The ITA ITUEC aims to provide the athletes of the world the reassurance that their applications for Therapeutic Use Exemptions, and review of their medical information, is handled confidentially and respectfully by some of the world’s best physicians and pharmacists with expertise in sports medicine.
The ITA ITUEC supports athletes and their team physicians to prepare TUE submissions at every step of the way, to ensure the fastest review and response is provided, while fully meeting the WADA standards for TUEs.
Our ITUEC consists of expert members covering a wide range of clinical specialties; all with experience of treating elite athletes at international level.
Collectively, our experts have clinical experience covering 30 different sports, which encompass the full spectrum of performance and physiological factors which TUE applications may present, including:
We use a unique smart system of TUE allocation based on the clinical diagnosis, pharmacology and potential performance impact of the substance to ensure that the best experts are convened to review each TUE application.
Each TUE application will have a bespoke committee allocated to the review. Each TUE review committee aims to include:
Our ITUEC operates in a truly independent way, without influence from external individuals or organisations.
All our ITUEC physicians and pharmacists are registered to practice in their country of residence.
If any disputes arise regarding the decisions of the committee, the ITA is able to convene additional medical experts to review the case, or to involve our in-house legal team to support the application.
We pride ourselves on the rapid turnaround time for processing TUEs. We aim to provide athletes a decision within 48 hours, with the vast majority of TUE applications processed in less than a week.
We provide dedicated support to athletes and physicians from our partner organisations with access to telephone and email advice on any aspect of the TUE application process.
The ITA ITUEC is a truly international committee, with some of the world’s best clinicians represented from every continent of the world. We provide a comprehensive solution for international sports federations, major event organisers and other anti-doping organisations for complete TUE management, administration, and full TUE support for their athletes and prescribers.
General Surgeon & Postgraduate in Sports Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Chair of the Anti-Doping Commission of Malta (NADO),
Chair of the Medical Commission of the International Committee of the Games of Francophonie (CIJF)
Founder & Director Stichting Service Médical Academy
Consultant Psychiatrist in the Regional Affective Disorders Service
Sports Physician
President at International Society for Sports Psychiatry
Sports Medicine Physician & Professor at Halic University, Istanbul
Chair of the TUECs of World Rugby and Drug-Free Sport New Zealand
Director General of NADO Italy
Head of the Swiss Olympic Center of Sports Medicine Lausanne
Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine - University of Turku
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine / Critical Care at Queen's University School of Medicine
Chairman Barbados National Anti-Doping Commission
MD MBA DipAvMed “AvMedSafe”
Psychiatrist at Epworth HealthCare - Australia
Sports & Exercise Medicine Specialist
Board Member of the Finnish Olympic Committee
Adjunct Associate Professor at Notre Dame University in Sydney
Head of the IBSF Medical Commission
Chairperson of the Anti-Doping and Medical Commission of the Asian Swimming Federation (AASF)
Member TUEC Conmebol - FIFA
Sports Medicine Specialist at the Royal Netherlands Army