Events

FREE to all

This exclusive webinar will give an overview of a career in OH for doctors.

It will cover:

-What occupational Medicine entails

-A typical working day in OH

-In light with the current Pandemic situation, it will cover the role of Occupational Medicine with Public Health Concerns such as Covid 19. 

-The paths of entry/training 

-Future career progression prospects and more.

Do register for this webinar if you are unsure about your career, fancy a change in scope of practice (particularly as a GP) and to find out more about a relatively unheard of specialty with a vast scope of work, very good salary and opportunities for intriguing subspecialties and cases.

Dr Sarwar Chowdhury (also known as 'The Work Doctor'), works to promote occupational health activities via his Instagram (IG) page @the_work_doctor. He runs the SOM IG page, and is the SOM's Outreach Officer.

SOM Members (please log in on the SOM website). You will then be sent a link to register on the Adobe Connect Webinar platform.

This event is worth 1 CPD Hour.

Practical OH Law Certificate

A three-day course from The At Work Partnership run with the support of Brunel University London

Date: 28 – 30 April 2020

Location: Central London

A practical three-day course designed to provide occupational health professionals with an in-depth understanding of OH law at work. This qualification will provide you with a detailed comprehension of the full scope of your legal responsibilities – so that you can ensure that your work, and the work of your department, is fully compliant with legislation and case law.

Course director and lead tutor: Professor Diana Kloss, Barrister

Other tutors include: Nick Hanning, Anthony Gold Solicitors, Professor Alan Neal, University of Warwick and Emily Yeardley, BakerLaw LLP

The course topics include:

• Introduction to OH law and the criminal law of health and safety

• Discrimination law: key concepts and legislation

• Consent, confidentiality and data protection in OH

 • Disability discrimination

• Employment law and fitness for work

• Employment tribunals

Book and pay by 31st March and save up to £100 + VAT with our early bird rates.

To book online and for further information, please visit:

https://www.atworkpartnership.co.uk/conference/practical-oh-law-certificate-2020-2

Certificate in Managing Mental Health at Work

A three-day course from The At Work Partnership run with the support of Brunel University London

Date: 24-26 June 2020

Location: Central London

A practical three-day qualification designed to give OH professionals the in-depth knowledge, strategies, skills and techniques to successfully manage mental health at work. It covers a wide spectrum of issues including mental health strategies, promoting good mental health at work; assessing fitness for work; reasonable adjustments; and reducing presenteeism and sickness absence through prevention, support at work and effective return-to-work programmes.

Course Director: Dr Nerys Williams, OH Physician

Course Deviser: Dr John Ballard, Occupational Health [at work] Editor

Other tutors include: Dr Paul Litchfield, Prof Diana Kloss, Dr Max Henderson, Dr Olivia Carlton, Jen Webster, Dr Sally Coomber, Prof Neil Greenberg

Key course highlights include:

- Evidence review of workplace interventions
- Devising a workplace strategy controlling risks
- Guidance on how OH professionals can manage cases
- The OH consultation: best practice
- Responding to trauma
- Alcohol and substance misuse
- Assessing fitness for work
- The duty to make reasonable adjustments
- Ensuring legal compliance
- Keeping people productively in work and ensuring successful return to work

EARLY BIRD RATE OFFER: Book and pay by 30th April 2020 and save up to £100 + VAT with our early bird rates.

For further information and to secure your place, please visit:

https://www.atworkpartnership.co.uk/conference/cert-in-mental-health-at-work-2020

Joint Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) and Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) meeting

Venue: 1 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London W1G 0AE

This meeting presents a unique opportunity to hear from a range of experts from academia, clinical practice and policy makers providing a greater understanding of occupational respiratory disease.

In a recent report by Health and Safety Executive, occupational respiratory disease in the UK is currently estimated to result in approximately 12,000 deaths each year in the UK. Additionally, there are an estimated 14,000 new cases of breathing or lung problems caused or made worse by work in the UK each year. Worldwide, particularly in low and middle income countries, the population is much greater. 

The pathology, detection and prevention of occupational respiratory disease continues to evolve. Join us as we examine the recent developments and future directions on topics ranging from occupational asthma to construction workers health and the Australian epidemic in accelerated silicosis. There will also be two expert panel discussions with plenty of opportunity for knowledge sharing between clinical and academic interests.

Attendees can expect to:

- Know about current prevalence and incidence of occupational respiratory disease in the UK.

- Understand the current Health and Safety Executive's recommendations for control and detection of the disease.

- Be able to describe current surveillance systems for occupational respiratory disease, understand how to report cases, and learn about the current epidemiological disease burden.

- Hear about the unprecedented silicosis epidemic in Australia.

- Improve understanding of prevention measures for occupational respiratory disease in the workplace.

SOM members can book at a discounted rate, see RSM booking page for details.

For further details and to book, visit the RSM website.