A Review of Legal, Ethical, and Governance Issues for Team Doctors

Conclusions: Doctors must be aware of range of important legal and ethical issues that arise in the team setting. Medical integrity crises have inspired governance reforms, such as policy development, appointment of chief medical officers, medical staff reporting to integrity departments, and sanctions of teams that breach medical integrity requirements. Sporting organizations must continue to implement and strengthen frameworks reinforcing doctors' seniority in the medical area.
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: General Review Source Type: research