PharmaSUG 2022 Hands-on Training (BYOD)

Hands on Training (HoT) sessions are BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

In person Hands-on Training sessions (HoTs) this year will be set up such that attendees should bring their own device.

Depending on the session, pre-session setup on your device may be required. SAS-related sessions will use SAS OnDemand for Academics (SODA), and attendees will need to pre-register at least 24 hours in advance (see below). R and Python-related sessions have differing requirements as described below.

HoTs Not Requiring Prior Setup

The following HoTs do not require prior setup:

Session Presenter(s)
HT-203 - Following Your Footsteps: Maintaining Traceability in ADaM Datasets Nancy Brucken and Karl Miller

HT-203: Attendees will use EXCEL, and no prior setup is required.

HoTs Using SAS® On Demand for Academics (SODA)

The following HoTs will use SAS On Demand for Academics:

Session Presenter(s)
HT-103 - ODS Document & Item Stores: A New Beginning Bill Coar
HT-202 - Learn to Visualize Market Analysis Data Using SAS® PROC GEOCODE, PROC GINSIDE, and Prescriber Characteristics Louise Hadden
HT-204 - How to use Git with your SAS projects Chris Hemedinger
HT-205 - Everything is Better with Friends: Using SAS in Python Applications with SASPy and Open-Source Tooling (Getting Started) Matthew Slaughter and Isaiah Lankham
HT-206 - Getting Started Using SAS Proc SGPLOT for Clinical Graphics Josh Horstman

SODA is a cloud environment for accessing the SAS software (SAS Studio). You must register for SODA prior to the HoT sessions. The registration process is not instantaneous, so please register at least a day in advance (at least 24 hours before the HoT). Please view the PowerPoint presentation Access SODA Instructions to learn about the registration process.

Additional Instructions:
HT-204: A note from the instructor: You will be using Git tools and Git integration from within SAS environments. These tools/services will help you get the most from this hands-on session:

Some tools are optional, and you can follow along if you have them. It is not expected that you have all these.

HT-205: The instructors have provided additional details on setting up your account. Please visit https://tinyurl.com/SASPySetupTest.

R HoTs

The following HoTs will use R:

Session Presenter(s)
HT-186 - Team Code Collaboration in RStudio with Git Phil Bowsher and Cole Arendt
HT-207 - Using Tplyr to Create Clinical Tables Mike Stackhouse and Jessica K. Higgins

HT-186: Attendees are required to create free GitHub account, if they don’t already have one. Use the following link to set up a GitHub account: https://github.com/join. Phil will walk attendees through accessing the HoT materials at the start of the session. YOU DO NOT need to install R or any packages.

HT-207: Attendees will need an RStudio Cloud account, which can be created here. The account is completely free and should only take a couple minutes to create. When using RStudio Cloud, a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox, or Edge should be used.

Python HoTs

The following HoTs will use Python:

Session Presenter(s)
HT-201 - What’s black and white and sheds all over? The Python Pandas DataFrame, the Open-Source Data Structure Supplanting the SAS Data Set Troy Martin Hughes
HT-205 - Everything is Better with Friends: Using SAS in Python Applications with SASPy and Open-Source Tooling (Getting Started) Matthew Slaughter and Isaiah Lankham

HT-201: Attendees will be using Python 3.10, so attendees should have a recent version of Python installed on their laptops to ensure compatibility. This is a Python 3x session, not a 2x. Additional instructions forthcoming.

HT-205: Attendees will use Google Colab as the Python platform, and SAS OnDemand for Academics (SODA) as the SAS platform. Attendees will need a Google account if they don't already have one. Attendees will also need to register for SODA at least one day prior to this session. See HoTs using SAS On Demand for Academics (SODA) above.
The instructors have provided additional details on setting up your account. Please visit https://tinyurl.com/SASPySetupTest.

Need Help?

Please try to set up your BYOD device prior to the conference. It is particularly important to register for SODA ahead of time, if you plan on attending any of the SAS-related HoTs.
However, if you need assistance, there will be a Hands-on Training Help & Troubleshooting Drop-In Session on Sunday from 10 am until Noon in Brazos. Please note that we (nor the instructors) will not do any installations on your behalf. We will only be available to help answer questions. Any installations are done on your own and you take responsibility for any software you install on your device.

No Laptop! No Problem!

Attendees are welcome to attend HoT sessions and watch as the instructor works through the exercises on the screen. However, we request that you please be courteous and save a table space for those that are working through the exercises on their device.

Last updated: 13-May-2022