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Ethical Issues in Sports Medicine: A Review and Justification for Ethical Decision Making and Reasoning

Ethical issues present a challenge for health care professionals working with athletes of sports teams. Health care professionals—including the team physician, the physical therapist, and the athletic trainer—are faced with the challenge of returning an athlete to competition as quickly as possible...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Greenfield, Bruce H., West, Charles Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3497948/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24179585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1941738112459327
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Sumario:Ethical issues present a challenge for health care professionals working with athletes of sports teams. Health care professionals—including the team physician, the physical therapist, and the athletic trainer—are faced with the challenge of returning an athlete to competition as quickly as possible but as safely as possible. Conflicts of interest arise due to conflicting obligations of the team physician to the athlete and other members of the sports organization, including coaches and the team owner. The multiple stakeholders involved in sports teams challenge the traditional notion of confidentiality and autonomy. The aims of this article are to explicate the ethics of sports medicine, highlight the ethical issues, and provide some strategies and suggestions for ethical decision making.