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16 September 2026London
Occupational Medicine Doctors Careers Afternoon – Wednesday 16th September
in partnership with the National School of Occupational Health
The Lumen Community, 88 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RS
Registration for In-person Attendance Only
Programme subject to change.
Agenda
1.30pm - 1.35pm Welcome - Dr Sarwar Chowdhury
1.35pm - 2pm Routes to entry via the Portfolio Pathway - Dr Jon Spiro2pm – 2.25pm Mentoring - Janet O'Neill, National School of Occupational Health
2.25pm - 2.50pm DOccMed - Dr Fereshta Taher
2.50pm – 3.15pm My occupational health career through the Portfolio Pathway - Dr Sarwar Chowdhury, Work Doctor Occupational Health
3.15pm – 3.30pm Break - Opportunity for individual discussion slots with Dr Sarwar Chowdhury
3.30pm – 3.55pm CCT trainees - Dr Kabir Varghese
3.55pm - 4.20pm What are recruiters looking for? - Dr James Fisher, Health Partners
4.20pm - 4.45pm Occupational Health – what it is and its medical training routes - Dr Ali Hashtroudi, National School of Occupational Health
4.45pm - Close and Bookable slots available for individual 1:1 discussion after the event
Dr Ali Hashtroudi AliAsad.Hashtroudi@gstt.nhs.uk
Dr Jon Spiro jon.spiro@tiscali.co.uk
Dr Sarwar Chowdhury sarwar.chowdhury2@nhs.net
Dr James Fisher james.fisher@healthpartners.uk.com
- Contact nick.llewellin@som.org.uk for list of placements and information about joining SOM.
- For careers information, go to the SOM Careers page and FOM website.
This registration page is for in-person attendance.
If you would like to attend online, click here to register.
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16 September 2026Webinar
Occupational Medicine Doctors Careers Afternoon – Wednesday 16th September
in partnership with the National School of Occupational Health
Registration for Online Attendance Only
Programme subject to change.
Agenda
1.30pm - 1.35pm Welcome - Dr Sarwar Chowdhury
1.35pm - 2pm Routes to entry via the Portfolio Pathway - Dr Jon Spiro2pm – 2.25pm Mentoring - Janet O'Neill, National School of Occupational Health
2.25pm - 2.50pm DOccMed - Dr Fereshta Taher
2.50pm – 3.15pm My occupational health career through the Portfolio Pathway - Dr Sarwar Chowdhury, Work Doctor Occupational Health
3.15pm – 3.30pm Break - Opportunity for individual discussion slots with Dr Sarwar Chowdhury
3.30pm – 3.55pm CCT trainees - Dr Kabir Varghese
3.55pm - 4.20pm DOccMed - What are recruiters looking for? - Dr James Fisher, Health Partners Dr Fereshta Taher
4.20pm - 4.45pm Occupational Health – what it is and its medical training routes - Dr Ali Hashtroudi, National School of Occupational Health
4.45pm - Close and Bookable slots available for individual 1:1 discussion after the event
Dr Ali Hashtroudi AliAsad.Hashtroudi@gstt.nhs.uk
Dr Jon Spiro jon.spiro@tiscali.co.uk
Dr Sarwar Chowdhury sarwar.chowdhury2@nhs.net
- Contact nick.llewellin@som.org.uk for list of placements and information about joining SOM.
- For careers information, go to the SOM Careers page and FOM website.
This registration page is for online attendance only. The joining link will be sent upon registration.
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23 September 2026East of England
FOR SOM MEMBERS ONLY
SOM has arranged an exclusive workplace visit to the Port of Felixstowe and is an opportunity to showcase both the port and the role of OH within the business.
Spaces are free to SOM members but limited to the first 10 individuals to book on. Please only book on if you can absolutely make it.
The visit will take place on Wednesday 23rd September, with arrival for a 9:00 am. The address is IP11 3SY, junction 62 of the A14, dock Gate 1 and you will need to head for Tomline House (it is signposted). We will meet at reception.
The session will run as follows:
0900 - 0930 – Arrive, collect visitors passes and introductions by Elizabeth Clarke, Occupatioanl Health Manager
0930 – 1030 – Introduction to Hutchison Ports UK (HPUK) and a brief history of the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Company
1030 – 1045 – Break
1045 – 1230 – Port tour
1230 - 1315 – Lunch (will be provided)
1315 – 1400 – Occupational Health Department visit and meet the team
1400 – 1500 – The role of Occupational Health within HPUK
1500 – 1515 – Q&AIf you have any questions, please feel free to email admin@som.org.uk.
SOM Members ONLY. If you are not a member, please join here https://www.som.org.uk/membership
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23 September 2026Webinar
The At Work Partnership - Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) Standard Refresher Course
Do you need to refresh your HAVS skills? Join The At Work Partnership, virtually on Wednesday 23rd September 2026, to develop your skills and refresh your knowledge on managing HAVS cases with leading HAVS expert Dr Roger Cooke!
Who is the training designed for?
The day is designed for OH professionals who have attended the Faculty of Occupational Medicine-approved two-day HAVS training course. In order to undertake statutory tier 3 or tier 4 HAVS assessments, all OH professionals need to have an OH qualification, so this is a prerequisite. The At Work Partnership offer two levels of HAVS refresher course, a standard course and an advanced. Their standard course is tailored specifically for OH advisers and physicians who don’t regularly undertake HAVS surveillance and will provide an in-depth update on the requirements for health surveillance for a workforce exposed to hand-transmitted vibration, and in the diagnosis and management of an individual with HAVS.Benefits of attending the HAVS refresher training
- Enhance your knowledge and skills
- Based on the outcome of health surveillance, it will enable you to:
- Minimise risk of progression
- Maximise chance of improvement
- Reduce financial/legal implications- Gain up-to-date and in-depth guidance on the following areas:
- Understand the latest guidance and recent case law
- HAVS surveillance
- Diagnostic criteria
- Case management- Put theory into practice with real-life case studies
- Submit your own examples of cases for discussion. Delegates who submit their own cases can gain tailored expert tailored feedback.Don’t miss out on savings:
- Special early bird rates for places booked and paid before Wednesday 5th August – save up to £50 + VAT!
For the full HAVS standard refresher course programme and to book online click here.
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23 September 2026Webinar
SOM event in partnership with the National School of Occupational Health
Wednesday 23rd September, Online
Draft agenda (subject to change)
10.00 Welcome and Introduction - OH as a Career - Professor Anne Harriss, SOM Past President
10.20 How to get into OH and transferable skills - Sarah Holling, Nurse Consultant, NHS
10.40 Training and education - Janet O'Neill, National School of Occupational Health
11.00 Entering OH in the NHS - Hilary Winch, Associate Director - Workplace Health, Safety & Wellbeing, NNUHFT
11.20 OH Careers for AHPs - Panel including: Amanda Hinkley, Head of OH, UK Health Security Agency & Chair of FOHN; Nicola Jagielski, Clinical Director - EAP and Psychological Services, PAM; Stephanie Hughes, Senior Occupational Health and Wellbeing Specialist, Network Rail
12.00 -12.30 A Career in OH, Your Questions Answered - all speakers
- Contact teigan.banks@som.org.uk for list of placements and information about joining SOM
- For careers information, go to the SOM Careers page
This event will be held online. The Zoom joining link will be sent prior to the event.
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28 September 2026Webinar
FREE for ALL
Are Fit Notes Fit for Purpose?
Fitness for Work and Workplace Inclusion: A Changing Landscape
Do fit notes help people stay in and return to work - or is it time for a rethink?Join Dr Mary Obele and an expert multidisciplinary panel for a discussion on the future of fitness-for-work assessment.
Bringing together perspectives from general practice, occupational health, mental health, employment law, employers and lived experience, we’ll ask what works, what doesn’t, and how we can better support people with health conditions and disabilities to enter, remain in and return to work.
We’ll also look beyond the UK, with Finnish and New Zealand occupational health perspectives and discussion of developments in Germany, asking what the UK could learn from different international approaches.Expect different perspectives, practical insights and plenty of debate, with time for audience questions.
Chair: Dr Mary Obele - Occupational Health Physician
Panellists:
• Dr Lara Shemtob - GP and Occupational Health Physician; fit-note policy and research
• Professor Diana Kloss MBE - Employment and Occupational Health Law
• Alex Rhind - Occupational Health Mental Health Nurse Specialist
• Dr Clare Rayner –Occupational Physician and Lived-Experience Perspective
• Dr Kevin George Bailey - Occupational Medicine and Fitness for Work
• Dr Mikko Rautalahti - Occupational Health Physician, Finland
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.
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30 September 2026Webinar
The At Work Partnership - Workplace Health 2026
Join The At Work Partnership for a two-day annual OH seminar (supported by The Colt Foundation), Wednesday 30th September - Thursday 1st October, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Birmingham City Centre and Online.
Book and pay by Friday 7th August, and save up to £75+VAT with their early bird rates!
Join The At Work Partnership for one of the most anticipated occupational health events of the year. Over two dynamic days, Workplace Health 2026 will delve into the most pressing issues shaping OH practice today, giving you the insight and confidence to elevate your work as an OH professional.
Held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Birmingham City Centre, and accessible online, the conference offers a comprehensive clinical and management update on cutting-edge developments across occupational health. You’ll also enjoy extensive opportunities to connect with peers during breaks, their exhibition, and the conference dinner.
