Scottish Group of the Society of Occupational Med
icine
\n Annual Scientific Meeting 2026: The
Future of Work and Health
\n Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow \;
\n
Friday 20th November. Registration and coffee fro
m 8.45am. Professional updates: 9.30am-5pm
We are delighted to open boo king for the Scottish SOM Annual Scientif ic Meeting 2026. This meeting brings together coll eagues with an interest in health and work\, inclu ding Physicians\, Doctors\, Nurses\, Allied Health care Professionals\, General Practitioners and Res earchers.
\n \nThis year'\;s theme is th e Future of Work and Health. We a re excited to welcome experts at the forefront of their fields for an engaging discussion about how cutting edge changes in health and technology will affect work\, delivering insights with clear rele vance to practice. There will be ample opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and meet new ones\, in our networking breaks.
\n \nProg ramme highlights:
\n \nThe
Changing World of Work
\n - Psychological Health at Work: What Makes a Differ
ence? Professor Neil Greenberg\, Presiden
t of the Society of Occupational Medicine.
\n
- Obesity\, GLP-1 Therapies and Work. Professor Naveed Sattar\, University of Glas
gow \;
Innovation in Clini
cal Practice: Implications for Work
\n - Diabetes Technology\, Cognitive Perfo
rmance and Safety at Work. Professor Rory
McCrimmon\, University of Dundee
\n -
\n
- In Conversation: How Will Psychedelic Tr
eatments Impact on Work? Professor Hamish
McAllister-Williams and Dr Oli Chapman
Looking Ahead
\n -
We wil l end the day with an interactive panel discussion :
\n \nOccupational Health 2035
\n What will change? What challenges will we fac
e? How should we adapt? \;
\n Ch
aired by Professor Drushca Lalloo
\, with confirmed panellists:
\n - Cl
are Brown\, Senior Specialist Occupationa
l Health Nurse\, Chair of the SOM North East regio
n
\n - Dr Aneka Popat\, Occu
pational Health Physician and author of leadership
principles for the General Medical Council
\
n - Dr Munna Roy\, Consultant Phy
sician in Occupational Health with expertise in Oc
cupational Health business development
Why attend?
\n - Explore em
erging clinical and workplace developments relevan
t to occupational health.
\n - Gain practical
insights that can inform contemporary practice.\n - Engage directly with leading speakers and
experienced practitioners.
\n - Connect with
colleagues working across the NHS\, industry\, de
fence\, academia and independent practice.
\n
- Contribute to discussion about the future direc
tion of occupational medicine.
Registration fees:
\n Full-time Stu
dents - five subsidised places (you do not need to
be a SOM member)\, available on a first-come\, fi
rst-served basis - £\;20 (email Ann.Cal
uori@som.org.uk for discount code)
\n Red
uced rate for SOM members who are Resident Doctors
\, Foundation Doctors\, Occupational Health Nurses
or Allied Healthcare Professionals - £\;75 (
email Ann.Caluori@som.org.uk for discoun
t code)
\n Other SOM members - £\;110
\n Non-SOM members - £\;135
Conference dinner
\n Continue
the conversation at the Scottish SOM Conference Di
nner: \;
\n The Corinthian Club\,
Glasgow\, 6pm\, £\;50 per person. Register for the d
inner here.
\n The dinner is ope
n to all attendees\, but places are strictly limit
ed and early booking is strongly recommended.
We warmly welcome SOM members and non-memb ers with an interest in occupational medicine\, oc cupational health and the relationship between wor k and health\, and look forward to seeing you in N ovember.
\n \nPlease ensure you are logged in to access the SOM member discount (&pou nd\;110). For other discounts\, please email Ann C aluori for the code (details in fee section above) . Please specify any dietary requirements in the r elevant box on the registration page.
\n \nThis event is generously sponsore d by OH Partners.
