Inter-Association Consensus Statement on Best Practices for Sports Medicine Management for Secondary Schools and Colleges

Abstract An analysis of the Endocrine Society’s clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) published from 2010 to 2017—presented by Irwig et al. in the current issue of The Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism—suggested that the Endocrine Society met five of seven National Academy of Medicine (NAM) standards concerning financial conflicts of interest in CPGs. As current contributors to the Endocrine Society’s CPG efforts, we offer additional context related to the 2011 NAM standards and the current environment concerning industry support in medicine, and we comment on the nature of industry support received by the Society’s CPG authors according to Irwig and colleagues’ analysis of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Open Payments database. Perhaps most importantly, we outline the Society’s recent and ongoing efforts to enhance the value of its CPGs. Such efforts include a 2016 revision of CPG author conflict of interest rules—a change that was invisible to the investigatory methods used by Irwig et al.—in addition to other processes designed to enhance CPG objectivity. We conclude our commentary by recognizing that good-faith attempts to enhance transparency and to reduce conflicts of interest (real or apparent) in CPGs will ultimately serve the best interests of patients and providers; we confirm the Endocrine Society’s resolute commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based clinical guidance via a CPG development process that faithfully accords with current CPG best practices.

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ABC of Sports Medicine: Management of the Acutely Injured Joint

BMJ ◽

10.1136/bmj.309.6946.46 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 309 (6946) ◽

pp. 46-49 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

J B King

Keyword(s):

Sports Medicine ◽

Medicine Management

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Sports Medicine Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The American Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/0363546520975186 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 036354652097518

Author(s):

Mary K. Mulcahey ◽

Arianna L. Gianakos ◽

Angela Mercurio ◽

Scott Rodeo ◽

Karen M. Sutton

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Sports Medicine ◽

Return To Sport ◽

Well Being ◽

Return To Sports ◽

The Novel ◽

Current Disruption ◽

Novel Coronavirus ◽

Health And Well Being ◽

Sports Activities

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in upward of 14 million confirmed cases and >597,000 deaths worldwide as of July 19, 2020. The current disruption in sports activities caused by COVID-19 presents a challenge to physicians, coaches, and trainers in discerning best practices for a safe return to sport. There is a distinct need to develop and adopt consistent measures for resumption of sports activities, including training and competition, in a way that places the health and well-being of athletes at the forefront while also protecting coaches, allied staff, and spectators. This article provides an overview of the effects of COVID-19 in the athletic population and presents considerations for training during the pandemic, as well as guidelines for return to sports as restrictions are lifted.

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