caa a22 4500 605544395 CHVBK 20210128100931.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10897-015-9849-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10897-015-9849-1 Sickle Cell Trait Screening of Collegiate Athletes: Ethical Reasons for Program Reform [Elektronische Daten] [Rosalie Ferrari, Lisa Parker, Robin Grubs, Lakshmanan Krishnamurti] The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) requires all student-athletes have their sickle cell trait (SCT) status confirmed prior to athletic participation. The NCAA approved the screening program in 2010 for institutions participating in Division I athletics and extended it in subsequent years to institutions at Division II and III levels. Ethical concerns about the controversial policy focus on its mandatory nature and potential impact on student-athletes, particularly through stigmatization of and discrimination against those with SCT. Organizations, such as the American Society of Hematology (ASH), oppose the imposition of SCT testing and instead recommend universal precautions that would protect the entire student-athlete population without revealing student-athletes' SCT statuses. This paper discusses these issues and offers recommendations, including genetic counseling, which would improve the current SCT screening program. It argues that implementation of universal precautions would ensure that the most ethically sound practices are afforded to every student-athlete. National Society of Genetic Counselors, Inc., 2015 Genetic screening nationallicence National Collegiate Athletic Association nationallicence Sickle cell trait nationallicence Ethical issues nationallicence Education nationallicence Genetic counseling nationallicence Universal precautions nationallicence Ferrari Rosalie Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., 15261, Pittsburgh, PA, USA aut Parker Lisa Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., 15261, Pittsburgh, PA, USA aut Grubs Robin Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., 15261, Pittsburgh, PA, USA aut Krishnamurti Lakshmanan Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA aut Journal of Genetic Counseling Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 24/6(2015-12-01), 873-877 1059-7700 24:6<873 2015 24 10897 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-015-9849-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10897-015-9849-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ferrari Rosalie Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., 15261, Pittsburgh, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Parker Lisa Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., 15261, Pittsburgh, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Grubs Robin Department of Human Genetics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto St., 15261, Pittsburgh, PA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Krishnamurti Lakshmanan Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Genetic Counseling Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 24/6(2015-12-01), 873-877 1059-7700 24:6<873 2015 24 10897