Thursday, 2 February 2012

Blood Collection Officer (BCO):

Blood Collection Officer (BCO): An official who is qualified to and has been authorized by the ADO to collect a Blood Sample from an Athlete. Blood Sample: An aliquot of whole blood, plasma or serum appropriately collected to perform one or more Laboratory tests. Chaperone: An official who is trained and authorized by the ADO to carry out specific duties including notification of the Athlete selected for sample collection, accompanying and observing the Athlete until arrival at the doping control station, (or Blood Collection Facility) and/or witnessing and verifying the provision of the sample where the training qualifies him/her to do so.
Doping Control Officer (DCO): An official who has been trained and authorized by the ADO with delegated responsibility for the on-site management of a Sample Collection Session. Laboratory(ies): WADA-accredited Laboratory(ies) or otherwise approved by WADA where applicable applying test methods and processes to provide evidentiary data for the detection of Prohibited Substances, Methods and Markers on the Prohibited List, and if applicable, quantification of a Threshold Substance, in urine and other biological Samples in the context of anti-doping activities. Sample Collection Personnel: a collective term for qualified officials authorized by the ADO who may carry out or assist with duties during the sample collection session. Venipuncture: The process of collecting a sample of blood from an Athlete’s vein.


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