SFTA Chamonix 2025

International seminar on drug testing in hair 

30 years of drug testing in hair: merging science with business realities?

Thursday 27 March 2025, Chamonix, France

Morning session: Invited speakers

  • 30 years of progresses in hair testing science, where do we go: Carmen Jurado (30’)
  • How to interpret NPS findings in hair? Alberto Salomone (30’)
  • Unsolved issues in hair testing: Robert Kronstrand (30’)
    Break (30’)
  • External contamination of hair: still a debate? Maria del Mar Ramirez Fernandez (30’)
  • Is it possible to test for GHB in hair after a single administration? Francesco Busardo (30’)
  • Hair testing for doping agents – not just a fight against sport authorities: Pascal Kintz (30’)
  • Cut-offs: Do we need to move forward? Amine Larabi (30’)

Afternoon session: by submission with the following suggested topics

  • Hair testing for drugs using HRMS
  • Single hair vs a bundle of hair
  • Significance of a negative result
  • Recent progresses in the knowledge of drug incorporation in hair
  • Cut-offs for unusual drugs – an indicator of the laboratory performance?