Events

TP Health Ltd and AWE Plc are hosting a four day Emergency Radiation Medicine course aimed at all allied health professionals working in the field of Radiation. The course will appeal to members of OH teams working in the UK nuclear industry, health professionals working with ionising radiation or general emergency response teams in the NHS or military. The course will take place in its entirety on site at the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Berkshire and has been awarded 20 CPD points by The Faculty of Occupational Medicine.

The course content will include the history of the discovery of ionising radiation, radiation physics, radiobiology, dosimetry, biological monitoring, radiation protection, radiation hazards, psychological effects of radiation incidents, and of course the treatment of acute radiation syndrome and radiological contamination. The assessment phase is underpinned by decontamination exercises, tabletop exercises of incidents and a final examination to help underpin the knowledge learned during the course. There will be a diverse faculty, with speakers from departments at AWE, the Defence Nuclear Industry, Public Health England, REAC/TS and TP Health Ltd.

The cost is £600 to cover all 4 days with Lunch, Tea and Coffee included in the price.

To book your place or for all enquiries please email Christy Frankum at Christy.frankum@awe.co.uk.

DRAFT PROGRAMME – SOM Conference in partnership with the SOM Scottish Group

Online 30th June with planned evening Garden Reception at the Royal College of Physicians on 1st July

£25 to attend (£50 for non-SOM members) - you will be emailed a Zoom link to join

9.15am Open and Welcome - Chair - Dr Vicky Mason, SOM Council Chair

9.20am Health is everyone's business consultation response - Jean King, Work and Health Unit 

Q and A

9.45-11.45am THE JAMESON-PARKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE 

Introduction by Dr Kerry Freer, SOM Scottish Group

Health inequality post COVID-19: the role of work and (un)employment - Professor Sir Harry Burns

10.30am Clinical essentials update 1

Chair - Prof Kaveh Asanati FFOM Consultant Occupational Physician & Visiting Professor in Occupational Health, Imperial College London and SOM Education Panel Chair

-    OH learning zone - Dr Julian Eyears

-    Common Mental Health Disorders - Dr W Wojcik 

-    OH and new Technologies - Dr Julian Eyears

11.30am Annual Thackrah Lecture - Sarah Newton, HSE Chair

Q and A

12.30-1.15pm Lunch and poster walk

1.15-2.15pm Neurodiversity round table - separately hosted by Lexxic (Zoom login tbc)

Chair - Dr Rikard Moen, SOM International Chair 

2.15-3.15pm Clinical essentials update 2

Chair - Christine Poulter, SOM Hon Clinical Adviser

-    Health surveillance - Dr Jon Spiro

-    HAVS update - Dr Roger Cooke

-    Occupational Health Leadership - Dr Jenny Napier 

3.15-3.30pm Break

3.30-5pm Clinical essentials update 3

Chair - Dr Will Ponsonby, Past President, SOM

-    Legal update - Elise Turner

-    Psychological PPE for health care workers - Prof Neil Greenberg

-    The wellbeing evidence base challenge - Prof Sir Cary Cooper 

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How can we build back better – the new world of work - free webinar for OH awareness week

How can we support employees returning to the workplace and those working for home. How can HR and line managers avoid ill health in employees and improve business performance?

Chair: Nick Pahl, CEO of the Society of Occupational Medicine

Views from leaders in sector

-    CIPD    'What HR can do to manage absence and reduce presenteeism' - Rachel Suff - confirmed

-    IES Stephen Bevan, IES - confirmed

-    FSB   What small businesses are looking for going forward in terms of health and wellbeing at work?  Confirmed – tbc name   

-    How Occupational Health supports your business needs - Dr Doreen Miller – confirmed

Rachel Suff Rachel leads on the CIPD’s public policy work for employment relations and health and wellbeing, and is a policy and research professional with over 25 years’ experience in the employment and HR arena. She has led a range of policy and research studies about employment relations and health and wellbeing at work, including the CIPD’s annual Health and wellbeing at work survey report and represents the CIPD on key Government and external advisory groups.  Rachel is a qualified HR practitioner and researcher with an MSc in Human Resource Management; her prior roles include working as a senior policy adviser at Acas.  

Register on Eventbrite here.

FREE Webinar. You will be emailed a Zoom link to join.

Thinking Differently about Neurodiversity at Work

When it comes to inclusion, neurodiversity refers to a world where neurological differences are recognised and respected as any other human variation. This includes people with differences like Dyslexia, Dyspraxia (DCD), Dyscalculia, Autism and ADHD. Approximately 15% of the population of the UK and Ireland are neurodiverse - representing a significant proportion of existing staff, job applicants and customers.

Expectations are growing for organisations to report on, act on, and advocate for neurodiversity in their workplaces. The unique strengths and talents of neurodiverse individuals also remain largely untapped. But what does positive change in an organisation look like in practice?

Specifically, we will cover;

• An introduction to neurodiversity in the workplace

• Employers duty of care under the law

• Making the business case and getting buy-in from senior leaders

• How managers can recruit and empower neurodiverse talent

• Good practice examples of change in D&I at an organisational level

• Q&A

Speaker Bio:

Aidan Healy

Aidan Healy a Business Psychologist and the CEO of Lexxic. He is on a mission to create a working world where all minds belong. He has fifteen years of experience in people development roles holding qualifications in psychology, leadership development and coaching.

Lexxic are a specialist consultancy who are leaders in the field of neurodiversity in the workplace. Now a team of 25 people, they work as trusted advisors to over 200 organisations each year throughout the UK and Ireland. With a thirteen-year track record, they partner with organisations to empower neurodiverse talent and help them develop cultures that are neurodiversity friendly.

Register on Eventbrite here.