Webinars & Events Calendar
With face-to-face opportunities for education and networking still quite limited, ANZSOM offers a program of webinars to help our members stay connected and keep learning. All ANZSOM webinars are available nationally to members and AFOEM members at no charge. There is a small charge for non-members. Recordings are available afterwards on the online learning page.
The calendar also includes face to face educational meetings offered by ANZSOM State Branches , as well as relevant external webinars and events, including those provided by other partners and affiliated organisations, such as the Society of Occupational Medicine (UK) and IOMSC.
Please note that registrations for ANZSOM webinars close 1 hour before scheduled start time.
To add a webinar or event to the calendar, contact the Secretariat with relevant details and links.
All webinars are offered free to members, and other affiliated organisations also offered access. For non-members, ANZSOM webinars are offered at a low cost of $25. (see table on right for more information)
COMING UP
Mental health issues in the workplace
Panel of Psychologists
WA Branch Educational Meeting Webinar
Presenters: Melanie Fisher (Managing Director & Psychologist, Alta CP), Neesh Seth (Organisational Psychologist, Alta CP) and Sephy Pariente (Corporate Psychologist, Alta CP)
Date: Wednesday 14 April 2021
Time: 6.00 PM (Perth Local Time)
Cost: Complimentary for members; Non-members $25
Register: Click here for members, click here for non-members
Melanie Fisher
Neesha Seth
Sephy Pariente
Dr Cate Howell OAM
Men's mental Health: challenges, issues & tools
Dr Cate Howell OAM
SA Branch Educational Meeting Webinar
Presenters: Dr Cate Howell OAM, Medical Education Consultant, AMPHEaT
Date: Monday 10 May 2021
Time: 6.30 PM (Adelaide Local Time)
Cost: Complimentary for members; Non-members $25
Register: Click here for members, click here for non-members
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the most common mental health issues affecting men.
- Distinguish the key challenges for men in seeking assistance.
- Determine useful tools to assist men in relation to mental health issues.
Session Description
The common mental health issues experienced by men include depression and anxiety and substance-related issues. The suicide rate for men is three times that of women.
Men face particular challenges in recognising these issues and there are barriers to seeking and accessing assistance. Men often present on several occasions before a mental health problem is identified. A high index of suspicion and a thorough assessment are vital.
There are many management tools to assist men, such as providing information, modifying lifestyle, engaging in meaningful activity and work, as well as cognitive-behavioural and other strategies. The key management strategies will be outlined in the presentation, and useful resources discussed.
Case discussion will illustrate the main issues, challenges and tools, which may help men and assist in prevention.
SCHEDULE
April 2021
ANZSOM Webinar
Mental health issues in the work place
WA Branch Educational Meeting Webinar
Presenters: Melanie Fisher (Managing Director & Psychologist, Alta CP), Neesh Seth (Organisational Psychologist, Alta CP) and Sephy Pariente (Corporate Psychologist, Alta CP)
Date: Wednesday 14 April 2021
Time: 6.00 PM (Perth Local Time)
Cost: Complimentary for members; Non-members $25
Recording: available soon.
Spine Society of Australia 32nd Annual Scientific Meeting
Spline Society of Australia
Date: 9-11 April 2021
Venue: International Convention Centre, Sydney
Telehealth: Is it helpful or does it damage the patient relationship and increase your stress?
RACP
Date: 12 April 2021
Venue: Virtual
AAOHN 2021 National Conference
American Association of Occupational Nurses
Date: 13-14 & 20-21 April 2021
Venue: Virtual
Health Benefits of Good Work webinar – Return to the workplace and COVID airborne transmission risks
RACP
Date: 15 April 2021
Venue: Virtual
Annual Conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Date: 15-17 April 2021
Venue: Riverside, New Orleans + Virtual
Australian Pain Society 41st Annual Scientific Meeting
Australian Pain Society
Date: 18-21 April 2021
Venue: National Convention Centre Canberra
Digital Health CRC
Date: 21 April 2021
Venue: Virtual
Ergonomics & Human Factors 2021
Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors
Date: 19-21 April 2021
Venue: Virtual
The International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
Institute for Healthcare Improvement & British Medical Journal
Date: 21-23 April 2021
Venue: London + Virtual
RACP Congress 2021 - Transformation: Adapting for the future
RACP
Date: 29 April - 14 May 2021
Venue: Multiple locations + virtual
Society of Occupational Medicine (UK) Leadership series
Leadership & Speaking up
Date: Thursday 8 April, 12.00 PM (London Local Time)
Presenter: Dr Henrietta Hughes
Register via the SOM Webinar webpage: click here
NHS OH Leadership
Date: Wednesday 14 April, 12.00 PM (London Local Time)
Presenter: Dr Ali Hashtroudi
Register via the SOM Webinar webpage: click here
May 2021
Dr Cate Howell
Men's mental Health: challenges, issues & tools
Dr Cate Howell OAM
SA Branch Educational Meeting Webinar
Presenter: Dr Cate Howell OAM, Medical Education Consultant, AMPHEaT
Date: Monday 10 May 2021
Time: 6.30 PM (Adelaide Local Time)
Cost: Complimentary for members; Non-members $25
Register: Click here for members, click here for non-members
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the most common mental health issues affecting men.