DESCRIPTION:Scottish Group of the Society of Occupational Medi cine\n \n Annual Scientific Meeting 2026: The Futu re of Work and Health\n \n Royal College of Physic ians and Surgeons of Glasgow \n \n Friday 20th Nov ember. Registration and coffee from 8.45am. Profes sional updates: 9.30am-5pm\n \n \n \n We are delig hted to open booking for the Scottish SOM Annual S cientific Meeting 2026. This meeting brings togeth er colleagues with an interest in health and work\ , including Physicians\, Doctors\, Nurses\, Allied Healthcare Professionals\, General Practitioners and Researchers.\n \n \n \n This year's theme is t he Future of Work and Health. We are excited to we lcome experts at the forefront of their fields for an engaging discussion about how cutting edge cha nges in health and technology will affect work\, d elivering insights with clear relevance to practic e. There will be ample opportunity to reconnect wi th colleagues and meet new ones\, in our networkin g breaks.\n \n \n \n Programme highlights:\n \n \n \n The Changing World of Work\n \n - Psychologica l Health at Work: What Makes a Difference? Profess or Neil Greenberg\, President of the Society of Oc cupational Medicine.\n \n - Obesity\, GLP-1 Therap ies and Work. Professor Naveed Sattar\, University of Glasgow \n \n \n \n Innovation in Clinical Pra ctice: Implications for Work\n \n - Diabetes Techn ology\, Cognitive Performance and Safety at Work. Professor Rory McCrimmon\, University of Dundee\n \n - Emerging Treatments in Mental Health: Ketamin e and Novel Therapies. Professor Hamish McAllister -Williams\, University of Newcastle\n \n - In Conv ersation: How Will Psychedelic Treatments Impact o n Work? Professor Hamish McAllister-Williams and D r Oli Chapman\n \n \n \n From Evidence to Experien ce: Applying OH principles\n \n - Occupational Hea lth at a Turning Point: Lessons from 30 Years of O H Leadership. Dr Chris Pugh\, Senior Consultant Ph ysician in Occupational Health\n \n - Rehabilitati on: Optimising Function. Dr Lynne Hutton\, Consult ant and Training Programme Lead in Rehabilitation Medicine\n \n \n \n Looking Ahead\n \n - Work Smar t: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Occup ational Medicine. Dr Lara Shemtob\, Imperial Colle ge London\n \n \n \n We will end the day with an i nteractive panel discussion:\n \n \n \n Occupation al Health 2035\n \n What will change? What challen ges will we face? How should we adapt? \n \n Chair ed by Professor Drushca Lalloo\, with confirmed pa nellists:\n \n - Clare Brown\, Senior Specialist O ccupational Health Nurse\, Chair of the SOM North East region\n \n - Dr Aneka Popat\, Occupational H ealth Physician and author of leadership principle s for the General Medical Council\n \n - Dr Munna Roy\, Consultant Physician in Occupational Health with expertise in Occupational Health business dev elopment\n \n \n \n Why attend?\n \n - Explore eme rging clinical and workplace developments relevant to occupational health.\n \n - Gain practical ins ights that can inform contemporary practice.\n \n - Engage directly with leading speakers and experi enced practitioners.\n \n - Connect with colleague s working across the NHS\, industry\, defence\, ac ademia and independent practice.\n \n - Contribute to discussion about the future direction of occup ational medicine.\n \n \n \n Registration fees:\n \n Full-time Students - five subsidised places (yo u do not need to be a SOM member)\, available on a first-come\, first-served basis - £20 (email Ann. Caluori@som.org.uk (mailto:Ann.Caluori@som.org.uk) for discount code)\n \n Reduced rate for SOM memb ers who are Resident Doctors\, Foundation Doctors\ , Occupational Health Nurses or Allied Healthcare Professionals - £75 (email Ann.Caluori@som.org.uk (mailto:Ann.Caluori@som.org.uk) for discount code) \n \n Other SOM members - £110\n \n Non-SOM member s - £135\n \n \n \n Conference dinner\n \n Continu e the conversation at the Scottish SOM Conference Dinner: \n \n The Corinthian Club\, Glasgow\, 6pm\ , £50 per person. Register for the dinner here. (h ttps://www.som.org.uk/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D10 26%26reset%3D1)\n \n The dinner is open to all att endees\, but places are strictly limited and early booking is strongly recommended.\n \n \n \n We wa rmly welcome SOM members and non-members with an i nterest in occupational medicine\, occupational he alth and the relationship between work and health\ , and look forward to seeing you in November.\n \n \n \n Please ensure you are logged in to access t he SOM member discount (£110). For other discounts \, please email Ann Caluori for the code (details in fee section above). Please specify any dietary requirements in the relevant box on the registrati on page.\n \n \n \n This event is generously spons ored by OH Partners (https://oh-partners.co.uk/).\ n \n CATEGORIES:Day Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T084500 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T084500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T170000 URL:https://www.som.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1021 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR