On September 13, and November 22, 2022 Dr. David Mottram, Emeritus Professor, Liverpool John Moores University, UK delivered educational sessions to GMU College of Pharmacy PharmD students.
Professor Mottram has been involved in the development and delivery of medical and pharmacy services at major sporting events since 2001. He was a member of the Medical Services Group of the Organizing Committee for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games with responsibility for education and training of the pharmacy workforce. He also worked on the medical services team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Currently, Professor Mottram is a consultant and advisor for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Testing Agency (ITA) and UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) and has collaborated on the development and delivery of education programs for these and other international organizations.
Educational sessions delivered by Prof. Mottram were part of an elective course “Drugs in Sport” which were an overview of drugs in sport and athlete support professionals.
Prof. Sherief Khalifa, Dean of the College of Pharmacy commented “With the spirit of the World Cup, it is exciting to see pharmacy students looking at this special population of athletes and how their body handles medications and how the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) is fighting doping in sports. The course is an eye opener for the important role for pharmacists in sports and antidoping”.