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31 December 2024Webinar
MFOM Revision Course
MFOM Revision is your one-stop destination for MFOM exam revision. MFOM Revision's mission is to inspire confidence in candidates by providing high-quality and accessible (24/7) resources designed to help candidates succeed in their Membership of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine (MFOM) examinations.
MFOM Revision has updated the diploma/Part 1 revision questions and now includes free individual portfolio reviews (must be received before 6th October 2024).
For Part 2 candidates, they have new SBA-style sample questions that are due to start in September.
Join SOM before booking and get 10% off this course. After joining, email admin@som.org.uk to obtain the discount code. For queries about SOM membership, email membership@som.org.uk
For more information, please click here.
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06 January 2025Webinar
A FOM-approved course in preparation for the FOM Diploma in Occupational Health Practice Examination (DipOHPrac).
The course covers:
- Introduction to Occupational Health
- Effects of work on health
- Clinical Occupational Health and Management
- Assessment of Actual Workplace ScenariosCourse Leaders: Dr Lanre Ogunyemi, Dr Alan Bray and Dr Steven Sadhra
Course Dates: Monday 6th January - Friday 10th January and Monday 27th January - Friday 31st January 2025 (Virtual – Online)
Price: £3,480 including VAT
Click here to view more information and register your interest.
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14 January 2025Webinar
FREE for SOM Members (please log in on the SOM website first).
Psychometric Assessments in Occupational Health – What They are and How to Use Them
Date: Tuesday, 14 January 2025 (12:00 to 13:00)Join us at a free webinar as part of the launch on a guide on the use of Psychometric Assessments in Occupational Health. The guide was put together by members of the SOM Special Interest Group in Occupational, Health and Work Psychology (OHWP).
The session will introduce the guide, which was written to support Occupational Health Practitioners in using psychometric assessments in their practice.
In this webinar, we will cover the use of psychometrics in occupational health, for example in the screening and assessment of health outcomes and symptoms, risk factors, and working conditions. More specifically, the webinar will cover:
• What psychometrics are and their use in occupational health
• Tips on using psychometrics
• Training and competence
• Determining the quality of a psychometric assessment
Examples and best practice advice will also be provided.
Chair: Professor Anne Harriss
Speakers:
• Dr Kevin Teoh, Senior Lecturer in Organizational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London.
• Professor Gail Kinman, Visiting Professor of Occupational Health Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London.
• Professor Nancy Doyle, Chief Science Officer & Founder at Genius Within.
FREE for SOM Members (please log in on the SOM website). You will then be sent the join link.
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15 January 2025Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
A framework for managing the sudden and unexpected death of a colleague in the primary care setting
Webinar free for all. Hosted by SOM with the Louise Tebboth Foundation.
Wednesday January 15th 2025 at 3pm.
To launch 'A framework for managing the sudden and unexpected death of a colleague in the primary care setting ' to be available on the SOM website prior to the webinar.
This is a revision of a report which provides a framework to support primary care organisations following the death by suicide of a colleague. It includes useful practical advice. It celebrates the progress made on supporting practices bereaved by sudden death since 2020.
Webinar to be presented by Professor Gail Kinman, Birkbeck, University of London; Dr Rebecca Torry, an experienced GP and trustee of The Louise Tebboth Foundation; and Morag King.
Bios:
Gail Kinman is Professor of Occupational Health Psychology at Birkbeck University of London. She is a Chartered Psychologist, a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and the Academy of Social Sciences and a Director of the Council for Work and Health. Gail has a particular interest in the wellbeing of people whose work is emotionally demanding with a high risk of burnout, and she has published widely in this area.
Rebecca Torry MB B Chir, FRCGP retired from clinical practice in 2021, after 30 years as a GP partner and trainer in South London. She had a dual career as a GP and a medical educator and was at various times a Programme Director for GP training, a tutor for new GPs, an Associate Dean and finally, until 2018, Head of GP School for South London. She holds Masters qualifications in Medical Education (Dundee) and Medical Ethics and Law (Manchester); has worked in various contexts as a volunteer doctor and educator in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, on the Peruvian Amazon and in Central Asia. Friend and practice colleague Dr Louise Tebboth, who also joined on her trip to Central Asia, died by suicide in 2015 at the age of 40. Rebecca is a trustee of the Louise Tebboth Foundation and has written at various times about the impact of her death on the practice. As an RCGP Adviser, she is part of their Sudden Bereavement Support service.
