14/12/2016
CPD-HP 2nd event "Drugs in Sports II"
Our guest speaker Dr. David Mottram and event organizer Dr. Ahmed Awaisu
Here is the event summary:
CPD Event December 2016: Drugs in Sports II
For the second time within 12 calendar months, the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University has again successfully conducted another continuing professional development (CPD) activity on the use and misuse of drugs in sport. The second in the series of two workshops entitled “Drugs in Sports II” was held on 5 December 2016 at the Auditorium, College of Medicine, QU. The theme of the workshop for this year was “Current issues in Doping and Anti-Doping in Sport” and it was primarily aimed to r***e important aspects of doping and anti-doping in sport through the exploration of controversial issues on this subject that have emerged in 2016. This activity reiterates the commitment of the CPH towards aligning its vision with the priorities of the State of Qatar, which has become a regional and global hub for sports. In Qatar, healthcare professionals have the potential to provide a valuable role in educating athletes to prevent inadvertent and intentional use of prohibited drugs and to be a part of clinical services teams not only for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but also for the many other international sporting events that are hosted by Qatar, annually.
The event was organized and implemented by the College of Pharmacy’s Continuing Professional Development for Health Care Practitioners (CPD-HCP) Program at QU. Nearly 90 healthcare practitioners from diverse professions and practices including pharmacists, physicians, nurses, psychologists, and dentists attended the event. The keynote speaker and workshop provider was Emeritus Professor David Mottram from the School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom. Professor Mottram is currently collaborating with colleagues at the College of Pharmacy in developing and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate education programs on drug use in sport.
The workshop agenda comprised of highlights on four different topical issues (hot topics) followed by discussions on the issues among the attendees with plenary feedback from various discussion groups. The key issues discussed included: (1) Inadvertent doping (Case Study of Maria Sharapova); (2) Therapeutic Use Exemption (Case Study of Fancy Bears Cyber Hack and Bradley Wiggins); (3) Sanctions by Anti-Doping Organizations (The Mclaren Report and Controversies surrounding sanctions for Russian athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games) and; (4) Prohibition of Glucocorticoids in Sports (Current issues and future directions).
Facilitators of the activity were Associate Professors Ahmed Awaisu and Nadir Kheir (Coordinator of CPD program); PharmD students Aya Issa and Somaia Abdelaziz (College of Pharmacy, QU); Afif Mohamed Ali (Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Hamad Medical Corporation); and Ahmed Mohamed Hussein Babiker (Head of Registration & Drugs Pricing Section
Pharmacy & Drug Control; Ministry of Public Health).
The workshop further reinforces CPH’s new elective course “Drugs in Sport” that was introduced in 2015. Developing a workforce of healthcare professionals with expertise in doping and anti-doping issues is a priority for Qatar and a subject of global health significance. The College is taking a lead in promoting human capital development through incorporating drugs in sports content into pharmacy curricula.
The College of Pharmacy’s CPD program is accredited CPD provider by the Accreditation Department of Qatar Council of Healthcare Practitioners and the American Council of Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The program delivers regular CPD activities and invites all healthcare providers registered in Qatar.
