Staburo is specialized in Biostatistics, Statistical Programming and Data Science. We cover a wide range of statistical services and develop tailor-made client solutions.

We love to share our statistical expertise and therefore we offer specific training programs. Our coaches are statisticians with a broad practical knowledge and teaching experience. The trainings can range from basic to very state-of-the-art statistical topics. All courses will be tailored to the specific interests of the audience, however our portfolio of existing courses can help to find the right combination of topics.

About the online course

There is an increasing demand for transparency in clinical trials. This interest in transparency is not only demanded by the public but also by global regulators like FDA (US) and EMA (EU), with the overall aim being to make as much clinical trial information public.

For study managers in smaller companies and in academia it can be hard to keep up with this constantly evolving landscape of regulations. Additionally, the scope of required information, the increased demand for disclosure of documents, and actual data entry into platforms is often challenging.

This interactive workshop is designed to bring you up to date with the currently applicable regulations. We will have group sessions to practice protocol and results data entry into the platforms and will give advice on handling timelines and necessary record updates. Following this workshop, you will be confident in disclosing your studies in full compliance with applicable regulations and your own transparency goals.

Topics

• Regulations in the US: FDAAA 801 and the Final Rule
• Regulations in the EU: CT Regulation 536/2014 (CTIS) and Clinical Trial Directive 2001/20 (EudraCT)
• Designing a ‘disclosure ready’ study
• Practical training on data entry into Clinicaltrials.gov and EudraCT/CTIS
• Document disclosure (redaction of PPD and CCI, deferral)

Target audience

The workshop is addressed (but not restricted) to industry or academia professionals who are interested in clinical trial disclosure and transparency.

General information

• Next course upon request
• 2 days: Both days will be from 13:00 to 17:00 local Munich time, online
• The detailed agenda will be sent out a few days before the start of the workshop
• The course will be held in English
• The fee includes the workshop slides and training material for the exercises
• A certificate of participation will be delivered at the end of the workshop

Fees

• The cost for this online course is 1100€ (applicable VAT will be added) for professionals from industry and academia
• We offer an early bird rate of 800€
• For students we offer a reduced fee of 100€

Agenda

Day 1:

• Overview of transparency processes during the lifecycle of a study
• FDAAA 801 and the Final Rule
• Posting results on ClinicalTrials.gov
• Registering studies and record maintenance on ClinicalTrials.gov

Day 2:

• Designing a ‘disclosure ready’ study
• EMA and CT Directive 2001/20 (EudraCT) vs. CT Regulation 536/2014 (CTIS)
• Posting results on EudraCT and/or CTIS
• Document disclosure according to the Clinical Trial Regulation

Registration

If you are interested in this online course, please contact us via e-mail academy@staburo.de 

Further workshops

Staburo also offers tailor-made trainings in smaller groups or individual consultancy focused on your company’s needs.

About the online course

The gold standard for evaluating medical interventions is a randomised clinical trial with statistical analysis based on the intention-to-treat population. However, even if a randomised clinical trial is well planned, post-randomisation events occur and affect or even challenge the interpretation and validity of the study results.

In November 2019, ICH published an addendum to the ICH E9 guideline to address such problems by the so called “Estimand Framework”. This framework aims to ensure an alignment of trial objectives, study design, data collection, and choice of statistical analysis methods – at the stage of protocol writing.

The interactive workshop is designed for all stakeholders of a clinical study and will include many active training elements (50:50 ratio of theory vs. training)!! You will be trained on all topics of the estimand framework. We will present and discuss examples from various study phases and different medical indications. After this hands-on training you will be confident in developing and writing estimands for study protocols.

Topics

• Scope of ICH E9 (R1), the new clinical development framework
• Concept of “Intercurrent events” and strategies to address them
• Constructing an estimand (estimand attributes, interaction of all study stakeholders)
• Impact on trial design, conduct, and data collection
• Impact on trial analysis (missing data, sensitivity analysis)
• Incorporating estimands in the study protocol
• Experience from discussions with regulators

Target audience

This course is designed for all study team members of a clinical trial: medical experts, clinical trial manager, study coordinators, investigators, regulatory affairs managers, biostatisticians, data managers, statistical programmers, disclosure und posting managers.