Dr Sine Morag King MB ChB FRCGP has over 30 years’ experience of working within primary care as a full-time partner and GP trainer. She always had an interest in both personal and practice development and was one of the first GPs to obtain RCGP Fellowship by Assessment. Her practice was the first in England to gain a second Quality Practice Award.
Following retirement from clinical practice in 2015, Morag worked with the RCGP, initially as a GP Adviser providing peer support to practices placed in special measures by the CQC, as part of a multidisciplinary team. supporting team development and quality improvement. She was then closely involved in development of the scope of support which resulted in the team being shortlisted for a BMJ Award in 2021.
She then undertook a new leadership role as a Deputy Clinical Lead for the Primary Care Development (PCD) Programme leading a multidisciplinary team of 80 Advisers to provide a bespoke service to any primary care provider requiring help within England. She also supported work in both England and Wales, by providing data reports on practices and by editing scoping reports. She was also involved in training others to continue this work/
From 2021, she had an additional responsibility in developing and managing a new team within PCD, Sudden Bereavement Support, to give practical support to practices in England, experiencing the sudden loss by bereavement of a key member. Prior to her retirement in April 2024, and informed by the team's experience, she was able to refresh the team and broaden its scope to offer limited support to any practice in England and Wales, experiencing sudden bereavement of any team member.
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.
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16 January 2025Webinar
Occupational Health Consultations
Thursday 16th January 2025, A Virtual Event
OH consultations are at the heart of an occupational health professional's work. The At Work Partnership is delighted to introduce a new one-day course designed to help OH professionals enhance their consultation skills.
Join The At Work Partnership for an essential day of training looking at how a skilled consultation can help move a case forward, how to manage difficult consultations and ensure that legal, ethical and quality requirements are met. The day includes a focus on the communication and interpersonal skills that are required for effective OH consultations.
Conducted virtually via zoom, the course will be led by a team of specialists in occupational health and consultation techniques, including Dr Nerys Williams, independent OH physician; Dr Clare Fernandes, BBC; Carolyn Graham, mediator & conflict coach; Prof Diana Kloss, barrister and Sharon Wilday, consultant cognitive behavioural psychotherapist.
The training day aims to teach you to:
- Understand the aims of the OH consultation in terms of moving the case forward
- Set up and prepare for effective OH consultations, and understand how to audit and improve these
- How to develop your communication and interpersonal skills that are required for effective OH consultations - including establishing rapport, information gathering, listening and questioning skills, and an introduction to motivational interviewing and coaching techniques
- Know your legal responsibilities - and the nuances of the unique role of the OH professional - in fulfilling your obligations to both the employee and the employer
- Get the most of your OH consultations whether face to face, telephone or video/online
SPECIAL OFFERS AVAILABLE:
EARLY BIRD OFFER: Book and pay before 28th November 2024 and save £70 + VAT.
Self-funded rates available and special rates for those who attended an At Work Partnership OH Report Writing course in the past 4 years.
Don't miss out - Book your place online now. Click here for full course details and to book online.
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20 January 2025Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
Join the Society of Occupational Medicine for an essential webinar introducing Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs) and their growing importance in occupational health.
Many OH providers may be unfamiliar with FCEs, but these evaluations are invaluable for accurately assessing an employee’s ability to perform their job, making informed return-to-work decisions by gathering objective data, and reducing absence and injury-related costs.
This session will highlight the benefits and return on investment of FCEs, and explain how Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Physiotherapists can deliver these assessments to support both employees and employers.
Discover why FCEs could be a vital addition to your occupational health toolkit.
Chair: Jo Vallom Smith
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.
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22 January 2025Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
Summary:
Prof Greenberg will present data from the NHS CHECK study which is the UK’s largest study of NHS healthcare staff. NHS CHECK began in 2020 and has collected multiple waves of data since that time. The presentation will cover the best estimate of the state of mental health of staff working within the NHS in the UK, the extent and causes of moral injuries as well as other relevant topics including suicidal thoughts and behaviours and Long Covid.
