Emeritus Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Liverpool John Moores University
Position:
Con to the question "Should performance enhancing drugs (such as steroids) be accepted in sports?"
Reasoning:
"Doping control, through an agreed set of standards and procedures, must continue as a primary objective for WADA [World Anti-Doping Agency], the sports federations and governments of the world."
David R. Mottram, PhD, and Michele Verroken, "Doping Control in Sports," Drugs in Sport, 2005
Experts Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or other relevant advanced degrees, heads of professional sports leagues, and US Congress members with significant involvement in, or related to, performance enhancing drugs and sports. [Note: Experts definition varies by site.]
Involvement and Affiliations:
Emeritus Professor, Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Liverpool John Moores University
Expert Medical Volunteer, Pharmacy Clinical Services Group, London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Fellow, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (FRPharmS)
Former Advisor and Consultant on pharmacy education and research in five international assignments throughout the Middle East for the World Health Organisation (WHO)
Former Academic Expert, European Training Foundation, European Commission, Brussels and Turin
Former Advisor, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
Former External Examiner and Academic Programme Advisor, University of Kuwait
Former External Examiner and Academic Programme Advisor, Oman Assistant Pharmacy Institute and Omani Ministry of Health
Former Member, North West Strategic Health Authority Postgraduate Development Committee, Steering Committee on Postgraduate Education for Pharmacy, Department of Health, UK
Former Advisor on national education policy and research collaboration, UK Sport
Member, Advisor, Commonwealth Games Pharmacy Working Group, 2002
Recipient of Fellowship, member of various committees, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Former Working Party Advisor on drugs in sport, Royal Society of Chemistry
Former Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Education:
PhD, Welsh School of Medicine (now Cardiff University School of Medicine)
