The public will have an opportunity June 19 to hear two experts on the subject and ask questions about top-selling herbal products at The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy's Hartman Symposium. The public symposium is part of the University's Sesquicentennial spotlight on the School of Pharmacy. Dr. Bernadette Marriott, director of the National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements, and Dr. Pedro Pujol, best known for his work as a sports medicine physician, are featured speakers. We will not critique individual products but will provide general information about herbs and herbal products commonly found in the marketplace. Marriott is the first director of the Office of Dietary Supplements, which was established through legislation in 1994.
Herbal products fall under the category of dietary supplements.
She previously worked as deputy director of the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences, where she was responsible for planning and managing the research evaluation of national and international food and nutrition activities. Pujol, a specialist in endocrinology, nutrition and sports medicine, is head of the Unit of Sports Nutrition, Department of Sports Physiology at the Olympic Training Center in Sant Cugat, Spain. He also has a private practice in Barcelona, Spain. He was a member of the U.S. medical team for marathon and race walking at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta and was medical director for marathon, race walking and pentathlon at the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona. The Hartman Lecture Series was established in 1973 to honor the late Dr. Charles W. Hartman, who served as Ole Miss pharmacy dean from 1961 until the time of his death in 1970.