Events

Expert Training by Occupational Health Specialists - £3000 per Participant (VAT not applicable)

The next intake starts Monday 10th February 2025.

Faculty of Occupational Medicine approved online course designed by experienced OH clinicians and academics at the University of Glasgow.

- Unique university standard distance learning modules providing flexible online learning opportunities.

- Designed to facilitate Learning and Revision at learners' convenience.

- Quality teaching, expert academic engagement, and dedicated candidate admin support.

Online Teaching & Learning Structure

- Short interactive live & recorded sessions

- Dedicated online learning resource

- Interactive activities/assessments including:

     о Bespoke workplace videos focused on hazard identification & risk assessment skills.

     о Occupational Health consultations stimulating practical insight.

- Dedicated Exam Preparation Support

     о Mock Portfolio development

     о Multiple-choice questions (MCQ) summative assessments

View the full advert here.

Click here to register now.

FOR SOM MEMBERS ONLY £21

We have secured a special visit to Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire on Wed 23rd April 2025.

You will arrive by 1.45pm at Visitor Reception and The Apprentice House tour begins at 2pm and takes around 45 minutes. After teas and coffee in the shop, the guided mill tour starts at approx. 3.30pm and takes around an hour.
You are then free to wander around until the property closes at 5pm.

Spaces are limited to 14 people on a first come, first served basis.

You can find out more online here https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/quarry-bank

SOM Members ONLY. If you are not a member, please join here www.som.org.uk

FOR SOM MEMBERS ONLY £22

We have secured a tour and tasting visit to the Shepherd Neame brewery in Kent on Wed 4th June 2025 at 2PM. This is the oldest brewer in Britain so will be a fasinating experience for members.

Spaces are limited to the first 14 SOM members to book on.

You can find out more online here https://www.shepherdneame.co.uk/visitor-centre/brewery-tours

SOM Members ONLY. If you are not a member, please join here https://www.som.org.uk/membership

The four courses aim to help delegates understand the facts about drug & alcohol misuse in the workplace including legal considerations, how to compile a substance misuse policy and interpretation of reports generated by the laboratory.

Collection Officer Training
Who should attend: Anyone who undertakes Chain of Custody collections; OHA / OHNAs; Occupational Health Physicians; GPs; HR Managers; Health & Safety Officers; trade union members
Course content:
- Preparing a site for collection
- Mechanics of a urine collection, troubleshooting and common errors
- Collection demonstration for back-to-lab and Point of Collection [POC] devices
- Breathalyser selection, calibration and verification with demonstration
- What happens to the samples in the laboratory
- Oral fluid and hair collections
Cost: £285 per delegate

MRO Training, part 1
Who should attend: OHA / OHNAs; Occupational Health Physicians; GPs
Course content:
- The role of the Medical Review Officer [MRO] including the Medical Review
- Laboratory process
- Adulteration checks and how donors try and mislead the testing
- Drug metabolism looking at the fact and fiction behind positive samples
- Evaluation and debate of Chain of Custody cases through result interpretation
Cost: £285 per delegate

MRO Training, part 2
Who should attend: OHA / OHNAs; Occupational Health Physicians; GPs
Course content:
- Use of alternative biological samples such as hair, oral fluid, sweat and sweat vapour
- Pros and cons of Point of Collection [POC] devices, how to develop protocols consistent with the principles of Chain of Custody
- Quality and accreditation, UK Guidelines for Workplace Drugs Testing, minimum service level to expect
- Alcohol including biomarkers such as EtG/EtS, FAEE
- Evaluation via MCQs
Cost: £285 per delegate

Policy Workshop
Who should attend: HR Managers; Health & Safety Officers; Occupational Health professionals; trade union members
Course content:
- Drawing up a draft substance misuse policy
- Timelines for policy introduction and educational requirements
Cost: £175 per delegate for a half-day

On-site courses can be tailored to your requirements. Please call for further information and details of costs

Venues and dates available throughout 2025:

Policy, afternoon

Collection Officer

MRO1

MRO2

Zoom UK/GMT

03-Feb

04-Feb

05-Feb

06-Feb

Zoom UK/BST

04-Aug

05-Aug

06-Aug

07-Aug

Zoom UAE BST-3hrs

27-Apr

28-Apr

29-Apr

30-Apr

Zoom UAE BST-3hrs

05-Oct

06-Oct

07-Oct

08-Oct

Dates and start times can be adapted to your time zone. Please contact Helen Vangikar for further details.

All delegates will receive an information pack and certificate(s), and MRO1 and MRO2 are accredited and qualify for CPD hours from the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians [UK].

To view further course details please click here.

For more information please email: helen@helenvangikar.com or visit www.helenvangikar.com.