A Conference on the Science and Policy of Performance-Enhancing Products

January 8-9, 2002
Natcher Conference Center
Bethesda, MD

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Agenda and Conference Publications
Tuesday, January 8, 2002
8:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30	Convocation and Welcome
	John Cordaro Council for Responsible Nutrition Washington, DC
	Paul Coates, Ph.D. Office of Dietary Supplements National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD
9:00	Keynote Address Donna de Varona Olympian/Sports Commentator
9:45	Break
10:00	Policy Session
	Moderator: John Cordaro Council for Responsible Nutrition Washington, DC
	Representation from: Athletic Organizations Healthcare Professionals Government Agencies
	Athletic Organizations
	Donna de Varona Olympian/Sports Commentator
	Gary Green, M.D. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Family Medicine Los Angeles, CA
	Jon Almquist, ATC National Athletic Trainers Association Secondary School Committee Fairfax, VA
	Larry Bowers, Ph.D. Dietary Supplements, The US Anti-Doping Agency Perspective U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Colorado Springs, CO
	John Cardellina, Ph.D. Responsible Use of Sports Supplements Council for Responsible Nutrition Washington, DC
	Healthcare Professionals
	Gary Wadler, M.D. New York University School of Medicine New York, NY
	Reginald Washington, M.D. Rocky Mountain Pediatric Cadiology, P.C. Denver, CO
	Barry D. Dickinson, Ph.D. AMA Policy on Dietary Supplements American Medical Association Chicago, IL
	Iris Shaffer Healthy Competition Foundation Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Chicago, IL
	Federal Regulators
	Christine Lewis Taylor, Ph.D. FDA Regulation of Dietary Supplements: Performance-Enhancing Products Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling and Dietary Supplements Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration Washington, DC
	Alan Trachtenberg, M.D. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration Office of Pharmacologic and Alternative Therapies Rockville, MD
	Laura Sullivan Performance-Enhancing Products, An FTC Regulatory Perspective Federal Trade Commission Washington, DC
	Kate Malliarakis Office of National Drug Control Policy Rockville, MD
	James Tolliver Drug Enforcement Agency Washington, DC
12:00	Lunch-Box lunch and small group discussion
1:15	Regulatory Overview
	Gene Lambert, Esq. P.E.P. Regulation, A Framework for Analysis Covington & Burling Washington, DC
1:45	Patterns of use
	Moderator: Rebecca Costello, Ph.D. How Does ODS Move the Research Agenda Forward? Office of Dietary Supplements National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD
	Speakers:
	Harrison Pope, Jr., M.D. Performance-Enhancing Dietary Supplement Use Among Men and Women in American Gymnasiums Harvard Medical School Biological Psychiatry Laboratory, McLean Hospital Belmont, MA
	Harris Lieberman, Ph.D. Use of Dietary Supplements in Elite U.S.Army Populations Military Nutrition Division Natick, MA
	Gary Green, M.D. Patterns of Supplement Use Among NCAA Student-Athletes UCLA Department of Family Medicine Los Angeles, CA
	Ann Grandjean, Ed.D. Patterns of Use: Elite Athletes Center of Human Nutrition University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha
3:30	Break
3:45	Elements of Evidence Based Review
	Mary Hardy, M.D. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
4:15	Stimulants and Thermogenic Ingredients
	Moderator: Mary Hardy, M.D. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA
	Speakers:
	Ira Jacobs, Ph.D. Acute Physical Performance Effects After Ingestion of Ephedrine or Ephedrine Combined with Caffeine Defense & Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine Toronto, Canada
	Luke Bucci, Ph.D. Acute Metabolic Responses to Synephrine-Caffeine Compared to Ephedrine-Caffeine Weider Nutrition International Salt Lake City, UT
Wednesday, January 9, 2002
8:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30	Hormone Products and Analytical Challenges
	Moderator: Robert Wolfe, Ph.D. University of Texas, Galveston Galveston, TX
	Speakers:
	Gary Green, M.D. Analysis of Over-the-Counter Steroid Perparations UCLA Departmnet of Family Medicine Los Angeles, CA
	Wendy Kohrt, Ph.D. Potential Beneficial Effects of DHEA in Humans Division of Geriatric Medicine University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Denver, CO
	Gregory Brown, Doctoral Candidate "Muscle Building" Nutritional Supplements: Is Androstenedione An Anabolic Steroid? Department of Health & Human Performance Iowa Sate University Ames, IA
10:00	Break
10:30	Creatine and Other Metabolic Intermediates
	Moderator: Karl Friedl, Ph.D. Army Operational Medicine Research Fort Detrick, MD
	Speakers:
	Jeff Volek, Ph.D. Creatine Supplementation in the 21st Century: What We Know and What We Don't Know Department of Kinesiology University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
	Steve Nissen, Ph.D. Safety and Efficacy of β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (HMB) in Augmenting Lean and Strength Gains with Resistance Training Animal Science Department Iowa State University Ames, IA
	Tim Maher, Ph.D. Combining Compounds: The Pluses and minuses of Stacking Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and health Sciences Boston, MA
12:00	Lunch
1:00	Challenges Facing Sports Medicine Health Professionals
	Moderator: Jonathan Geiger, Ph.D. Challenges in Providing Timely/Credible Information to Athletes, Coaches, Parents and Health Professionals About Substance Use Center for Substance Use in Sport and Health Winnipeg, Manitoba
	Speakers:
	Peter Lemon, Ph.D. Nutritional Challenges for High Performance Athletics The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario
	Andrew Pipe, M.D. Performance-Enhancing Products? Challenges Facing Sports Medicine Professionals & Sports Organizations University of Ottawa Heart Institute Ottawa, Ontario
	Grant Pierce, Ph.D. Working with the Nutraceutical Industry for the Benefits of the Athletic Community National Centre for Agri-Food Research in Medicine St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:30	Closing Remarks
3:00	End