Ethics, injuries and the law in sports medicine

Author(s)

• Grayson, Edward

Bibliographic Information

Ethics, injuries and the law in sports medicine

Edward Grayson ; with forewords by Delon Human and Donald Macleod

Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This guide deals with key legal and ethical issues in sports medicine and is aimed at sports physicians, surgeons, physiotherapists, chiropractors, coaches and team managers.

Table of Contents

• Introduction: Why now - and how?
• Sport and the law for the world of medicine
• WMA Guideline 1 - general overview
• WMA Guideline 2 - children
• WMA Guideline 3 - professionals
• WMA Guideline 4 - drugs
• WMA Guideline 5 - pressures
• WMA Guideline 6 and 7 - objectivity
• WMA Guideline 8, 9 and 10 - confidentiality
• WMA Guideline 11 and 12 - teamwork
• WMA Guideline 13 - regulations
• Guidelines - Summary - public protection
• Conclusion: Evidence, ethics, injuries and the law in sport and sports medicine
• Appendix I - A code of ethics for sports medicine
• Appendix II - WMA declaration on principles of health care for sports medicine
• Appendix III - Reviving ethics in sports
• Time for physicians to act
• Appendix IV - Classified notes on drugs and preparations
• Appendix V - Selected organizations with a role in sports medicine

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Details

• NCID: BA42686524
• ISBN:
  • 0750615761
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: xxvi, 177 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 617.1027
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sports medicine
  • LCSH : Sports medicine -- Law and legislation
  • LCSH : Medical ethics