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President
Helen Vangikar, United Kingdom
helen@helenvangikar.com
Helen spent over 20 years working in the field of analytical chemistry and toxicology mainly in laboratories associated with workplace drug and alcohol solutions before starting her own independent toxicology consultancy in 2009.
Helen gained her MSc in Forensic Science from Strathclyde University in 1988 and started her employment in research with the Medical Research Council (MRC). She became a Chartered Biologist (CBiol) and graduate Member of the Society of Biology (MSB) in 1992.
Since 1990 Helen has commissioned two laboratories from concept to accreditation, successfully gaining United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) accreditation to ISO 17025. Both laboratories complied with the United Kingdom Laboratory Guidelines for Legally Defensible Workplace Drug Testing to which she contributed as a founder member, and were subsequently adopted by the EWDTS.
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Past President and Treasurer
Leendert Mostert, The Netherlands
l.mostert@zhsdirksland.nl
Leendert Mostert holds a M.Sc in Pharmacy obtained in
1984 at the Utrecht University. From 1984 to 1987 he
did his PhD study at department of Clinical Pathology
of the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam. In 1989 he
wrote his PhD thesis about "Aspects of iron chelation
and iron release from the liver".
From 1988-1992 he was assistant clinical chemist at
the Department of Clinical Chemistry of the Erasmus
MC in Rotterdam and became board certified clinical
chemist in 1992.
From 1991-2003 he was director of Deltalab one of the
biggest drug testing laboratories in the Netherlands.
Since 2003 he is head of the department of Clinical
Chemistry and Hematology of Van Weel Bethesda Hospital
in Dirksland.
He also has a private collection and drug testing company
Allchemy which performs collections on several sites
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Secretary
Michaela Neuhofer, Austria
michaela.neuhofer@gbo.com
After completing her education as medical assistant, Michaela spent about 20 years working in the field of molecular biology and microbiology in laboratories of clinical hospitals. There she established molecular diagnostics and adopted research protocols for routine diagnostic. In 2003 she started her Social Economics studies at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz where she received her MBA. Her diploma thesis "Integration of temporary workers in the company" focused on organizational sociology and human resources. Since 2008 she is product manager for Saliva Systems at the company Greiner Bio-One GmbH (Austria). |
MEMBERS
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Ronald Agius, Germany
ragius@laborkrone.de
Ronald has been employed since 2005 at Labor Krone as Quality Manager, since 2007 as Authorisation Scientist at the Department of Forensic and Clinical Toxicology. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 2004 from the University of Bielefeld in Germany, after gaining both his M.Sc. in Chemistry (1997) and B.Sc. in Chemistry and Biology (1993) from the University of Malta. Ronald’s first project for the EWDTS was the formulation of Guidelines for Drug and Alcohol Testing in Hair. He is a member of several international scientific societies including SOHT, TIAFT, ICADTS and IATDMCT, where he actively participates through oral and poster presentations. |
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Per
Björklöv, Sweden
per.bjorklov@drugtestscandinavia.eu
Born in Uppsala, Sweden. Studies at University of Stockholm (teaching, information and marketing) and University of Uppsala (Biology and Geography). Started 1991 at Department of Pharmacology at Karolinska University Laboratory with the project "workplace drug testing”. Initiator of the first European Symposium on Drug Testing in the Workplace, 1998. CEO of DrugtestScandinavia. |
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Cesar Fernandez, Spain
contact@toxscreen.com
Medicine Doctor degree from the University of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1984. Specialist in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. From 1987 to 1994 Forensic Medicine Doctor of the Spanish Justice Ministry. Former Physician accredited of the Spanish Sports Superior Council in anti-doping affairs of the Spanish Education, Culture and Sports Ministry. Former Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the Spanish Federation of Sports Medicine. Former Member of the Board of the Executive Committee of the European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations. Former Member of the Liaison Commission of the International Federation in Sports Medicine. Actual Medical Director of Toxscreen (Drug and Alcohol Testing Service). Actual Head of the Medico-Legal and Labour Unity of the Institut Universitari Dexeus (Barcelona). |
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Nadia Fucci, Italy
nadiafucci@rm.unicatt.it
Ms. Nadia Fucci is a forensic toxicologist with a Doctor of Research in Forensic Science since 1991. Since the early years of training attention was focused on topics concerning the development of analytical techniques for chemical and toxicological investigations on biological and non biological matrices. In the last period of research a special attention was given to the evaluation of chemical analysis for the determination of various substances of abuse inside various corporeal districts in the forensic world; specially on the employ on alternative matrices including saliva, hair and sweat applying innovative methods. For many years dealing with issues related to the checks on workers at risk in the workplace drug testing. The scientific activity of Dr. Fucci has been constant in the time with a prevalence of scientific activity in international environment, well documented both from several publications on scientific journal and participation to several international congresses. Furthermore since 1988 has been responsible for toxicological analysis of biological and not biological samples coming from attachments make from the Judicial Authority. She is included on the board of GTFI (Italian Group of Forensic Toxicologist), she is a member of TIAFT (The International Association of Forensic Toxicologists) and SoHT (Society of Hair Testing). |
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Lindsay Hadfield, United Kingdom
lindsay.hadfield@concateno.com
Lindsay has been an EWDTS Board member since 2000 and has spoken on drug and alcohol testing policy issues at every EWDTS Symposium. Over the past 20 years with Concateno, the UK based specialist workplace drug testing laboratory with a worldwide client base, she has acquired a wealth of knowledge and experience from talking to managers, employees and trade unions, which she uses to support the introduction and implementation of workplace drug testing programmes. She edited the final version of the UK Workplace Drug Testing Guidelines which were subsequently adopted by the EWDTS. |
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Anya Pierce,
Ireland
anya@iol.ie
Anya Pierce has worked in toxicology in Ireland for more than 30 years, first in Jervis St. Hospital and since then in Beaumont Hospital. She is now a consultant with PPM Consultants.
Anya was a founder member of the Irish Society of Toxicology in 1985 and was the Irish representative to the European Commission high-level expert group on guidelines for the detection of drugs of abuse, especially in the workplace, and co-author of the resultant recommendations.
She is past president and founder member of the European Workplace Drug Testing Society (EWDTS) and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT) and was editor of their journal for the past twelve years. She is a past member of the committee on emerging trends/new synthetic drugs of the Irish National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD). Anya was the expert witness for the TUEE in the Labour court Case against Alstom (LUAS) in 2008. She is a Registered Toxicologist with Eurotox. Anya's qualifications are B.Sc, M.Sc Med Tox, MBA. |
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Sanna Taskinen, Finland
sanna.taskinen@vita.fi
Sanna Taskinen gained her M.Sc. in biochemistry at the University of Helsinki 2001. She has been employed at Vita Terveyspalvelut Oy (Vita Health Services Ltd.) / Vita Laboratory since 2003. Vita Laboratory is a private clinical central laboratory working also in the field of forensic testing. Sanna is a member of the management group. Her main responsibility is the laboratory production including among other things the workplace drug testing and CDT. She has also responsibilities as a member of the quality group for the accredited laboratory. In addition she works with forensic testing and statements dealing with alcohol and drugs. She is a member of TIAFT.
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