Events

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

Jean King - Work and Health Unit re. new work is everyone business consultation response.

Q and A

9.45-11.45am    THE JAMESON-PARKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE -

Introduction by Dr Kerry Freer, SOM Scottish group

THE JAMESON-PARKINSON MEMORIAL LECTURE

Health inequality post Covid-19 the role of work and (un)employment; Professor 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 HSE Sarah Newton, Chair

Q and A

12.30-1.15pm Lunch and poster walk

1.15-2.15pm Neurodiversity round table - separately hosted by Lexxic - new 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 - Lindsay Cartwright

-    Psychological PPE for health care workers Prof Neil Greenberg

-    The wellbeing evidence base challenge - Prof Cary Cooper 

5-6pm SOM AGM - new Zoom login - (to be emailed to SOM members only).

Chair - Professor Anne Harriss

Possibly Hon Membership to RCP and FPH Presidents?

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.