Clinical Toxicology/Drugs of Abuse Committee
Updated February 2013
| Chair | Professor Dr. Olaf Drummer | olaf@vifm.org |
| Vice-Chair | Dr Vanessa Steenkamp | vanessa.steenkamp@up.ac.za |
Background/Purpose of the Committee
To promote and advance the discipline of Clinical Toxicology within the Association by:
- Developing relevant practice guidelines, when appropriate, in particular fields of clinical toxicology and drugs of abuse testing;
- Publishing articles and other professional notes in the field of clinical toxicology and drugs of abuse in the Newsletter and on the web page;
- Assist in the holding of specialist workshops and symposia at the biennial Association meetings;
- Developing links and partnerships with other relevant professional societies; and
- Attracting new members to the Association with interests in clinical toxicology and drugs of abuse.
Committee Initiatives for 2013/2015
- Papers being prepared on Gamma-hydroxy-butyrate (GHB) (Drummer and Scholer) and methyl phenidate (Scholer) for Compass
- Sub-committee established to prepare mass spectrometry identification guidelines, chaired by Dr Frank Peters – report will follow with recommendations
Members
Members who would like to get actively involved in one of these projects or other members who would like to propose new projects are warmly welcome to send an email to (t.vangelder@erasmusmc.nl) Teun van Gelder.
| Name | Position | Country | |
| Professor Dr. Albert Fraser | Member | Canada | adfraser@dal.ca |
| Professor Dr. Marilyn A. Huestis | Member | USA | mhuestis@intra.nida.nih.gov |
| Dr. Saeed A. Jortani | Member | USA | sjortani@Louisville.edu |
| Dr. Pascal Kintz | Member | France | pascal.kintz@wanadoo.fr |
| Professor Dr. Tai C. Kwong | Member | USA | tai_kwong@urmc.rochester.edu |
| Professor Dr. Hans H. Maurer | Member | Germany | hans.maurer@uks.eu |
| Dr. Katharina Rentsch | Member | Switzerland | rentsch@ikc.unizh.ch |
| Dr. André Scholer | Member | Switzerland | andrescholer@intergga.ch |
| Professor Dr. Donald Uges | Member | Netherlands | d.r.a.uges@umcg.nl |
| Professor Dr. Alain Verstraete | Member | Belgium | Alain.Verstraete@ugent.be |
| Dr. John F. Wilson | Member | UK | heathcontrol@btinternet.com |
| Professor Dr. Steven Wong | Member | USA | shwong@wakehealth.edu |
| Dr. Loralie Langman | Member | USA | langman.loralie@mayo.edu |
| Dr. Frank Peters | Member | Germany | frank.peters@med.uni-jena.de |
| Dr. William Clarke | Member | USA | wclarke@jhmi.edu |
| Dr. Gwendolyn McMillin | Member | USA | gwen.mcmillin@aruplab.com |
| Dr. Manuela Neuman | Member | Canada | manuela.neuman@utoronto.ca |

12th International Congress of TDM & Clinical Toxicology