HealthPro Advantage: Anti-doping Education for the Health Professional Update

Friday, July 2, 2021, 12:00 AM - Monday, July 1, 2024, 12:00 AM, Online Course

Internet Enduring Material Jointly Provided by Stanford University School of Medicine and United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)

Physicians treating recreational and/or elite athletes that are governed by the World Anti-Doping Agency rules and regulations are also subject to anti-doping policies. Failure to adhere to these policies can result in anti-doping rule violations and sanctions for both the athlete and physician. This CME activity provides current anti-doping specific information for physicians and other health and medical professionals. Learners will engage in the educational activity via interactive text, animations, videos, and case-based studies.

Intended Audience
This course is designed for physicians of all specialties, including Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, as well as all other health and medical professionals that may interact with athletes.

  Release Date: July 2, 2021
  Expiration Date:  July 2, 2024
  Estimated Time to Complete: 1.25 hours
  Registration Fee: FREE

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.25 hours)

1. Describe the current changes to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List and utilize resources to check the status of medications for their inclusion on the current WADA Prohibited List.
2. Describe Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) and their submission process, and evaluate when it is appropriate to submit a TUE application.
3. Evaluate dietary supplement products that may pose an anti-doping risk and educate athletes about the risk involved with their use.
4. Counsel patients about the anti-doping sample collection process and the rights and responsibilities of the athlete and medical professionals.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Stanford Medicine and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. Stanford Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Designation 
American Medical Association (AMA) 
Stanford Medicine designates this Enduring Material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Cultural and Linguistic Competency
The planners and speakers of this CME activity have been encouraged to address cultural issues relevant to their topic area for the purpose of complying with California Assembly Bill 1195. Moreover, the Stanford University School of Medicine Multicultural Health Portal contains many useful cultural and linguistic competency tools including culture guides, language access information and pertinent state and federal laws. You are encouraged to visit the Multicultural Health Portal: http://lane.stanford.edu/portals/cultural.html

Bibliography
Mazanov J, Backhouse S, Connor J, Hemphill D, Quirk F. Athlete support personnel and anti-doping: Knowledge, attitudes, and ethical stance. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 2014; 24(5): 846–856.

Shikha T, Larry DB, Matthew NF. Treating the elite athlete: Anti-doping information for the health professional. Missouri Medicine. 2015; 112(2): 122-128.

Stanford Medicine adheres to the Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. There are no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies for anyone who was in control of the content of this activity. 

In addition, voice overs for the video material in the course were performed by actors reading from a script.