DownloadAUSTRALIAN SPORTS DRUG MEDICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ASDMAC members
ASDMAC members operate in accordance with the powers and functions under
the ASADA Act 2006 and the ASADA Regulations.
Achievements
During the financial year ending 30 June 2007, ASDMAC:
- processed 239 applications for therapeutic use (a breakdown of applications is provided at Appendix I)
- further developed guidelines for the approval of:
- finasteride testosterone
- provided advice to ASADA on:
- Twenty-one testosterone/epitestosterone investigations
- ASADA's anti-doping handbook and TUE fact sheets
- anti-doping presentations and seminars, and
- the agreement proposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) regarding the use of an anti-doping organisation database
- provided information and advice to the Oceania Regional Anti-Doping Organisation
- participated in WADA's international experts workshop on medical aspects of TUEs
- provided advice to WADA in relation to information they provide to support the decisions of TUE committees
- provided input to the Australian submission to the 2007 and the 2008 WADA's List of Prohibited Substances and Prohibited Methods
- provided input to the Australian submission to the review of the Code
- implemented new/updated procedures and forms in line with the Code, and
- offered its TUE guidelines to responsible third parties such as TUE committees at International Federation and National Anti-Doping Organisation level.
In 2006-07, the Minister for Arts and Sport re-appointed all ASDMAC members for a further two years. On 1 July 2007, the Minister appointed Dr Grace Bryant to the Committee for two years.
| Position | Name | Date ending |
Meetings eligible to attend |
Meetings attended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair | Prof Ken Fitch, AM | 10 August 2008 |
5 |
5 |
| Member | Dr Susan White | 24 September 2008 |
5 |
5 |
| Member | Dr Peter Harcourt, OAM | 24 September 2008 |
5 |
5 |
| Member | Dr Hugh Hazard | 13 September 2008 |
5 |
5 |
Professor Ken Fitch, AM (Chairman)
Member, International Olympic Committee's Medical Commission; Chairman, International Olympic Committee's Games Group; Chairman, International Olympic Committee's Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee; Chairman, International Olympic Committee's Independent Asthma Panel; Member, Australian Doping Research Panel; Chairman, Medical Commission, Oceania National Olympic Committees; Emeritus Consultant Physician - Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital.
Dr Susan White
Sports Physician, Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre, Melbourne; Chief Medical Officer, Netball Australia; Member, Anti-Doping Committee, Cricket Australia; Member, Medical Commission, International Federation of Netball Associations; Editorial Board, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine; Book Review Editor, British Journal of Sports Medicine; Member of Australian Football League's anti-doping tribunal; Team Physician, Australian Swim Team; Team Physician, Melbourne Phoenix Netball Team.
Dr Peter Harcourt, OAM
Sports Physician; Medical Coordinator, Victorian Institute of Sport; Chief Health Officer, Transport Accident Commission, Victoria; Chief Medical Officer, Basketball Australia; Medical Commissioner, Australian Football League; Anti-Doping Medical Officer, Cricket Australia; Member, Fédération Internationale de Basketball Medical Council; Non-executive Board Member and Chair, Rehabilitation and Compensation Working Group, Victorian Workcover Authority; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Law, University of Melbourne.
Dr Hugh Hazard
Sports Physician; Chief Medical Officer, National Rugby League; Team Medical Officer, National Rugby League Competition; Team Medical Officer, Country of Origin; Team Medical Officer, Australian Rugby League teams.