Speaker Bios:
Professor Neil Greenberg is a consultant academic, occupational and forensic psychiatrist based at King’s College London. Neil served in the United Kingdom Armed Forces for more than 23 years and has deployed, as a psychiatrist and researcher, to a number of hostile environments including Afghanistan and Iraq. At King’s Neil leads on a number of military mental health projects and is a principal investigator within a nationally funded Health Protection Research unit. He is a past chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) Special Interest Group in Occupational Psychiatry and led the World Psychiatric Association position statement on mental health in the workplace. Neil has published more than 400 scientific papers and book chapters and has been the Secretary of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, the President of the UK Psychological Trauma Society and Specialist Advisor to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee. During the COVID19 pandemic, Neil worked closely with various government organisations and published widely on psychological support for healthcare, and other key workers. As well as running March on Stress Ltd, a psychological health consultancy, Neil is a trustee with the Society and Faculty of Occupational Medicine. In 2023 he was awarded a prestigious honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He is the President Elect of the UK’s Society of Occupational Medicine.
Chair: Dr Sally Coomber
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.
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28 January 2025Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
Summary:
This exclusive webinar will cover the following:
• Current volumes and the need to scale provision
• Transdiagnostic mapping research and the need to move away from label
• Focus on functional performance of everyday skills
• Current vs triage cost model for provision
• Case study from an OH provider how the triage model has affected employee outcomes and employer costs
• Q&ASpeaker Bio:
Dr Nancy Doyle C. Psychol is a Visiting Professor of Occupational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London and is the founder and Chief Science Officer of Genius Within CIC, an international B-corp and non-profit. Genius Within provides coaching, assessment, training, HR consultancy and scalable digital services to thousands of businesses each year. Genius Within won the Queen’s Award for Business in 2022. Nancy has worked in disability inclusion since the late 1990s and has personally delivered hundreds of diagnostic assessments, workplace needs assessments and coaching programs for neurodivergent people. Nancy is an ADHDer, and her company is a majority disabled business, with around two thirds of the 250 employees and associates identifying as neurodivergent, disabled or both. Nancy therefore has lived experience of both overcoming career barriers, supporting others to do so, and learning how to manage boundaries around reasonableness within a marginalised team.
Chair: Dr Adrienne Barker Corrigall
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.
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29 January 2025Webinar
Certificate in OH Case Management
Wednesday 29th – Friday 31st January 2025, A Virtual Course
Do you want to develop your case management knowledge and skills? Then join The At Work Partnership for a practical three-day qualification designed to train occupational health and other professionals, in the theory and practice of case management skills.
Conducted virtually via Zoom, the course will equip you with the theory and practice to improve your case management skills – helping your organisation to reduce the burden of long-term absence by improving return-to-work and job-retention outcomes.
Benefits of attending for you and your organisation
You will gain:
- A comprehensive understanding of the importance of the role that OH can play as case management coordinator
- A detailed knowledge of the biopsychosocial model and how it can be used to identify obstacles to job retention or return-to-work
- A structured approach to case management, from drawing up return-to-work and job-retention plans, to putting these into practice and evaluating their success
- In-depth comprehension of the theory and practical skills required to manage complex cases, from chronic conditions to mental health
- Guidance on legal obligations
Expert speakers
The course brings together some of the top experts in their fields including Dr Kim Burton, one of the founders of the biopsychosocial and ‘flags’ approach and the course director and leading OH physician, Dr Nerys Williams.
Click here for full course details and to book online.
EARLY BIRD RATE OFFER: Book and pay before 12 December 2024 and save £100 + VAT
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29 January 2025West Midlands
FOR SOM MEMBERS ONLY £54
We have secured a special visit to the Emma Bridgewater Pottery Factory in Stoke-on-Trent on Wed 29th January 2025.
The experience will begin with arrival at 12pm for afternoon tea, followed by a tour of the factory at 1.30pm and finally a pottery decorating session at 3pm. Spaces are limited to 10 people on a first come, first served basis.
This is an opportunity to meet fellow SOM members and to learn and ask questions on a workplace tour.
You can find out more online here https://www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/collections/factory-tour-experiences
SOM Members ONLY. If you are not a member, please join here www.som.org.uk