How can you, as a health care professional balance the needs of the sports team or organization that is paying your bills, the athlete's (your patient's) desire to perform while in pain and with injury; and the economic consequences of playing/not playing for both the athlete and the team/organization.
This comprehensive course examines some of the difficult legal and ethical issues, the potential consequences surrounding the decisions sports medicine practitioners have to make in this age of professional sport.
confidentiality aspects of disclosure such as injury, use of drugs, alcohol or psychological issues that may impact player's performance;
the ethical implications of performance enhancing drugs; and
playing or competing with an infectious disease.