TY - JOUR T1 - Writing a new code of ethics for sports physicians: principles and challenges JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1079 LP - 1082 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.2008.051086 VL - 43 IS - 13 AU - L Anderson Y1 - 2009/12/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/13/1079.abstract N2 - A code of ethics for sports physicians needs to be clear, appropriate and practically useful to clinicians in everyday clinical circumstances and for situations that may be difficult or contentious. For a code of ethics to be so apposite requires that it have some basis in the ethical concerns of clinicians. This article reflects on the recent experience of rewriting the code of ethics for the Australasian College of Sports Physicians, describing the findings from the research, the processes and challenges that arose, and providing suggestions for other code writers in this field. ER -