General information

• Both days will be from 9:30 to 16:30 local Munich time
• The detailed agenda will be sent out a few days before the start of the workshop
• The course will be held in English
• The fee includes the workshop slides and solutions for the exercises
• A certificate of participation will be delivered at the end of the workshop

Fees

• The cost for this 2-day online course is 1100€ (applicable VAT will be added) for professionals from industry and academia
• Staburo also offers tailor-made follow-up trainings in smaller groups focused on your company’s needs

Proposed agenda

Day 1:

• Scope of ICH E9 (R1)
• New clinical development framework
• Concept of “Intercurrent events” and strategies to address them
• Practical session I: identify intercurrent events of interest
• Constructing an estimand (estimand attributes, interaction of all study stakeholders)
• Practical session II: development of an estimand
• Impact on trial design, conduct, and data collection

Day 2:

• Impact on trial analysis (missing data, sensitivity analysis)
• Incorporating estimands in the study protocol
• Practical session III: writing estimands in protocols
• Experience from discussions with regulators
• Discussion

Instructors

Dr. Hannes Buchner

Hannes studied Statistics and received his PhD at LMU Munich. Hannes co-founded and currently works as Managing Director and Head of Biostatistics at Staburo GmbH in Munich, Germany.

Hannes uses his expertise to support clients in all aspects of Statistics, especially in the planning and conduct of clinical trials, with a strong focus on Oncology, but also Data Transparency, Translational Medicine and Biomarkers.

Hannes takes part in regular reunions and is an active member of work groups of Statistics societies, e.g. Estimands working group, which is sponsored by PSI and EFSPI and ASA scientific working group of the ASA biopharmaceutical section; and the International Biometric Society.

Dr. Gabriele Bleckert

Gabriele is a trained Mathematician, did her PhD in Mathematics at Univ. of Bremen and LMU Munich, studied Biostatistics at Univ. of Heidelberg, and is currently working as Senior Biostatistician at Staburo GmbH in Munich, Germany. Gabriele’s areas of expertise are time-to-event analyses (competing risk, non-proportional hazards) for different medical indications.

Next Estimands workshop

If you are interested in this course, please contact us at academy@staburo.de! Courses take place regularly, also on request.

About the online course

The ability to understand and perform quantitative research is an essential skill in many fields. At the heart of quantitative research is statistical analysis, the ability to draw conclusion about a population based on a sample. This course will provide a solid foundation in statistics through practical application and with mathematical details kept to a minimum.

After this course you should be confident in understanding and performing quantitative analyses of numeric data. You will be able to incorporate quantitative analysis into high quality reports and output which enable decision making. This would include the ability to draw conclusions from data based on accurate statistical analysis.

Topics

• Descriptive Statistics: How to summarize data
• Exploration of Data
• Graphics and Presentation of Data
• Assessing Significant Differences Between Groups
• Investigation of Associations and Correlations
• Basic Trend Analysis

Target Audience

This course is designed for anyone wishing to understand basic statistical techniques thoroughly, e.g. : Clinical Research Associates, Project Managers, Team Managers, Principal Investigators, Medical Professionals, CMC Managers, Regulatory Affairs Managers.

General information

• The online course will be from 9:30 to 16:30 each day including breaks
• The detailed agenda will be sent out a few days before the start of the course
• The course will be held in English
• The fee includes the course slides and solutions of the exercises
• A certificate of participation will be delivered at the end of the course

Fees

• The cost for this 2-day online course is 1100€ (applicable VAT will be added) for professionals from industry and academia

Proposed agenda

Day 1: Variable Relationships, Visualizations & EDA

• Summarizing data
• Describing Multiple Variable Relationships
• Exploratory Data Analysis

Day 2: Probabilities, T-Tests, Correlations, Regression

• Probability and Inferential Statistics
• Comparing Categorical Variables
• T-Tests & Bivariate Plots and Correlations
• Introduction to Regression

Next Introduction to Statistics course

If you are interested in this course, please contact us at academy@staburo.de! Courses take place regularly, also on request.

About the online course

With over 2 million users worldwide R is one of the most popular open source programming languages in statistics and data sciences. As a preferred tool for complex data analyses it is applied in every industry. This R programming course will give an introduction to the basics of R. In the two-day course you will learn how to program in R, how to perform data analysis in R and how to visualize your results graphically.

Topics

Introduction to R

• Installation of R and R Studio (graphical user interface for R)
• Loading of packages
• Basic syntax in R
• Variable types and data structures, functions, operators
• Finding help to R functions
• Import and export of data
• Creating and editing R objects
• Working with data sets

Data analysis in R

• Basic descriptive statistics
• Linear regression
• ANOVA
• Hypothesis testing

Data visualization in R

• Creating and customizing basic plots
• Usage of high and low level plot functions
• Export of plots

Practice in R

• All topics will be provided with exercises in R
• The course will finish with a small project where the participants can apply all their gained knowledge about R

Target audience

The course is mainly addressed (but not restricted) to professionals who are interested in data science (e.g. Statisticians, SAS Programmers, Data Managers) and who want to learn the very basics of R. Further, this introduction is helpful for participants who wish to brush up on their knowledge in R.

