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07 November 2025Webinar
Course Overview
This new 1-day course on workplace respiratory health surveillance has been created by the Birmingham and West Midlands OASYS team, facilitators of the successful and well-established Birmingham ARTP Occupational Asthma Course. It is offered to anyone with an interest in workplace aspects of respiratory health or health surveillance – including occupational health practitioners and managers, occupational physicians, respiratory medicine specialists, primary care healthcare professionals, and respiratory physiologists. The course covers the legal basis for health surveillance, fundamentals of linked respiratory diseases (asthma, COPD, silicosis), case-based approach to spirometry, choosing respiratory questionnaires, implementing and evaluating health surveillance programmes for respiratory sensitisers and crystalline silica, and assessing longitudinal lung function decline. It does not assume that participants have a working knowledge of spirometry.Location
The course will be held face-to-face at the Exchange, 3 Centenary Square, Birmingham B1 2DR
(part of the University of Birmingham)Costs
1-day course: £150. ARTP members £120Target Audience
Anyone with an interest in workplace aspects of respiratory health or health surveillance – including occupational health practitioners and managers, occupational physicians, respiratory medicine specialists, primary care healthcare professionals, and respiratory physiologists.Course Programme and Form to Book
Please click here for the Course Programme, which includes the form to book. To reserve your place, complete the form and return it to Gareth Walters at gareth.walters@uhb.nhs.ukMore details and contacts for the faculty can also be found on the team website www.brumocclung.org
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10 November 2025Webinar
For the MFOM Part 1, DOccMed and DipOHPrac*, The Occupational Health Academy with SOM presents... MCQ Weekend
THIS IS NOT A LIVE SESSION; THIS IS A RECORDING OF THE 2023 MCQ WEEKEND.
Access to the purchased recording will expire on Monday 10th November 2025
Finding the vast amount of information from your CPD course a lot to take in? Never done occupational health and wondering how you will understand the concepts and pass the exam? Busy with your own personal life and work, and wanting to know the core information to help pass the MCQ exams? If you have any of these queries then why not purchase the very popular MCQ Weekend at The Occupational Health Academy.
Over two days, The Occupational Health Academy will cover the key principles and information for the exam with OH Ethics and Law, Occupational Hygiene, Occupational Medicine and Exam Tips/Past Topics and help you grasp the key concepts to improve your knowledge for the more difficult MCQ exam. Check out some of the reviews on The Occupational Health Academy website to see it's definitely worth it - the Academy boasts some high scoring previous attendees!
Access to the purchased recording will expire on Monday 10th November 2025
Full SOM members receive a 20% discount on the course fee. To receive the discount, please log in to your SOM account before registering and the discount will automatically apply at checkout. To upgrade to full membership from associate/student categories, please email membership@som.org.uk
Non SOM-members can sign up as a full SOM member first and then access the 20% course discount. Join SOM here. If you have any queries, please email membership@som.org.uk
*Could also be utilised for LFOM exam preparation although not specific.
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11 November 2025Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
Confirmed speakers:
Dr Jason Lee, University of Singapore
Rupali Das, MD, MPH, FACOEM. Sr. Vice President, California Medical Director, Zenith Insurance CompanyBios and topics to be confirmed.
Chair: tbc
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.
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12 November 2025Webinar
For the DOccMed and DipOHPrac*, The Occupational Health Academy presents... Portfolio Morning
THIS IS NOT A LIVE SESSION; THIS IS A RECORDING OF THE 2023 PORTFOLIO MORNINGAccess to the purchased recording will expire on Wednesday 12th November 2025
Struggling to know what workplace to do for the FOM portfolio or which clinical case is reasonable to undertake and analyse? Wondering what information to put in each of the boxes or how to keep your word count down but still keep the relevant information? Want to see examples of high scoring portfolios? Then why not purchase The Occupational Health Academy's Portfolio Morning session recording.
The Occupational Health Academy's Portfolio Morning will take you through an ideal risk assessment, clinical case and give you ideas for finding a suitable case for your portfolio. You will go through and analyse the FOM portfolio and the type of information needed, whilst also being mindful of its other purpose which is for your Mock Viva and make the latter process easier. The example portfolios and Q&A at the end is a very useful session to get more ideas on what to write. The Occupational Health Academy is here to help you with your exam application & portfolio submission!
Access to the purchased recording will expire on Wednesday 12th November 2025
Full SOM members receive a 20% discount on the course fee. To receive the discount, please log in to your SOM account before registering and the discount will automatically apply at checkout. To upgrade to full membership from associate/student categories, please email membership@som.org.uk
Non SOM-members can sign up as a full SOM member first and then access the 20% course discount. Join SOM here. If you have any queries, please email membership@som.org.uk
*Could also be utilised for LFOM exam preparation although not specific.
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Complex cases: the overlap between neurodivergence, hypermobility, dysautonomia, MCAS and long covid12 November 2025Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
Summary of webinar:
In this webinar, Dr Nancy Doyle hosts a discussion with Dr Stephanie Barrett, consultant rheumatologist concerning the high prevalence of co-occurrence between these various conditions. Increasingly, we are finding that a diagnosis of neurodivergence is not enough and it is overshadowing symptoms of chronic fatigue, brain fog and anxiety, which might have alternative causes. We will cover:
1. the extent of the overlaps between conditions
2. Long term pain management implications of hypermobility syndromes
3. MCAS: prevalence increase in both low level ongoing anaphylactic reactions and full blown anaphylactic shock
4. Panic attacks? Dysautonomia hiding in plain sight
5. The Long Covid burden: huge uptick in malaise within the neurodivergent community
6. Options for support via occupational health, primary care and specialist NHS referral
Chair: Dr Shiritt Pattani
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.
