As with other medical specialties, litigation in sports medicine appears to be on the increase. In most countries, the applicable legal standard is "good medical practice" as identified with reference to the physician's own field of specialisation: what is commonly done by physicians in the same specialty generally serves as the standard by which a physician's conduct is measured. To enhance the quality of sports medicine practice, medical societies have been issuing guidelines for use by sports physicians, and a number of courts have recognised guidelines as evidence of good medical practice. One potential field of malpractice in sports medicine relates to privacy issues: an athlete should be asked to fill in a consent form if the medical information needs to be shared with other parties. Another relevant field is doping: for any act of drug prescription to be legally sound, sports physicians have to be aware of the requirements of the World Anti-Doping Agency Code and its international standards. Ultimately, the best way for sports physicians to avoid sources of liability is for them to keep up to date with the latest research and to act in a careful and diligent manner.
Medical malpractice and the professional legal responsibility of the sports physician
VERZELETTI, Andrea
2013-01-01
Abstract
As with other medical specialties, litigation in sports medicine appears to be on the increase. In most countries, the applicable legal standard is "good medical practice" as identified with reference to the physician's own field of specialisation: what is commonly done by physicians in the same specialty generally serves as the standard by which a physician's conduct is measured. To enhance the quality of sports medicine practice, medical societies have been issuing guidelines for use by sports physicians, and a number of courts have recognised guidelines as evidence of good medical practice. One potential field of malpractice in sports medicine relates to privacy issues: an athlete should be asked to fill in a consent form if the medical information needs to be shared with other parties. Another relevant field is doping: for any act of drug prescription to be legally sound, sports physicians have to be aware of the requirements of the World Anti-Doping Agency Code and its international standards. Ultimately, the best way for sports physicians to avoid sources of liability is for them to keep up to date with the latest research and to act in a careful and diligent manner.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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