title: A novel antidoping and medical care delivery model at the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games (2014), Nanjing China.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Antidoping and medical care delivery programmes are required at all large international multisport events.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To document and critique the novel antidoping and medical care delivery models implemented at the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  The International Olympic Committee implemented two new models of delivery of antidoping and medical care at the YOG. A review of these models as well as the public health programme and two health educational initiatives in the Cultural and Educational Program was undertaken by the International Olympic Committee.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The implementation of the new antidoping model was feasible in the setting of the YOG. The antidoping rules and regulations of the International Olympic Committee were respected. This model enhanced the educational initiative and provided financial as well as human resource savings. The execution of the hospital-based venue model of medical care delivery at the YOG was also feasible in this setting. This model provided a practical infrastructure for the delivery of medical care at multisport events with the goal of providing optimum athlete healthcare. A public health prevention programme was implemented and no public health risks were encountered by the participants or the Nanjing citizens during the YOG. Finally, the implementation of the athlete health educational programmes within the Cultural and Educational Program provided athletes with an opportunity to improve their health and performance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To achieve the goal of protecting athlete health, and of employing effective doping control and education, new alternate models of antidoping and medical care delivery can be implemented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Michael G DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Margo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mountjoy
authors.affiliation: International Olympic Committee (IOC), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Najla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akef
authors.affiliation: International Olympic Committee (IOC), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Budgett
authors.affiliation: International Olympic Committee (IOC), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greinig
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Sports Medicine, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Guoping
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Medical Committee, Olympic Council of Asia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Jegathesan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manikavasagam
authors.affiliation: International Olympic Committee (IOC), Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Torbjorn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soligard
authors.affiliation: Nanjing Health Bureau, Nanjing, China.
authors.forename: Xai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Haiming
authors.affiliation: China Anti-doping Agency (CHINADA), Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoye
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D056352:Athletes / Q000193:education; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D004300:Doping in Sports / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000379:methods; D012649:Self Concept; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000517:prevention & control; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection / Q000379:methods*; D000067009:Youth Sports
keywords: Doping; Illness; Injury; Olympics; Young