Requirements

For this course prior knowledge in basic statistics or programming is helpful but not required.

General information

• The online course will be from 9:30 to 16:30 each day including breaks
• The detailed agenda will be sent out a few days before the start of the course
• Once you are registered a detailed explanation on how to install R and R Studio will be provided
• The course will be held in English
• The fee includes the course slides and solutions of the exercises
• A certificate of participation will be delivered at the end of the course

Fees

• The cost for this 2-day course is 1100€ (applicable VAT will be added) for professionals from industry and academia

Proposed agenda

Day 1

• Installation of R and R Studio (graphical user interface for R)
• Introduction to the software
• Loading of packages
• Basic syntax in R
• Variable types and data structures, functions, operators
• Finding help to R functions
• Import and export of data
• Creating and editing R objects
• Working with data sets
• Basic descriptive statistics

Day 2

• Linear regression
• ANOVA
• Hypothesis testing
• Creating and customizing basic plots
• Usage of high and low level plot functions
• Export of plots
• Small project in R applying the knowledge gained in the last two days

Next Introduction to R course

If you are interested in this course, please contact us at academy@staburo.de! Courses take place regularly, also on request.

About the online course

This course is designed as a follow-up on our “Introduction to Statistics”-course. It gives you an overview on even more complex and advanced statistical methods, that are mainly used in the medical field.

By hearing this course, you will get an insight into a variety of advanced statistical methods ranging from generalized regression models like multivariable regression, logistic regression or mixed models to survival analysis and meta-analysis. In addition, these methods will be illustrated by real data applications in R.

Topics

Advanced / Generalized regression models

• Multivariable (linear) regression
• ANOVA
• Logistic regression
• Poisson regression
• Mixed models / GEEs

Survival analysis

• Survival data structure
• Kaplan-Meier estimator
• Log-rank test
• Cox proportional hazards model

Meta-analysis

• Idea / concept
• Statistical methods / forest plots
• Challenges and possible solutions
• Network meta-analysis

Target audience

This course is designed for advanced members having basic knowledge of statistics and programming skills in R.

General information

• The first day will be from 9:30 to 16:30 and the second day from 8:30 to 16:00
• The detailed agenda will be sent out a few days before the start of the course
• The course will be held in English
• The fee includes the course slides and solutions of the exercises
• A certificate of participation will be delivered at the end of the course

Fees

• The cost for this 2-day online course is 1100€ (applicable VAT will be added) for professionals from industry and academia

Proposed agenda

Day 1:

• Multivariable (linear) regression
• ANOVA
• Logistic regression
• Poisson regression
• Mixed models / GEEs

Day 2:

• Survival analysis
• Meta-analysis

Next Advanced statistical methods course

If you are interested in this course, please contact us at academy@staburo.de! Courses take place regularly, also on request.

About the online course

In the digital era where the collection of data is permanently increasing and phrases like “data mining” and “big data” are omnipresent, knowing how to turn the data into useful information is an essential skill. Therefore, basic knowledge of the most state-of-the-art machine learning techniques is an important instrument, not only for the ability to perform the appropriate statistical analyses in various settings, but also for a better understanding and interpreting of study results.

With this course you will get an insight into a variety of statistical methods for high-dimensional data ranging from parametric methods like PCA and LASSO to non-parametric machine learning methods like Random Forests, Boosting, SVMs and Neural Networks. In addition, these methods will be illustrated by real data applications in R.

Topics

• Introduction to high dimensionality and machine learning
• LASSO
• Principal component analysis
• Support vector machines
• K-means
• Decision Trees / Random Forests
• Boosting
• Neural Networks / AI

Target audience

This course is designed for advanced members having basic knowledge of statistics and programming skills in R.

General information

• The first day will be from 9:30 to 16:30 and the second day from 8:30 to 16:00
• The detailed agenda will be sent out a few days before the start of the course
• The course will be held in English
• The fee includes the course slides and solutions of the exercises
• A certificate of participation will be delivered at the end of the course

Fees

• The cost for this 2-day online course is 1100€ (applicable VAT will be added) for professionals from industry and academia

Proposed agenda

Day 1:

• Introduction to high dimensionality and machine learning
• LASSO
• Principal component analysis
• Support vector machines

Day 2:

• K-means
• Decision Trees / Random Forests
• Boosting
• Neural Networks / AI

Next Machine learning and high-dimensional methods course

If you are interested in this course, please contact us at academy@staburo.de! Courses take place regularly, also on request.