Learning Together (ANZSOM / SOM) webinars
Reflecting our strong affiliation with SOM via our Memorandum of Collaboration, we are pleased to collaborate with SOM to deliver the "Learning Together" webinar series. These webinars are held twice a year and feature a speaker from each of the Societies. Information on upcoming and past webinars is provided below.
Upcoming webinar
Early Career OH Professionals in the Health Service
The next 'Learning Together' joint webinar will be held on Tuesday 23 September 2025, featuring presentations from:
Dr Shana Khan – OH trainee working in a respiratory clinic at Alfred Hospital Occupational Respiratory Clinic
Dr Kabir Varghese – OH trainee working in a hospital environment at NWLH Trust in London
Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025
Time: 4PM (AWST) / 5.30PM (ACST) / 6PM (AEST) (AEST)
Cost: Free
About the presenters
Dr Shana Khan is a Melbourne-based trainee in Occupational Medicine with the Australian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM). She holds a Graduate Diploma in Occupational and Environmental Health from Monash University and is currently completing a Master’s degree in the same field, with research focusing on diving and hyperbaric medicine. In addition to her clinical and academic work, she serves as the Treasurer of the Victorian branch of ANZSOM.
Dr Kabir Varghese is a trainee in Occupational Medicine at London North West University Healthcare Trust and is certified in Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine. He also works as a Portfolio GP across North London and Hertfordshire. Dr. Varghese currently represents London on the NHS Health at Work Network Board and serves as the current Resident Representative for the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.
Previous webinars
Date: Wednesday 26 February 2025
Presenters:
Dr Will Ponsonby – Artisanal and small scale gold mining
Dr Peter Connaughton – The cost of extraction: Protecting miners from traditional and emerging risks
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Date: Wednesday 18 September 2024
Presenters:
Dr Clare Fernandes, Chief Medical Officer, BBC - My leadership journey
Dr Warren Harrex, Consultant Occupational and Environmental Physician - Leadership and management
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Date: Wednesday 21 February 2024
Presenters:
Professor Gail Kinman - Burnout in healthcare: Risk factors and solutions
Dr Karina Powers - Improving the health of healthcare workers
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Date: Wednesday 20 September 2023
Presenter: Professor Karen Walker-Bone - Health, work and retirement before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Date: Wednesday 8 February 2023
Presenters:
Dr Catherine Kelaher - Occupational medicine and COVID-19: Contribution to the pandemic response
Dr Paul Nicholson OBE - Occupational health and wellbeing: evidence and opportunities
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Date: Wednesday 7 September 2022
Presenters:
Dr Mary Wyatt - It Pays to Care
Professor Neil Greenberg - Mental Health at Work
Dr Shriti Pattani - The role of occupational physicians in acute hospitals and the NHS Growing OH programme
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Date: Wednesday 23 February 2022
Presenters:
Dr David Gras - Ventilation and COVID-19: an Australian experience
Chris Keen - Ventilation to control COVID transmission risk – the practicalities of getting it right
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Date: Wednesday 1 September 2021
Presenters:
Dr Clare Rayner - Long Covid: Implications for the workplace
Dr Graeme Edwards - The emergence of the accelerated silicosis epidemic in Australia
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