Friday 29th May\, 10am-11:30a m
\n \nShift work is essential to modern society\, supporting healthcare\, emergency services\, transport\, manufacturing\, and many o ther critical sectors. However\, the disruption of sleep and circadian rhythms associated with shift work poses significant risks to health\, safety\, and wellbeing\, with growing implications for pub lic health and workforce sustainability.
\n \nThis webinar\, co-hosted by the University of W arwick and the Society of Occupational Medicine\, brings together leading researchers\, occupational health experts\, shift workers\, employers\, and policy stakeholders to examine the scientific evid ence\, lived experiences\, and practical challenge s surrounding shift work and sleep.
\n \nTh e session will explore:
\n \n·\; The health\, cognitive\, and safety consequences of po or sleep and circadian disruption
\n \n&mid dot\; What the latest scientific evidence tells us about sleep and shift work
\n \n·\; Real-world experiences from shift workers and empl oyers
\n \n·\; Opportunities for prev ention\, intervention\, and better occupational he alth practices
\n \nThis event will also he lp inform an upcoming parliamentary discussion wit h policymakers and MPs\, ensuring that the voices of workers\, employers\, researchers\, and practit ioners contribute to shaping future policy and pra ctice.
\n \n DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n Shift Work\, Sleep\, and Public Health : From Evidence to Action\n \n \n \n Friday 29th M ay\, 10am-11:30am\n \n \n \n Shift work is essenti al to modern society\, supporting healthcare\, eme rgency services\, transport\, manufacturing\, and many other critical sectors. However\, the disrupt ion of sleep and circadian rhythms associated with shift work poses significant risks to health\, sa fety\, and wellbeing\, with growing implications f or public health and workforce sustainability.\n \ n \n \n This webinar\, co-hosted by the University of Warwick and the Society of Occupational Medici ne\, brings together leading researchers\, occupat ional health experts\, shift workers\, employers\, and policy stakeholders to examine the scientific evidence\, lived experiences\, and practical chal lenges surrounding shift work and sleep.\n \n \n \ n The session will explore:\n \n \n \n · The healt h\, cognitive\, and safety consequences of poor sl eep and circadian disruption\n \n \n \n · What the latest scientific evidence tells us about sleep a nd shift work\n \n \n \n · Real-world experiences from shift workers and employers\n \n \n \n · Oppo rtunities for prevention\, intervention\, and bett er occupational health practices\n \n \n \n This e vent will also help inform an upcoming parliamenta ry discussion with policymakers and MPs\, ensuring that the voices of workers\, employers\, research ers\, and practitioners contribute to shaping futu re policy and practice.\n \n \n \n For more inform ation and to register\, click here. (https://event s.teams.microsoft.com/event/abcc3e58-d0da-4b8b-98b f-80a1c2f1a4e4@09bacfbd-47ef-4465-9265-3546f2eaf6b c)\n \n CATEGORIES:Day Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260529T100000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260529T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260529T113000 URL:https://www.som.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=942 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR