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The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM)

The MRC /Versus Arthritis Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work was established in 2014 and is currently in its second 5-year period of funding. It was established to address major research questions to minimise the adverse impacts of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace with benefits for patients, workers, employers and society at large. Our programme of work relates to three contexts: the workplace, healthcare settings and public health. In addition across settings we focus on work outcome measures, making the business case to employers and translating research into policy. This seminar will provide an overview of research currently underway.

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM)

This exclusive webinar is for public health professionals who wish to understand worklessness due to ill health; the Government’s response (e.g. Occupational Health incentives, revising fit note sign off); how Public Health teams can approach the issue locally (e.g. link with DWP, work coaches and Job Centre plus teams, put in place an award process, learn from the West Midlands Mental health productivity pilot etc) and opportunities (e.g. fit note review).

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Join The At Work Partnership for an important day of training examining why good practice in assessing fitness for work remains an important aspect of OH, not only to safeguard the health and safety of employees and others affected by the work, but also to ensure fair and non-discriminatory employment. Conducted virtually via Zoom, the course will look at best practice in the field of employment medicals, fitness for work, and the use of pre-employment/pre-placement questionnaires and health checks.

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Join Dr Yusuke Noguchi, Occupational Health Physician based in Japan for a discussion comparing the OH landscape and fit note equivalents in different OECD countries. Dr Noguchi promoted Japan’s “Work Style Reform” policy, including implementing the fit note based on the model in the UK and is currently at LSHTM completing a masters comparing the wider stakeholders related to OH services across OECD countries.

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Do you have a particular interest in OH Law? Take The At Work Partnership's fantastic Practical OH Law Certificate course, led by Prof Diana Kloss. It will provide you with a detailed comprehension of the full scope of your legal responsibilities – so that you can ensure that your work, and the work of your department, is fully compliant with legislation and case law.

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In this webinar, Angela Matthews, Head of Policy and Research at Business Disability Forum, who leads this research, will share findings from the 2023 survey and share insights.

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM)

Occupational health practitioners and occupational hygienists have the same overriding objective, to improve health, but have different remits. Too often the different teams have been siloed, missing out on the expertise and experience the other can offer. Let’s change that. Join Ross Clark, Head of Workplace Protection at IOM, to explore both the approach of hygienists and the opportunities for collaboration. Changes which will improve the effectiveness of both teams. Benefiting both budgets and people.

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The challenging working environments in the healthcare sector has been linked to the impairment of healthcare workers’ health and wellbeing. This necessitates a more holistic approach in supporting healthcare working, moving beyond only supporting the individual worker towards mitigating the demands and building up resources within the working environment. This webinar shares the outcomes of a Wellcome-funded project looking to collate examples of staff wellbeing interventions in the UK healthcare sector that focus on the working environment, structure, or patterns of healthcare workers.

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Drawing upon true case-stories, and utilising video interviews with clinical experts, this webinar will cover: the ABCDE approach (Absence, Body, Control, Diet, Exercise) for recognising signs of an eating disorder; some of the most common biological, psychological and social risk factors which can predispose, precipitate, or perpetuate an eating disorder; and the MEED Guidelines (Recognition and Management of Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders), from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, for risk assessment to aid decisions on management.

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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.

The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM)

A highly interactive online course, suitable for new entrants to the profession as well as a refresher course on the core principles for existing technicians. You can work through this course independently at a time that suits you.