Health

DOPING: UNDERSTANDING AND PREVENTING

  • Targeted level of study

    BAC +1

  • ECTS

    0 credits

  • Training structure

    Faculty of Pharmacy

  • Language(s) of instruction

    French

Presentation

Teaching fields : Health

Type of diploma: DU

Implementation date: 2001-2002.

 

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Objectives

  • Acquire in-depth and multidisciplinary knowledge in the field of doping, drug misuse and dietary supplements in the sports environment
  • Acquire skills in project methodology
  • Discover and integrate tools and methods in doping prevention

What is the purpose of a university degree?

  • Have a recognized diploma on doping
  • Become a prevention session leader in a regional or federal network
  • Implementing a club prevention policy or project...
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Know-how and skills

Competences acquired at the end of the training:

Be able to:

  • Know the national and international legislation governing the prevention and fight against doping.
  •  Identify the people, structures and places that can help prevent and fight against doping.
  • To know the exact status of a product with regard to the anti-doping legislation in force.
  • Know the scientific data related to doping.
  • Know the scientific models related to doping.
  • Know the models related to prevention.
  • Identify appropriate teaching tools and techniques.
  • Know the ethical and methodological principles of prevention, risk reduction and project development.
  • To question one's representations, attitudes and behaviors towards :

           Doping and drug use

           From the sports movement and the search for performance

           On legislation and the relationship to the law

            Health, prevention and risk reduction

            On ethics and the relationship to morality

  • To consider other representations, attitudes and behaviors.
  • Participate in focus groups.
  • To understand the complexity of the doping issue.
  • To begin a critical approach to the notion of doping.
  • To understand the complexity of the doping issue.
  • To understand scientific models.
  • Understand the models related to prevention.
  • Evaluate existing educational tools.
  • Organize and conduct an awareness session.
  • Choose and use appropriate teaching tools and techniques.
  • Develop active listening and facilitate expression.
  • Put applications in context.
  • Propose an adapted and efficient orientation towards a person, a structure or a resource place.
  • Participate in the design and implementation of prevention projects.

 

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Organization

Knowledge control

  • A thesis defense
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Program

  • 4 modules organized in 3-day sessions:
    • Lectures: 60.5 Hours
    • TD : 21 Hours
    • definition, regulation and epidemiology of doping.
    • pharmacology, detection and screening.
    • psychology, sociology and ethics.
    • prevention, care.

THE MODULES

MODULE 1 - Definition, regulation and epidemiology of doping

History

Implementation of anti-doping tests


MODULE 2 - Pharmacology, detection and screening

Medical aspect

Nutritional rebalancing

Food supplements

Doping in the equine environment


MODULE 3 - Psychology, Sociology and Ethics

Socio-psychological risk factors

Logics of performance and logics of doping

Medical ethics


MODULE 4 - Prevention, Management

From health education to doping prevention


Prevention tools and intervention methodology


Approach to abuse

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Admission

Conditions of access

Applications:

send your CV and cover letter to pharma-du@umontpellier.fr (pharma.du @ umontpellie.fr)

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Target audience

  • Medical doctors, pharmacists, veterinarians,
  • students in these fields enrolled in postgraduate studies,
  • nurses, physiotherapists, odontologists, Non-medical professions concerned with physical and sports activities, risk behaviors, health education, use of medication, psychology, sociology, law, life and health sciences
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And then

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