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2022 Prohibited List, Dried Blood Spot testing and Social Science Research Grant Program among the themes of WADA ‘live’ webinars in November

Athlete webinar about testing also scheduled for 3 November
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to publish the Agency’s ‘live’ webinar schedule for November 2021, which includes various webinars on scientific topics such as the 2022 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (Prohibited List), Dried Blood Spot testing and the Agency’s 2022 Social Science Research Grant Program, as well as a webinar for athletes on testing.
Unless otherwise noted, the webinars are being hosted in English only.
Date / Time |
Session Title |
Speakers |
Webinar Series |
Target audience |
To register |
3 Nov 14:00 EDT |
Anti-Doping Testing in 2021: Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, COVID-19 and future testing changes |
Ben Sandford, Chair, WADA Athlete Committee Francesca Rossi, Director, Testing Department, French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) James Sclater, Director of Anti-Doping, International Paralympic Committee George Tsamis, Senior Manager, Testing, WADA |
Athlete-led Series |
Athletes |
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4 Nov 11:00 EDT |
2022 Prohibited List: Navigating the changes
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Dr. Audrey Kinahan, Chair, WADA List Expert Advisory Grou Dr. Mark Stuart, Member, WADA List Expert Advisory Grou Dr. Irene Mazzoni, Associate Director, Prohibited List, WADA Tharinda Puth, Manager, Legal Affairs, WADA David Healy, Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) Manager, WADA |
N/A |
All stakeholders |
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5 Nov 10:00 EDT |
2022 Prohibited List: Navigating the changes (in French) |
Katia Alloun, TUE Manager, WADA Dr. Irene Mazzoni, Associate Director, Prohibited List, WADA Tharinda Puth, Manager, Legal Affairs, WADA Dr. Olivier Rabin, Senior Director, Science and Medicine, WADA |
N/A |
All stakeholders |
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8 Nov 08:00 |
Social Science Research Grant Program: 2022 Call for Proposals |
Dr. Gretchen Lowerison, Coreidea Innovation Inc./Bishop’s Dr. Kim Nolte, University of Pretoria, South Africa Tony Cunningham, Senior Manager, Research and Policy, Education, WADA (Moderator) |
Social Science Research Series |
Social Science Researchers and Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) in Africa |
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8 Nov 13:00 8 de noviembre 13:00 (ET) |
Social Science Research Grant Program: 2022 Call for Proposals (in Spanish) Programa de becas de investigación en ciencias sociales: Convocatoria de propuestas 2022 |
Dr. Leonardo José Mataruna dos Santos, Canadian University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Other speakers to be confirmed Dr. Leonardo José Mataruna dos Santos, Universidad canadiense de Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU) Otros oradores por venir |
Social Science Research Series Serie de investigación en ciencias sociales |
Social Science Researchers and ADOs in Spanish-speaking Latin America Investigadores en ciencias sociales y organizaciones antidopaje en regiones latinoamericanas de habla hispana |
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9 Nov 09:00 EST 9 nov. 09:00 HNE |
Social Science Research Grant Program: 2022 Call for Proposals (in French) Programme de bourses de recherche en sciences sociales : Appel de candidatures 2022 |
Prof. David Pavot, Sherbrooke University, Canada Kelsey Martin, Coordinator, Research and Policy, Education WADA Prof. David Pavot, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada Kelsey Martin, Coordinatrice, Recherche et politique, Éducation, AMA |
Social Science Research Series Série Recherche en sciences sociales |
Social Science Researchers and ADOs in Africa Chercheurs en sciences sociales et organisations antidopage en Afrique |
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9 Nov 13:00 9 de novembro 13:00 (ET) |
Social Science Research Grant Program: 2022 Call for Proposals (in Portuguese) Programa de Bolsas de Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais 2022 Convite à apresentação de propostas |
Dr. Leonardo José Mataruna dos Santos, Canadian University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Other speakers to be confirmed Dr. Leonardo José Mataruna dos Santos, Universidade Canadiana do DubaiDubai, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (EAU) Outros oradores que virão |
Social Science Research Series Série Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais |
Social Science Researchers and ADOs in Portuguese-speaking Latin America Investigadores de Ciências Sociais e Organizações Anti-doping nas regiões lusófonas da América Latina |
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9 Nov 20:00 EST |
Social Science Research Grant Program: 2022 Call for Proposals
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Dr. Derwin Chan, Education University of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China Dr. Sian Clancy, General Manager, Athlete Services, Drug Free Sport New Zealand Dr. Gretchen Lowerison, Coreidea Innovation Inc./Bishop’s Tony Cunningham, Senior Manager, Research and Policy, Education, WADA (Moderator) |
Social Science Research Series |
Social Science Researchers and ADOs in Asia/Oceania |
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25 Nov 08:00 EST |
Implementing Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing |
Dr. Yvette Dehnes, Laboratory Director, Norwegian Doping Control Laboratory Dr. Jakob Mørkeberg, Senior Science Manager, Anti-Doping Denmark Dr. Léonie Egli, Project Manager Dried Blood Spot, Science and Medicine, WADA Dr, Marcia MacDonald, Associate Director, Research, Science and Medicine, WADA (Moderator) |
N/A |
ADOs’ and laboratories’ personnel |
We also take the opportunity to remind stakeholders of the remaining webinars to be held in October:
Date / Time |
Session Title |
Speakers |
Webinar Series |
Target audience |
To register |
21 Oct 09:00 EDT |
Monitoring and evaluating your education program |
Mike Earl, General Manager, Anti-Doping, World Rugby Gracie-Hongyang Li, Manager, Learning Management System, [Anti-Doping Education and Learning Platform (ADEL)], Education, WADA Tony Cunningham, Senior Manager, Research and Policy, Education, WADA (Moderator) |
Code Implementation Support Program (CISP) Series |
Anti-Doping Organizations with existing education programs |
Please first create an ADEL account before registering via the link above |
To register, please simply view the registration instructions in the ‘To Register’ column above.
Please note that on an ongoing basis, WADA communicates its evolving live webinar schedule and prompts stakeholders to register and participate.
Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Ms. Selva Balasingam, WADA Communications Manager, at: selva.balasingam@wada-ama.org.