The authors reflect on the ethical issues facing team physicians in soccer. They argue that sports ethics may have been overlooked in sports medicine education. The ethical issues highlighted by the authors include the substitution of star players, the return of soccer players following concussion and the importance of collaboration between team physicians and team managers.
Accession Number: 98418529; Börjesson, Mats 1,2; Email Address: mats.brjesson@telia.com Karlsson, Jon 3; Affiliation: 1: Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden 2: Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 3: Department of Orthopedics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; Source Info: Oct2014, Vol. 48 Issue 19, p1398; Subject Term: PROFESSIONAL football -- Moral & ethical aspects; Subject Term: SPORTS physicians; Subject Term: SPORTS medicine -- Study & teaching; Subject Term: BRAIN -- Concussion; Subject Term: FOOTBALL injuries; NAICS/Industry Codes: 711211 Sports Teams and Clubs; Number of Pages: 2p; Document Type: Editorial