rss
Br J Sports Med doi:10.1136/bjsm.2008.051086

Writing a new Code of Ethics for sports physicians – principles and challenges

  1. Lynley C Anderson (lynley.anderson{at}stonebow.otago.ac.nz)
  1. University of Otago, New Zealand
    • Published Online First 26 May 2009

    Abstract

    A code of ethics for sports physicians needs to be clear, appropriate and practically useful to clinicians in everyday circumstances and those that may be difficult or contentious. For a code of ethics to be so apposite requires that it be based on the actual ethical concerns of this group. This article uses the recent experience of rewriting the code of ethics for the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, describing the process and challenges that arose, and providing suggestions for other code writers in this field.

    This Article

    1. Abstract
    2. PDF

    Responses

    1. Submit a response
    2. No responses published

    Register for free content

    The full back archive is now available for all BMJ Journals. Institutional subscribers may access the entire archive as part of their subscription. Personal subscribers will also have access to all content when logged in. Non-subscribers who register have free access to all articles published before 2006 right back to volume 1 issue 1. Register here to access the free archive of all BMJ Journals.

    Don't forget to sign up for content alerts so you keep up to date with all the articles as they are published.