- Distinguish the key challenges for men in seeking assistance.
- Determine useful tools to assist men in relation to mental health issues.
Session Description
The common mental health issues experienced by men include depression and anxiety and substance-related issues. The suicide rate for men is three times that of women.
Men face particular challenges in recognising these issues and there are barriers to seeking and accessing assistance. Men often present on several occasions before a mental health problem is identified. A high index of suspicion and a thorough assessment are vital.
There are many management tools to assist men, such as providing information, modifying lifestyle, engaging in meaningful activity and work, as well as cognitive-behavioural and other strategies. The key management strategies will be outlined in the presentation, and useful resources discussed.
Case discussion will illustrate the main issues, challenges and tools, which may help men and assist in prevention.
TSANZSRS 2021 - The Annual Scientific Meeting for Leaders in Lung Health & Respiratory Science
The Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand
Date: 1-2 May 2021
Venue: Virtual
AIHS National Health and Safety Conference
Australian Institute of Health & Safety
Date: 18-19 May 2021
Venue: Australian capital cities | Virtual
American Occupational Health Conference
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Date: 2-5 May 2021
Venue: Virtual
American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition (AIHce)
American Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons
Date: 24-26 May 2021
Venue: Dallas, Texas | Virtual
June 2021
Topic TBC
QLD Branch Educational Meeting
Date: Thursday 6 June
Venue: United Service Club, 183 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane
ANZSOM Webinar
Diabetes Update
WA Branch Educational Meeting
Presenter: Dr Ricky Arenson
Date: 16 June 2021
July 2021
ANZSOM Webinar
Pregnancy and work
WA Branch Educational Meeting
Presenter: Dr Caron Jander
Date: 14 July 2021
August 2021
Topic TBC
QLD Branch Educational Meeting
Date: Thursday 5 August
Venue: United Service Club, 183 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane
ANZSOM Webinar
Preventative management of dental issues in the workplace
WA Branch Educational Meeting
Presenter: Dr Jeremy Keating, Odontologist
Date: 18 August 2021
September 2021
ANZSOM Webinar
Assessing hernias
WA Branch Educational Meeting
Presenter: Panel of surgeons
Date: 15 September 2021
2021 Workplace Mental Health Symposium
Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association
Date: 13-14 September 2021
Venue: JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa
October 2021
Topic TBC
QLD Branch Educational Meeting
Date: Thursday 7 October
Venue: United Service Club, 183 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane
November 2021
ANZSOM Webinar
Occupational health professionals as experts in court
WA Branch Educational Meeting
Presenter: Medico legal panel
Date: 17 November 2021
December 2021 - coming soon
December 2020
Varicose veins - how to assess medical risks in a remote/ offshore worker
WA Branch Educational Meeting
Presenter: Dr Peter Tan & Dr Greg Then
Date: Wednesday 9 December, 6.00pm (Perth local time)
Recording: coming soon
Learning objectives:
- Assessment and management from the haematology perspective of patients with varicose veins and VTE risk, in relation to occupational factors including travel and remote/hazardous and hot working environments
- Considerations for managing people using warfarin and other anticoagulants in remote and hazardous environments.
Topic TBC
QLD Branch Educational Meeting
Date: Thursday 7 December
January 2021
Psych return to work webinar
Society Occupational Medicine UK & RC
Date: Friday 15 January 2021
Recording: here. PDF slides here, here and here.
Visit the SOM Webinar webpage: click here
February 2021
Read Biography Here
Dust sampling in the field - Occupational hygiene sampling methods and equipment for personal dust monitoring
QLD Branch Educational Meeting
Presenter: Micheal Lewis, Principal Occupational Hygienist, Simtars
Date: Thursday 4 February
Venue: United Service Club, 183 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane
NZ ANZSOM Open Forum
NZ ANZSOM Open Forum
Date: Thursday 4 Feburary
Time: 7:30 PM (NZ time)
Evening information session with RTWSA
SA/NT AFOEM hosted meeting
Facilitator: Dr James Economos (AFOEM chairman)
Date: Tuesday 16th February, 6.00 pm
Venue: Ground Floor, ReturnToWorkSA, 400 King William St, Adelaide
Topics to be covered:
- ReCONNECT
- The new eWCC solution
- Telehealth fees – how are they being utilised and will they continue to be available
- ReachForTheFacts opioids campaign
- Post-Surgical Support Program
- Low Intensity Mental Health Program
With 5 to 10 mins on each with 5 mins after each for a couple of questions. Total 60 to 90 mins.
There will be a maximum capacity of 30 people, so please RSVP to this address to ensure your position:
Will Greenrod - AFOEMSecretary@gmail.com
Migraines and workplace
WA Branch Educational Meeting
Presenter: Prof Peter Silbert
Date: Wednesday 17th February, 6.00pm (Perth local time)
Register: Click here to access recording
Learning objectives:
- Migraine pathophysiology and why people get migraine
- Episodic and Chronic migraine – treatment and management
- The impact of migraine on work and work on migraine!
AFOEM Victoria - Educational Meeting
COVID Cases from the Frontline
Hosted by RACP AFOEM Victoria
Presented by: Dr Shana Khan and Dr Sheik Yan Wong
Date: Monday 22 February 2021
Time: 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM (AEDT)
REGISTER: CLICK HERE
Join us for this online session with Dr Shana Khan - Harry Potter and the Coronavirus pandemic, and Dr Sheik Yan Wong - COVID-19: A Case Study on the role of Occupational Physicians in the Chadstone SC Outbreak.
Registrations are essential. A unique link will be sent to you when we confirm your registration.
A career in occupational medicine
Society Occupational Medicine UK
Date: Wednesday 3 February, 1.00 PM (London Local Time)
Presenter: Dr Sarwar Chowdhury
Register via the SOM Webinar webpage: click here
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Date: Tuesday 9 – Friday 13 February 2021, EST
Virtual Conference
Society of Occupational Medicine (UK) Leadership Series
What are Occupational Health commercial providers looking for in a leader?
Date: Thursday 11 February, 12.00 PM (London Local Time)
Presenter: Dr Paul Williams, Division President, Maximus UK
Register via the SOM Webinar webpage: click here
Leading a Multidisciplinary team in Occupational Health
Date: Thursday 25 February, 12.00 PM (London Local Time)
Presenter: Janet O’Neill, Clinical Nurse Director, PAM Group Ltd
Register via the SOM Webinar webpage: click here
March 2021
Read biography here
ANZSOM Webinar
New approach to assessment of cardiovascular risks
WA Branch Educational Meeting
Presenter: Prof David Playford
Date: 17 March 2021
Time: 6:00 PM (Perth local time)
Cost: Complimentary for members; Non-members $25
RECORDING: AVAILABLE SOON
Learning objectives:
- To understand the basic pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and the mechanism of stable and unstable coronary disease
- To dispel the “clogged pipe” concept of coronary disease (exercise stress testing) in favour of a risk phenotype (presence and burden of atherosclerosis)
- To understand the role of coronary calcium deposition in coronary atherosclerosis its independence from traditional coronary risk factors
- To unravel how a calcium score can reclassify an individual’s cardiovascular risk
- To help guide lipid lowering and antiplatelet therapy based on the calcium score
HYBRID EVENT: COVID-19 Update
Professor Peter Collignon and Dr Sally Appleton
QLD Branch Educational Meeting
Presenters: Professor Peter Collignon & Dr Sally Appleton
Date: Thursday 25 March 2021
Venue: Online and in person
An informed presentation on the state of the global pandemic - the different approaches, what has worked and hasn't, and what Australia can expect from the vaccine roll-out. Sponsored by QML Pathology.
Recording: available soon.
Corporate Health and Wellbeing Summit
Corporate Health and Wellbeing Summit NZ
Date: 2 March 2021
Venue: Cordis Hotel Auckland
83 Symonds Street
Grafton, Auckland 1010
9th OHS Leaders Summit
Date: 10-11 March 2021
Venue: Sofitel Brisbane
249 Turbot Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
ICOH Work Disability Prevention & Integration Committee
Work Disability Prevention & Integration Conference
Date: 21-26 March 2021
Venue: TBC, Melbourne
30th Annual Medico Legal Congress
Informa Connect
Date: 22-23 March 2021
Venue: Swissotel Sydney
68 Market St
Sydney NSW 2000
24th Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference
Applied Ergonomics Society
Date: 22-25 March 2021
Venue: Virtual
22nd Annual National Workers’ Compensation Summit
Informa Connect
Date: 30-31 March 2021
Venue: Sofitel Darling Harbour
12 Darling Dr
Sydney NSW 2000
Society of Occupational Medicine (UK) Leadership Series
CMO's of the future
Date: Thursday 11 March, 12.00 PM (London Local Time)
Presenter: Dr Rikard Moen, CMO, Optima Health
Register via the SOM Webinar webpage: click here
Leadership in research in work and health in the future
Date: Thursday 11 March, 12.00 PM (London Local Time)
Presenter: Professor Karen Walker- Bone, Professor in Occupational Rheumatology, University of Southampton
Register via the SOM Webinar webpage: click here
NOTE: Event dates may change at short notice due to changing responses to COVID-19.