Victoria & Tasmania
2024 Meetings
AFOEM / ANZSOM VIC educational meetings for 2024 are as follows:
- Monday 26 February
- Monday 15 April
- Monday 24 June
- Monday 26 August - Kevin Sleigh Memorial Lecture
- Wednesday 11 September (AGM)
Other ANZSOM VIC/TAS Branch meetings and events TBC
In case you missed it....
Recordings from previous presentations can be accessed below
VIC/TAS Branch Council Members
Chairperson: Dr Jomini Cheong (anzsom.victas@gmail.com)
Secretary: Dr Tina Ko
Treasurer: Dr Shana Khan
AFOEM Trainee Representatives: Dr Mehdi Alamdari
Branch Council members: Harry Chow, Sally Kane, Sandra Code, Robyn Laurie, Hilary Oakley
PREVIOUS PRESENTATION RECORDINGS
AFOEM / ANZSOM VIC Educational Meeting
Chronic pain and the role of pain management programs
Dr Anne Daly
Date: Monday 15 April 2024
AFOEM / ANZSOM VIC Educational Meeting
Translating IPTC into clinical occupational medicine practice
Dr Peter Sharman
Date: Monday 26 February 2024
Kevin Sleigh Memorial Lecture
Where are we now with musculoskeletal pain and work?
Professor Karen Walker-Bone
Date: Monday 28 August 2023
Hosted by RACP AFOEM Victoria, ANZSOM and WorkSafe Victoria
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
Management of long COVID
Dr Emma Tippett
Date: Monday 14 August 2023
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
Lifting our game to make a difference: What can we learn from 40 years of Tasmanian experience?
Dr Peter Sharman
Date: Monday 17 April 2023
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
CPD and AFOEM - Changes to CPD requirements
Michael Pooley
Date: Monday 27 February 2023
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
It Pays To Care: How do we go from policy to practice?
Dr Mary Wyatt
Date: Monday 24 October 2022
Kevin Sleigh Memorial Lecture
Lessons and challenges in drug and alcohol testing
Dr Armand Casolin
Date: Monday 29 August 2022
Hosted by RACP AFOEM Victoria, ANZSOM and WorkSafe Victoria
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
Medicinal Cannabis: An evidence review update
Dr Janine McMillan
Date: Monday 20 June 2022
AFOEM VIC Branch Educational Meeting
Working from home
Associate Professor Libby Sanders and Professor David Caple
Date: Monday 4 April 2022
Silicosis in Victoria - Update
Dr Ryan Hoy and Dr Michael Baynes
Date: Monday 21 February 2022
This educational meeting was proudly sponsored by WorkSafe Victoria
How can WorkSafe work more effectively with the Medical Profession?
Dr Hugh Seward AM
Date: Wednesday 17 November 2021
Joint VIC/TAS Branch / AFOEM Educational Meeting
Driving Health study and the National Mental Health and Wellbeing Roadmap panel
Assoc Prof. Ross Iles, Naomi Frauenfelder & Jerome Carslake
Date: Monday 25 October 2021
Kevin Sleigh Lecture
COVID-19: Lessons from the Victorian second wave and implications for vaccination
Professor Allen Cheng
Date: Monday 9 August 2021
Hosted by RACP AFOEM Victoria, ANZSOM and WorkSafe Victoria
Vaccination 101- All you need to know about the COVID vaccines and more
Professor Katie Flanagan & Associate Professor Nigel Crawford
ANZSOM VIC/TAS Branch AGM Educational Meeting
Date: Tuesday 20 July 2021
PREVIOUS EVENTS
ANZSOM VIC/TAS Branch End of year dinner meeting
The ANZSOM VIC/TAS Branch held its end of year dinner meeting at the Treacy Centre on Thursday 7 December.
The evening was well attended and included a presentation by Sport and Exercise Physician, Dr Kal Fried, on 'A journey navigating the compensable environment and the relevance of that weird pain science stuff'.
Date: Thursday 7 December 2023
Time: 7.00pm (AEDT)
Venue: Treacy Centre, 126 The Avenue, Parkville
Meeting proudly sponsored by
VIC/TAS Branch AGM and Educational Meeting - Case discussions
ANZSOM and AFOEM VIC/TAS members participated in our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) peer review session on Thursday 17 August at the Aviary Hotel Abbotsford. This event aimed to foster insightful discussions while providing a forum to earn Category 2 points.
Throughout the evening, attendees participated in informal, face-to-face case discussions with their ANZSOM colleagues over a two-course meal. It was a fantastic opportunity that amalgamated networking, learning, and professional growth.
Date: Thursday 17 August 2023
Time: 6.45PM AGM, 7PM (AEST) CPD meeting
Location: Aviary Hotel, 271 Victoria St, Abbotsford
VIC/TAS Branch Educational Meeting and Dinner
Date: Saturday 5 November 2022
Venue: Melbourne Zoo, Rainforest Room, Elliott Ave / Poplar Rd, Melbourne
Meeting proudly sponsored by:
OHS issues for zoo and wildlife veterinarians
Bonnie McMeekin, Melbourne Zoo senior veterinarian
Bonnie McMeekin graduated in 1999 and has worked as a zoo and wildlife veterinarian since 2004. She has worked in many zoos in Australia and New Zealand with a wide range of species. She is currently the senior veterinarian at the Melbourne Zoo.