This year’s programme brings together an exceptional line-up of expert speakers, including Dr Paul Litchfield (keynote), Alan Dovey, Dr Sam Farley, Mandy Kelly, Prof Diana Kloss, Dr Anthony Bell, Prof Chris Warhurst, Adam Siu, Dr Richard Peters, Ella Reynolds, Sean Gilroy, Andrew Whiteaker, Dr Aaliya Goyal, Janet O’Neill, Dr Clare Fernandes and Dr John Ballard.
Key conference themes include:
- Work-specific psychological assessment
- Bullying, harassment and workers’ health
- The place of OH in a generative world order
- Functional capacity evaluation
- Fluctuating health conditions
- Improving work quality and wellbeing
- Chronic pain management
- Supporting night workers
- Neurodiversity and reasonable adjustments
- Health inequality
- Mentoring
- Supporting OH professionals facing complaints
- Plus key OH legal hot topics, disability discrimination update, and legal Q&ADon’t miss out on savings:
- Special early bird rates for places booked and paid by Friday 7th August – save up to £75 + VAT!
View full advert here.
For more information and to book your place click here.
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30 September 2026Online training
Full-day online CPD course for OH professionals | £395 + VAT
Wednesday 30th September 2026
The Health Partners Academy Neurodiversity in Occupational Health course is a full-day online course designed for occupational health professionals. Growing awareness and identification of neurodivergence in the workplace means neurodiversity is now a key consideration in occupational health practice.
With OH professionals increasingly asked to assess complex presentations and recommend appropriate adjustments, clinicians need the confidence and practical skills to advise employers and support neurodivergent employees effectively.
What the course covers
Combining evidence-informed learning with real-world case studies, this course from Health Partners Academy:- Provides insight into a range of neurodivergent presentations and co-occurring conditions.
- Explores core neurodiversity concepts and underlying mechanisms, including masking, burnout, nervous system differences, dopamine regulation and hormonal influences.
- Helps clinicians apply learning confidently in occupational health practice.
What you'll learn
Participants will:
- Gain practical guidance on workplace adjustments, report writing, fitness-for-work decision-making and return-to-work planning- Build confidence in delivering neuro-affirming assessments and advice.
- Come away with takeaway tools and templates to help embed learning and support day-to-day practice.By the end of the course, you'll be better equipped to translate complex clinical presentations into meaningful workplace recommendations that improve outcomes for both employees and organisations.
Course Date
Wednesday 30th September 2026
The cost of this full-day course is £395 per person, plus VAT. -
30 September 2026Webinar
FREE for ALL
Hosted in partnership with the London Centre for Work and Health
This workshop will cover the IMRD system of writing a paper, introduction, methods, results and discussion. Some details of the editorial process of Occupational Medicine will be included. Delegates of the writing a paper workshop at the Annual Scientific Meeting in Nottingham are encouraged to attend to fine tune their papers
Speaker Bios:
Dr Ira Maden was a Consultant and Professor in Occupational Medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London. She is the former Academic Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine and was Chief Medical Advisor to the Houses of Parliament for 23 years. Her broad-ranging career has combined clinical practice, teaching, research, and policy with a career-long interest in creating evidence for, and promoting the use of, evidence-based occupational health practice. She was formerly a member of the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council and chair of a NIHR, Health Technology Assessment Panel. She was the co-founder and co-director of the London Centre for Work and Health and is a Scientific Trustee of the Colt Foundation. Ira was a keynote speaker presenting at the RSM/SOM event in May 2026 on women’s health in the workplace.
Chair: Dr Lara Shemtob
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.
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02 October 2026Webinar
FREE for ALL
ANZSOM/ SOM webinar - Medicinal Cannabis in the workplace
2nd October 2026 at 9am (UK)
Chair – Professor Neil GreenbergPresenters: Daniel Paterson, Forensic Toxicologist
Daniel Paterson is a Forensic Toxicologist who specialises in the interpretation of quantitative analysis of drugs and poisons. Daniel regularly appears in the Supreme Courts of New South Wales and Queensland, as well as the Federal Court of Australia. Daniel is not bound to a single side; he regularly appears for prosecution/applicant and defence/respondents.
Dr David Fox, Consultant Occupational Physician
Dr David Fox is a Consultant Occupational Physician at Health Partners UK.
David has been an occupational physician for the last 25 years. He has extensive experience of dealing with safety critical workers and remains in almost full time practice in the UK.
He was until recently the Responsible Officer for the FOM. He helped develop the FOM’s Guidance on alcohol and drug misuse in the workplace. He is currently a board member for the Medical Council on Alcohol and the Chair of the Secretary for State for Transport’s Honorary Medical Advisory Panel (to the DVLA) on Alcohol, Drugs and Substance Misuse.
David will be considering the challenges posed to the occupational health clinician by the employee who has been prescribed cannabis
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.