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American College of Sports Medicine

ACSM, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Announce Partnership to Combat Doping

Published in Patient Care Law Weekly, August 5th, 2007

Sports medicine physicians, certified personal trainers and other health professionals must live up to stringent anti-doping expectations according to "principles of ethical behavior" announced by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

The initiative takes a strong ethical stand against doping, particularly as it relates to interaction, use, or prescription among ACSM members. ACSM and USADA will begin a second phase of the program to establish a national coalition with other organizations and sports governing bodies to adopt these ethical standards. A planned third phase will encourage licensing boards and other...

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