

Arrival Information

Conference 22 - 23 April 2009

Training 20, 21 & 24 April 2009

Registration and Programme information forthcoming.

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4th German CDISC User Group MeetingAgenda - Afternoon

Time Topic Who

12:30 CDISC Case Studies CDASH tutorial (40 min) CDASH, electronic medical records and ODM – status update

(30 min) CDASH – SDTM mapping and other discussion topics (20 min)

E. SennewaldJ. Aerts

K. Hellstern

14:00 CDISC User Group Work Streams ODM SDTM ADaM Define.xml

Work Stream Leaders, All

15:30 Afternoon Break All

15:45 CDISC User Group Discussion Work stream summaries Topics of interest Next meeting / Meeting locations Q&A

All

16:15 Closing remarks D. Rehn

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CDISC Case Studies

• CDASH tutorial – E. Sennewald

• CDASH, electronic medical records and ODM – status update – J. Aerts

• CDASH – SDTM mapping and other discussion topics – K. Hellstern

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CDISC User Group Work Streams

• ODM – J. Aerts, XML4Pharma GmbH

• SDTM – K. Hellstern, Hands-On GmbH

• ADaM – E. Sennewald, Kendle

• Define.xml – M. Kawohl, Accovion GmbH

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CDISC User Group Work Streams Goals

• Sharing of expertise and knowledge– Test new CDISC models and provide joint feedback– Sharing of useful tools (e.g. Stylesheets, ODM vendor extensions, SAS macros)– Joint mock eSubmission

• Identification of implementation examples– Case studies– Best practices document

• Identification of implementation issues– Discussion of implementation issues and proposal of joint solutions /

implementation approaches– FAQs

• New requirements– Requirements document (e.g. stylesheet improvements, new SDTM domains)

• Goals 2009– What do we want to achieve?– Meeting schedules of work streams

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CDISC User Group Discussion

• Work stream summaries

• Best practices

• Topics of interest

• Next meeting / Meeting locations

• Q&A

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Herzlichen Dank!

Bis zum nächsten Mal und…

weitere Teilnehmer sind immer willkommen!

Kontakte:

• Chair/Coordinator: Daniel Rehn (daniel.rehn@roche.com)

• ODM Work stream: Jozef Aerts (jozef.aerts@xml4pharma.com)

• SDTM Work stream: Kurt Hellstern (kurt.hellstern@hands-on.ch)

• ADaM Work stream: Elke Sennewald (sennewald.elke@kendle.com)

• Define.xml Work stream: Monika Kawohl (monika.kawohl@accovion.com)

• Organization/Interfaces: Sebastian Semler (sebastian.semler@tmf-ev.de)