Lecture on asthma and doping

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Next Wednesday, 14 March 2018 at 19:00, a very interesting lecture on asthma will be held in the meeting rooms at the ÍSF building. The lecture is organised by ÍSF, who have brought the Danish professor Vibeke Backer to the Faroe Islands to speak.

It would be hard to find anyone more competent. Vibeke Backer has carried out research into all types of asthma, including exercise-induced asthma, which long-distance runners, among others, often develop.

 

Many runners know the feeling. But when is it too much? When is it not OK?

Asthma medication is used by, among others, cross-country skiers and long-distance runners. It is often hard to tell when it is a matter of treatment for health reasons and when it is doping. Vibeke Backer, who is a chief physician in respiratory medicine at Bispebjerg, is an expert in the field of doping. She has been a board member of Anti-Doping Danmark, she has worked with WADA with asthma treatment as her specialist area, and she has also sat on the CAS tribunal.

This is an ideal opportunity for coaches, team officials, athletes and parents alike to gain in-depth knowledge about a very common phenomenon in our sport.