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Over 310 participants including delegates, speakers and exhibitors gathered at The Grand Hotel Brighton on the 17-18th June for the Annual Scientific Meeting: Occupational Health 2025 ‘Leading OH into the Future’. The programme brought together delegates and speakers from over 20 countries reflecting the global nature and importance of occupational health and the breadth of -
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FOM would like to congratulate Professor Ewan MacDonald OBE FRCP, Professor and Head of the Healthy Working Lives Group at the University of Glasgow for his recent award in the King’s Birthday Honours List. Professor MacDonald becomes Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Occupational Medicine and to Reducing Health -
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As a member organisation of the Council for Work and Health, FOM contributed to the statement on the UK Government’s Get Britain Working White Paper. Please see the Council for Work and Health website for the full statement. -
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We were delighted to welcome recent academic prize winners, new Members, Fellows, and Honorary Fellows to the Faculty of Occupational Medicine on September 26th. Held at the Royal College of Physicians, the event celebrated the achievements of those winning prizes in the FOM examinations, including the Diploma in Occupational Medicine (DOccMed) and the new Diploma -
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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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