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Ethics in sports medicine
J Bernstein1, C Perlis, A R Bartolozzi
1Sports Medicine Service, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6081, USA.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
|September 15, 2000
Summary
Sports medicine ethics present unique challenges due to healthy patients and altered doctor-patient relationships. This review explores key ethical topics in sports medicine to foster awareness and thoughtful consideration.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Ethics
- Sports Medicine
Background:
- Sports medicine physicians face subtle ethical challenges despite treating healthy athletes.
- The traditional doctor-patient relationship is often altered or absent in sports medicine, complicating ethical practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine routine biomedical ethics topics from a sports medicine perspective.
- To increase awareness and promote contemplation of ethical issues in sports medicine.
Main Methods:
- Review of common biomedical ethics topics applied to sports medicine.
- Analysis of hypothetical case histories to illustrate ethical dilemmas.
Main Results:
- Identified key ethical issues including confidentiality, informed consent, care of minors, advertising, and innovative treatments.
- Highlighted the subtle nature of ethical challenges in sports medicine.
Conclusions:
- The review aims to raise awareness of ethical considerations in sports medicine.
- It encourages deeper thought on appropriate actions rather than providing definitive answers.