Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee

The FINCIS Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee (TUEC) may, upon written application by an athlete, grant a TUE for a specified time for the use of a substance or method prohibited in sports in accordance with the International Standard for Therapeutic Use Exemptions approved by WADA.

The TUEC, appointed by the FINCIS Board of Directors, includes four physicians as its members. The members are bound by an obligation of confidentiality.

Therapeutic Use Exemption Committee composition

Harri Helajärvi
(chair)
MD, PhD, Specialist in Sports and Exercise Medicine

Olli J. Heinonen
MD, PhD, Professor, Specialist in Sports and Exercise Medicine

Jussi Karjalainen
MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Specialist in Respiratory Medicine and Allergology

Päivi Miettinen
MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Specialist in Paediatrics, Paediatric Endocrinologist