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The 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting took place on June 20th and 21st in Belfast. Attended by nearly 300 delegates and speakers, the meeting brought together occupational health professionals from as far as Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. The meeting was opened by Professor Sir Michael McBride, CMO Northern Ireland offering his welcome address before the -
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We are delighted that the latest edition of iOH (Association of Occupational Health & Wellbeing Professionals) e-journal OH Today features SEQOHS on the cover. The article, written by Mandy Murphy, Quality Lead for SEQOHS Assessors, recaps on the SEQOHS Accreditation Scheme and covers what has changed or is new following the review that saw the -
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The FOM AGM, Awards and Annual Dinner will take place at the Royal College of Physicians, London on 26 September -
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This year’s Trainee/Portfolio Pathway Conference will be held on the 24th April 2024 at the Chesford Grange, Kenilworth. FOM members who are trainees, or members interested in following the Portfolio Pathway (formerly called CESR), can attend this event free of charge. Places are limited, so please register below if you would like a place. Please note that -
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The Faculty of Occupational Medicine is delighted to announce that Dr Robin Cordell will be the next President of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. Dr Cordell brings a wealth of experience to the role. He is in day to day practice as an occupational physician and Chair of a social enterprise delivering occupational health services -
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The annual scientific meeting, held this year in Belfast 20 and 21 June, is open for registration. The conference website has been updated to include the full programme, social events and workplace visits. These include a visit to Translink’s £1.7 million Training Academy in south Belfast, a guided tour at Titanic Distillers and visits to -
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Cigarette smoking is responsible for around 75,000 deaths every year in the UK, and a quarter of all cancer deaths. Smoking is the single most important preventable cause of death, ill health and disability in the UK. The Faculty of Occupational Medicine strongly supports the proposed measures to reduce the number of young people taking -
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The 2023 Trainee Conference of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine took place at the Royal College of Physicians in London on the 21st September. Thank you to all our speakers, trainees and members who joined us for an enjoyable and informative morning of talks and networking. Our speakers included Prof. Ian Brown who discussed the -
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The Faculty has launched new evidence-based guidelines that aim to assist healthcare professionals in the workplace. They have been produced in an easy-to-read, concise format and the first two guidance documents concern the management of upper limb disorders in working-age people and supporting individuals back to work after Carpal Tunnel Release surgery. These guidance documents have been accompanied by the production -
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The Faculty has developed a new online learning resource to help Trainees and CESR candidates understand work activities with health hazards. Located on the Faculty website, it contains three elements: A video library of many common work activities which present health hazards to workers. The videos are short and will be useful for Trainees and CESR -
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