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Research on prevalence of doping, scientific and education topics among WADA webinars in April
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to outline below its ‘live’ webinar schedule for April 2022, which includes webinars on a variety of topics including Dried Blood Spot (DBS) testing, the Prohibited List, Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs), prevalence of doping, and education.
These webinars will be hosted in English unless otherwise noted.
Date / Time |
Session Title |
Speakers |
Target audience |
To register |
6 April 03:00 EDT |
An introduction to DBS testing and its early implementation by the China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) |
Qingping Yan, Deputy Director of Anti-Doping Division, General Administration of Sport of China Hongtao Wen, Deputy Director, Testing Division, CHINADA Weicheng Zhou, Testing Manager, CHINADA Léonie Egli, Project Manager, DBS, Science and Medicine, WADA Kenny Lee, Manager, Asia/Oceania Office, WADA (Moderator) |
Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) from Asia/Oceania |
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12 April 11:00 EDT |
The Prohibited List and Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) – What athletes need to know (in Spanish) |
Adriana Escobar, Member of WADA Athlete Committee, Olympian (Rowing) Dr. Alan Vernec, Chief Medical Officer, WADA Katia Alloun, Medical Consultant, Science and Medicine, WADA |
Athletes |
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12 de abril 11h ET (hora estándar del Este) |
La Lista de Prohibiciones y Autorizaciones de Uso Terapéutico - lo que los deportistas deben saber |
Adriana Escobar, miembro del Comité de Atletas de la AMA, remera de nivel internacional Dr. Alan Vernec, Director medico, AMA Katia Alloun, Consultora medica, AMA |
Para deportistas |
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20 April 10:00 EDT |
Anti-Doping Education and Learning platform (ADEL) – One Year On and Beyond |
Gracie-Hongyang Li, Manager, Learning Management System (ADEL), Education, WADA Soledad Silvera, Coordinator, ADEL (ADO Support), Education, WADA Erika Armitano, Assistant, Education, WADA (Moderator) |
ADOs |
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22 April 9:30 EDT |
A survey tool to estimate prevalence of doping |
Andrea Petroczi, PhD, Professor of Public Health, Kingston University London Jesús A. Muñoz-Guerra Revilla, PhD, Head of Anti-Doping Department; Spanish Commission for the Fight Against Doping in Sports (CELAD) Marcia MacDonald, PhD, Associate Director, Research, Science and Medicine, WADA
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ADOs |
We also take the opportunity to remind stakeholders of the remaining webinar to be held in March:
Date / Time |
Session Title |
Speakers |
Target audience |
To register |
30 Mar 9:00 EDT |
Support tools for planning ADO education programs: Example of Athlete Support Personnel Curriculums |
Ariadna Camargo, Coordinator, Digital Learning, Education, WADA Eva Erfle, Consultant, Education, WADA
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ADOs |
To register, please simply view the registration instructions in the ‘To Register’ column above.
Should you have any questions regarding the above, please contact Ms. Selva Balasingam, WADA Communications Manager, at: selva.balasingam@wada-ama.org.