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19 November 2025London
The Medical Council on Alcohol (MCA) Symposium 2025
Wednesday 19th November at the Royal College of Physicians London
The annual MCA symposium is a key event for health professionals working to reduce alcohol-related health harms and will take place in-person with all the networking and communication advantages this offers.
The programme is aimed at clinicians and researchers across disciplines and specialties, highlighting both new research and policy and practical applications. View the programme here.
Register here.
DISCOUNT FOR SOM MEMBERS: £25 off Early Bird tickets - £210 to £185 - ends 28th July, then £35 off general tickets - £235 to £200. Email Ann.Caluori@som.org.uk for the discount code.
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25 November 2025Webinar
Occupational Health Consultations
Tuesday 25th November, A Virtual Event
Testimonial - “Very enjoyable with some real gems to improve my consultations” - OH physician
OH consultations are at the heart of an occupational health professional’s work. The At Work Partnership is delighted to announce the new date for their 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.
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, Haleon; Carolyn Graham, mediator & conflict coach; Audrey Ludwig, trainer and solicitor; and Sharon Wilday, consultant cognitive behavioural psychotherapist.
The training 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/onlineSPECIAL OFFERS AVAILABLE!
EARLY BIRD RATE OFFER: Book and pay before 6th October and save £70 + VAT!
Self-funded rates available and special rates for those who attended an At Work Partnership OH Report Writing course from 2022 onwards! -
25 November 2025Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
Summary of webinar:
Introduction - The UK Economy needs older workers, yet half the workforce aged 50-65 leave before retirement. Current local delivery of programmes to reduce inactivity due to ill health often ignore this key group, particularly older female workers.
Topic areas
• What are the predictors of job loss for older workers due to health?
• What are effective proactive in work measures e.g. functional assessment, reasonable adjustments and use of occupational health that supports older workers remain in work?
• How can employers and managers support older workers return to work after ill health?
• What are the particular issues for female older workers e.g. caring definition, cultureSpeakers: Dame Carol Black, Professor Ewan Macdonald, Emma Persand, Centre for Ageing Better
Attendees
• ICS leads in England and Scotland, Wales, and NI leads (e.g. Department of Communities)
• DWP/DHSC work and health unit including Sir Charlie Mayfield review team.
• Think tanks e.g. Health Foundation
• Public health leadsOutcomes
• Understand what works as to interventions for older workers to stay and return to work
• Guide and influence local delivery e.g. of Work Well Pilots, Trailblazers, Pathfinders and within Public Health teams
• Improve national policy making related to inactivity due to ill health e.g. for reform of Access to Work and the Mayfield review.
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.
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28 November 2025Hybrid
Join the RCN and SOM in-person or online at this popular one-day conference
Friday 28th November 2025
The RCN and SOM are delighted to announce that the popular RCN and SOM Joint Occupational Health Nursing Conference will return for its eighth year in November 2025.
This hybrid conference will cover a broad range of topics designed to support the continuing professional development of occupational health nursing professionals.
Learning outcomes:
- Participants will be able to describe core principles of occupational health surveillance (including skin and general health), and explain their relevance in supporting the health of a changing workforce.
- Participants will be able to evaluate the legal and ethical implications of emerging workplace health issues - such as cannabis use, vaccination compliance - by identifying at least two key actions they can implement in their own practice.
- Participants will identify how current and emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, may impact occupational health delivery and propose one potential use case or innovation applicable to their setting.
- Attendees will be able to discuss men's health as a vital component of inclusive workplace health strategies.
Discounts available for SOM members.
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03 December 2025Webinar
FREE for ALL (please log in on the SOM website first).
Summary of webinar:
This webinar will describe the scope and content of the new book Work, Art and Health: A Journey Through Time which is published to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Society of Occupational Medicine. This beautifully illustrated book will takes readers on an excursion to explore the world of work and its effects on health by exploring works of art from the prehistoric to the present.
Attendees will gain an understanding of how artists in different geographies and using different media have depicted people at work, how art and the world of work have evolved, and how humans have been exposed to varying hazards in different jobs between c.5500BCE and 2021.
Speaker bio:
Dr Paul J Nicholson OBE FRCP FFOM DAvMed passed professional examinations in general practice, occupational medicine and aviation medicine while serving in the RAF. He completed occupational medicine specialist training with ICI Chemicals & Polymers on Teesside. He spent most of his career with P&G, as Senior Corporate Medical Adviser UK & Ireland, then Associate Medical Director for the Beauty Care and Health Care Global Business Units in Europe, Middle East and Africa, and finally as a Medical Director for Global Medical Operations. Paul served variously as Group Representative, Secretary and Treasurer of the Teesside and then the North East SOM Groups, an elected member of Council (1993-5), Honorary Assistant Editor of Occupational Medicine (1991-2000), and President of the Society of Occupational Medicine (2000-1). He was elected three times as a board member of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, and was appointed clinical lead for the design, development and delivery of standards and accreditation for occupational health services (SEQOHS). For 20 years he was a member of the British Medical Association Occupational Medicine Committee (alternately as SOM or FOM representative, and BMA elected member) and became OMC Chair (2008-16). He was also a member of the BMA London Regional Council (2013-16). He was responsible for two BOHRF systematic reviews – occupational asthma, and occupational contact dermatitis and urticaria. In 2006, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to occupational medicine. In 2015 he was awarded Fellowship of the BMA. Paul represented his professional bodies on numerous working groups and expert panels and has published more than 185 journal articles, reviews and reports. He retired in 2016, since when he has occupied his time writing, and being chair of a residential management company of more than 400 apartments near the London Eye.
FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the joining link.