SOM Scottish Regional Group, Autumn Meeting and AGM

Date: Thursday 3rd November 9am-5pm

Venue: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

Topic: Sudden Incapacity in the Workplace

Fee: £75 for SOM members; £90 for non-members. In person attendance only. Late booking fee of £20 applies from 28th October.

Sudden incapacity (syncope, LOC, altered LOC) is a challenging area for occupational health physicians when understanding potential reasons (neurological, endocrine, cardiovascular, etc.), estimating a risk of recurrence and assessing fitness to work is essential. This might be even more complex in a safety critical work environment, when sudden incapacity could pose risk to an employee, their colleagues and public. Cases of sudden incapacity require careful consideration of adjustments and restrictions to job duties, sometimes leading to a redeployment and career change. 

The meeting programme was designed to cover the main underlying medical conditions causing incapacity, their risk assessment, management and potential adjustments. The panel of the conference consists of leading specialists in neurology, cardiology and endocrinology, as well as presentations on assessment of fitness to drive after sudden incapacity and complex occupational cases.

Programme and speakers include:

Syncope the basics - Dr Lesley Anderton, Consultant Physician, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

Brain causes of sudden incapacitation - Dr Richard Davenport, Consultant Neurologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Sudden Incapacity and Fitness to Drive - Dr Inigo Perez-Celorrio, DVLA

Functional Neurological Disorders/Dissociation - Veronica Cabreira

Arrhythmias and collapse - Dr Rachel Myles, Consultant Cardiologist

Endocrine causes of sudden incapacity - Prof Brian Frier, Diabetes Review Panel for the Civil Aviation Authority

There may be trouble ahead... - Dr Dominic Gonzales, OHP, Associate Director, Health Management Ltd.

Updates from SOM - Dr Shriti Pattani, SOM President & Nick Pahl, SOM CEO

View the draft programme here.

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