\;
\n \n
The four course s aim to help delegates understand the facts about drug &\; alcohol misuse in the workplace inclu ding legal considerations\, how to compile a subst ance misuse policy and interpretation of reports g enerated by the laboratory.
\n \nCo
llection Officer Training
\n Who
should attend: Anyone who undertakes Chain o
f Custody collections\; OHA / OHNAs\; Occupational
Health Physicians\; GPs\; HR Managers\; Health &a
mp\; Safety Officers\; trade union members
\n
Course content:
\n - Preparing a si
te for collection
\n - Mechanics of a urine c
ollection\, troubleshooting and common errors
\n - Collection demonstration for back-to-lab and
Point of Collection [POC] devices
\n - Breat
halyser selection\, calibration and verification w
ith demonstration
\n - What happens to the sa
mples in the laboratory
\n - Oral fluid and h
air collections
\n Cost: £\;300
per delegate
\n
\n MRO Trainin
g\, part 1
\n Who should attend:
OHA / OHNAs\; Occupational Health Physicians
\; GPs
\n Course content:
\n -
The role of the Medical Review Officer [MRO] incl
uding the Medical Review
\n - Laboratory proc
ess
\n - Adulteration checks and how donors t
ry and mislead the testing
\n - Drug metaboli
sm looking at the fact and fiction behind positive
samples
\n - Evaluation and debate of Chain
of Custody cases through result interpretation
\n Cost: £\;300 per delegate
\n
\n MRO Training\, part 2
\n Who should attend: OHA / OHNAs\;
Occupational Health Physicians\; GPs
\n
Course content:
\n - Use of alternative
biological samples such as hair\, oral fluid\, sw
eat and sweat vapour
\n - Pros and cons of Po
int of Collection [POC] devices\, how to develop p
rotocols consistent with the principles of Chain o
f Custody
\n - Quality and accreditation\, Eu
ropean Guidelines for Workplace Drugs Testing\, mi
nimum service level to expect
\n - Alcohol in
cluding biomarkers such as EtG/EtS\, FAEE
\n
- Evaluation via MCQs
\n Cost: &poun
d\;300 per delegate
\n
\n Polic
y Workshop
\n Who should attend
: HR Managers\; Health &\; Safety Officers
\; Occupational Health professionals\; trade union
members
\n Course content:
\n
- Drawing up a draft substance misuse policy
\n - Timelines for policy introduction and educati
onal requirements
\n Cost: £\;1
85 \;per delegate for a half-day
\n
\n On-site courses can be tailored to your requir
ements. Please call for further information and de
tails of costs
Venues and date s available throughout 2026:
\n \nPolicy\, afternoon
\nMRO1
\nMRO2
\nZoom UK/GM T
\n< span style="font-size:12pt">03-Feb
\n \n04-Feb
\n05-Feb
\nZoom UK/GMT+1
\n13-Apr
\n14-A pr
\n15 -Apr
\n03-Aug
\n04-Aug
\n< span style="font-family:Aptos\,sans-serif">06-Aug< /span>
\nZoom UK/GMT+1
\n05-Oct
\n06-Oct
\n07-Oct
\n08-Oct< /span>
\nDates and start times can be a
dapted to your time zone. Please contact Helen Van
gikar for further details.
\n
\n All de
legates will receive an information pack and certi
ficate(s)\, and MRO1 and MRO2 are accredited and q
ualify for CPD hours from the Faculty of Occupatio
nal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians [U
K].
To view further course details ple ase click here.
\n \nTo reserve a place or enquire about on-site training\, please contac t Helen Vangikar\, Toxicology Consultant: Mobile:& nbsp\;+44 (0)7856 979961\; \;Email: \;helen@helenva ngikar.com\; Web: \;www.helenvangikar.com
DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The four courses aim to h elp delegates understand the facts about drug & al cohol misuse in the workplace including legal cons iderations\, how to compile a substance misuse pol icy and interpretation of reports generated by the laboratory.\n \n \n \n Collection Officer Trainin g\n \n Who should attend: Anyone who undertakes Ch ain of Custody collections\; OHA / OHNAs\; Occupat ional Health Physicians\; GPs\; HR Managers\; Heal th & Safety Officers\; trade union members\n \n Co urse content:\n \n - Preparing a site for collecti on\n \n - Mechanics of a urine collection\, troubl eshooting and common errors\n \n - Collection demo nstration for back-to-lab and Point of Collection [POC] devices\n \n - Breathalyser selection\, cali bration and verification with demonstration\n \n - What happens to the samples in the laboratory\n \ n - Oral fluid and hair collections\n \n Cost: £30 0 per delegate\n \n \n \n MRO Training\, part 1\n \n Who should attend: OHA / OHNAs\; Occupational H ealth Physicians\; GPs\n \n Course content: \n \n - The role of the Medical Review Officer [MRO] inc luding the Medical Review\n \n - Laboratory proces s\n \n - Adulteration checks and how donors try an d mislead the testing\n \n - Drug metabolism looki ng at the fact and fiction behind positive samples \n \n - Evaluation and debate of Chain of Custody cases through result interpretation\n \n Cost: £30 0 per delegate\n \n \n \n MRO Training\, part 2\n \n Who should attend: OHA / OHNAs\; Occupational H ealth Physicians\; GPs\n \n Course content: \n \n - Use of alternative biological samples such as ha ir\, oral fluid\, sweat and sweat vapour\n \n - Pr os and cons of Point of Collection [POC] devices\, how to develop protocols consistent with the prin ciples of Chain of Custody\n \n - Quality and accr editation\, European Guidelines for Workplace Drug s Testing\, minimum service level to expect\n \n - Alcohol including biomarkers such as EtG/EtS\, FA EE\n \n - Evaluation via MCQs\n \n Cost: £300 per delegate\n \n \n \n Policy Workshop \n \n Who shou ld attend: HR Managers\; Health & Safety Officers\ ; Occupational Health professionals\; trade union members\n \n Course content:\n \n - Drawing up a d raft substance misuse policy\n \n - Timelines for policy introduction and educational requirements\n \n Cost: £185 per delegate for a half-day\n \n \n \n On-site courses can be tailored to your requir ements. Please call for further information and de tails of costs\n \n \n \n Venues and dates availab le throughout 2026:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Policy\, afternoon\n \n \n \n \n Collection Officer\n \n \n \n \n MRO1\n \n \n \n \n MRO2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom UK/GMT\n \n \n \n \n 02- Feb\n \n \n \n \n 03-Feb\n \n \n \n \n 04-Feb\n \n \n \n \n 05-Feb\n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom UK/GMT+1\n \n \ n \n \n 13-Apr\n \n \n \n \n 14- Apr\n \n \n \n \n 15-Apr\n \n \n \n \n 16-Apr\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom UK/GMT+1\n \n \n \n \n 03-Aug\n \n \ n \n \n 04-Aug\n \n \n \n \n 05- Aug\n \n \n \n \n 06-Aug\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Zoom UK/GMT+1\n \n \n \n \n 05-Oct\n \n \n \n \n 06-Oct\n \n \ n \n \n 07-Oct\n \n \n \n \n 08- Oct\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dates and star t times can be adapted to your time zone. Please c ontact Helen Vangikar for further details.\n \n \n \n All delegates will receive an information pack and certificate(s)\, and MRO1 and MRO2 are accred ited and qualify for CPD hours from the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Phy sicians [UK].\n \n \n \n To view further course de tails please click here (https://www.som.org.uk/si tes/som.org.uk/files/civicrm/persist/contribute/fi les/2026%20training%20courses%20Zoom%20FINAL.pdf). \n \n \n \n To reserve a place or enquire about on -site training\, please contact Helen Vangikar\, T oxicology Consultant: Mobile: +44 (0)7856 979961\; Email: helen@helenvangikar.com (mailto:helen@hele nvangikar.com)\; Web: www.helenvangikar.com (http: //www.helenvangikar.com/training)\n \n CATEGORIES:Day Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T090000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261231T170000 URL:https://www.som.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=890 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR