New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory
2023 Meetings
- Wednesday 17 May - Annual General Meeting and Educational Meeting - refer below
In case you missed it....
Recordings from previous presentations can be accessed below
NSW/ACT Branch Council Members
Chairperson: Dr Sarah Moss
Secretary: Dr Prasad Abeydeera
Treasurer: Dr Tom Rosenthal
Event Organiser: Ms Amanda Tompson
Nurse Representative: Ms Amanda Tompson
AFOEM Trainee Representative: Dr Jane George
Council Members: Dr Catherine Field, Dr Maggie Goldie, Robyn Dye, Dr Louise Crowle
UPCOMING MEETING
NSW/ACT Branch Annual General Meeting & Educational Meeting
Snowy Hydro: Occupational Health in the High Country
Dr Tim Rumball
NSW/ACT members - don't miss this opportunity to get together at Northbridge Golf Club, and to hear from Dr Tim Rumball as he takes us on a journey to Snowy Hydro and recounts the diverse occupational health challenges and opportunities.
Date: Wednesday 17 May 2023
Time: 6:30pm - Drinks and nibbles
7:00pm - AGM and 2-course dinner, followed by presentation by Dr Tim Rumball
Venue: The Harbourview Function Centre, Northbridge Golf Club, Sailors Bay Road, Northbridge
Cost: ANZSOM/AFOEM members $80, Non-members $90
RSVP: Bookings essential - please register by Monday 15/5/23
About the presenter
Dr Tim Rumball is an Occupational Physician (FAFOEM) and Rural GP (FACRRM), and lives in Cooma, NSW, where he works for Snowy Hydro. The initial part of his specialist career was in Christchurch, New Zealand, then in 2012 he and his family moved to Australia. They were initially in Broken Hill, NSW, where he did a mix of Occupational Medicine and Rural Primary Care/Hospital work, then in 2014 he and his family moved to Cooma where they have lived since.
PREVIOUS PRESENTATION RECORDINGS
A Turbulent Flight - a personal and professional reflection on a doctor's role inside the airline industry during the COVID-19 pandemic
Dr Sara Souter, Medical Officer at Qantas Airways
ANZSOM & AFOEM NSW/ACT Christmas Meeting
Date: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Recording available
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by Blugibbon:
Medicinal cannabis occupational implications
Dr Bill Isles
ANZSOM & AFOEM NSW/ACT Branch Christmas Meeting
Date: Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Recording available
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by Blugibbon:
Update on the NSW coal industry health surveillance scheme
Dr David Meredith
NSW/ACT Branch AGM
Date: Wednesday 20 October 2021
NSW/ACT Branch Winter Scientific Meeting
Dr Peter Hobbins, Dr Ian Cheng, Dr Louise Crowle & Amanda Tompson
NSW/ACT Branch Winter Scientific Meeting
Saturday 29th August 2020
Topics included:
- The risks and rewards of practising medicine in quarantine
by Dr Peter Hobbins, Medical Historian - COVID-19 and occupational risk management of hospital staff
by Dr Ian Cheng, Occupational Physician, Royal North Shore Hospital - Nobby's story: the personal impact of COVID-19 & keeping a large petrochemical plant safe in the COVID era
by Dr Louise Crowle and Amanda Tompson